Marvel's The Inhumans Casts Another Major Role

The upcoming Marvel show The Inhumans continues to add cast members. Following yesterday's announcement that Anson Mount will portray Black Bolt, Medusa's actress has been revealed.

As reported by Deadline, Serinda Swan will star as the Queen of the Inhumans. Swan is best known for the Fox TV thriller Graceland, and also appeared in Smallville and the 2010 sci-fi movie Tron: Legacy. Medusa's powers include the ability to control the rate of growth and movement of each strand of her tougher-than-steel hair.

"Serinda empowers Medusa's regal glory and still maintains a relatability that synced perfectly with the character," said Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb in a statement. "She is nothing short of wonderful."

The first season of The Inhumans will comprise of eight episodes, and the show premieres on ABC in September 2017. It is a co-production with IMAX, and the first two episodes will get a worldwide release in IMAX theaters.

The show is being overseen by Scott Buck, who is also showrunner on Iron Fist, Netflix's Marvel show that arrives this month. The Inhumans is one of several new Marvel shows in the works. Runaways and Cloak & Dagger are both in production, while the currently untitled X-Men spinoff is a co-production between Marvel TV and Fox.

An Inhumans movie was first announced in 2014, but no longer appears on Marvel's schedule. In addition, the story of the genetically created superhero race has already been explored on TV in Agents of SHIELD.

The Inhumans were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in a 1965 issue of Fantastic Four. Their first self-titled comic line ran from 1975 to 1977, and they have subsequently appeared in a variety of limited and ongoing series over the past four decades.