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Marvel's Runaways Wraps Production

By Julia Bianco

Marvel is almost ready to unleash the Runaways on the world. Series star James Marsters recently revealed on his Twitter page that the show has finished up production, sharing pictures from the wrap party and calling everyone who works on the show "cool."

Runaways, which comes from Gossip Girl and The O.C. alums Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, will mark Hulu's first collaboration with Marvel. The 10-episode series will adapt the popular comic series in which the teens must adapt after realizing their parents are part of an evil crime organization called The Pride.

Marsters is set to play Victor Stein, one of those villainous parents who is described as an "engineering genius" with high expectations for his son, Chase, played by Faking It's Gregg Sulkin. Chase is a lacrosse player with a secret talent for engineering. In addition to his evil father, Chase also has to contend with his unsatisfied "perfect PTA mom" Janet, played by The Handmaid's Tale's Ever Carradine.

Ariela Barer (One Day At A Time) will play Chase's comic book love interest Gert Yorkes, a rebel and social justice warrior, who, in the comics, has a telepathic bond with a genetically engineered dinosaur named Old Lace. Alias' Kevin Weisman will play her father Dale, a science-minded engineer, while Army Wives' Brigit Brannagh will play her mother, an absent-minded bioengineer. 

Lyrica Okano (The Affair) will play Nico Minoru, a tough but angsty Wiccan who is the comics' leader of the group. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows star Brittany Ishibashi will play her "tiger mom" Tina, while Broadway actor James Yaegashi will play her gentle and brilliant father Robert.

Rhenzy Feliz (Casual) will play Alex Wilder, a video game nerd who, in the comics, is a child prodigy who excels at strategy. His parents will be played by The Wire's Ryan Sands and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story's Angel Parker, with Sands' Geoffrey is a strategic "hulking presence" and Parker's Catherine a successful and calculating lawyer.

Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac) will play Karolina Dean, a privileged teen who, in the comics, is shaken to find out that she is actually an alien. Remember the Titans actor Kip Pardue will play her father Frank, an insecure former teen star struggling with launching an adult acting career. Her mother Leslie, a charismatic and charming leader, will be played by Castle's Annie Wersching.

Allegra Acosta (100 Things To Do Before High School) rounds out the group of young heroes as Molly Hernandez, the team's peppy youngest member. In the comics, the character is called Molly Hayes, and she has super-strength and invulnerability. The cast also includes Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon as a "pivotal player" in the teens' parental rebellion. 

Runaways will hit Hulu on Nov. 21.

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