This article contains general spoilers for the end of Luke Cage season 2.
Marvel's Luke Cage recently returned to Netflix for its second season and reaction has been... mixed. Pacing issues, not enough of our leading man, too much Iron Fist.
The ending also came as something of a surprise but, as this interview with showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker reveals, it sets up what could be a very interesting third season that flips the whole show on its head.
"Hopefully enough people will watch season 2 to inspire Netflix to order season 3," Coker told CBR.
"But one of the reasons that we did what we did was, if this is the last Luke Cage, we're leaving in a very interesting place. If we get to move on beyond this, it also leads us into an interesting, unpredictable place.
"You've got these mirrors to gangster politics, you've got these mirrors to presidential politics, because people always think that if they have the juice, if they're in power, they can do things differently, and they begin to realise that all systems, in their own way, corrupt the people at the top of those systems.
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"I don't care if it's the perch at Harlem's Paradise, I don't care if it's ruling the galaxy in Star Wars, I don't care if it's the presidency, that kind of power can corrupt you awfully, in really bad ways, if you're not prepared for it."
Both seasons of Luke Cage are available to stream now on Netflix. A third season has not yet been announced.
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