Mike Colter is the first African-American superhero to anchor his own franchise as Luke Cage

LUKE CAGE is the latest stylishly gritty comic book drama from Netflix and Marvel. But the 13-part series also represents a significant television moment, with its eponymous main character the first African-American superhero to anchor his own franchise. In the year of Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter, that’s a big deal.
“I could sit around thinking about what all this means — how it’s a privilege and an honour,” says the show’s low-key star, Mike Colter, when the Irish Examiner meets him in Paris.