Los Angeles, Mar 7 (IANS): The second season of Marvels "Luke Cage" will premiere on Netflix on June 22.

The first season came out in September 2016.

The series stars Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Alfre Woodard, Theo Rossi, Mustafa Shakir, Gabrielle Dennis, and Rosario Dawson, who also appeared in Marvel's "Daredevil".

Actor Mahershala Ali also appeared in a few episodes last season as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.

The second season will pick up after Luke Cage has cleared his name. He has become a celebrity on the streets of Harlem and gained a reputation. Cage will face a new enemy and be forced to battle the blurred lines between hero and villain, reports variety.com.

Series showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker serves as executive producer for the second season along with Jim Chory and Jeph Loeb. Loeb is also Marvel's head of television. The action drama is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

"Marvel's Luke Cage" is connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and crosses over with Netflix miniseries "The Defenders", "Daredevil," "Jessica Jones", and "Iron Fist".