'Agent Carter' Premiere Is Now A Movie-Length Event

Fans who thought they were in a middle of a long, nine month lull between Marvel movies are in luck. ABC and Marvel have decided to extend the premiere of Agent Carter on January 6th to a two hour, movie-length episode. Below, read the brand new detailed plot synopsis and more about the new Agent Carter premiere.

Here's the press release for the Agent Carter premiere, which includes the new plot synopsis.

Marvel Entertainment and ABC have announced today that the series premiere of "Agent Carter" has been bumped up from a one hour event to two hours! Originally slated as an eight-episode event series, "Marvel's Agent Carter" will now have just seven episodes, including the extended premiere.It's 1946 and peace has dealt Agent Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy finds herself stuck doing administrative work when she would rather be back out in the field, putting her vast skills into play and taking down the bad guys. But she is also trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers – a.k.a. Captain America. When old acquaintance Howard Stark finds himself being framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons to anyone willing to pony up the cash, he contacts Peggy — the only person he can trust — to track down those responsible, dispose of the weapons and clear his name. He empowers his butler, Edwin Jarvis, to be at her beck and call when needed to help assist her as she investigates and tracks down those responsible for selling these weapons of mass destruction. If caught going on these secret missions for Stark, Peggy could be targeted as a traitor and spend the rest of her days in prison – or worse.Starring Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, Chad Michael Murray as SSR Agent Jack Thompson, Enver Gjokaj as SSR Agent Daniel Sousa, James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, and Shea Whigham as SSR Chief Roger Dooley, "Marvel's Agent Carter" was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Executive producers are Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Chris Dingess, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Joe Quesada, Stan Lee and Jeph Loeb."Marvel's Agent Carter" is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television and is set to premiere January 6, 2015 on ABC.