Marvel's Most Wanted
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wrote two popular spies out to launch their own show, ABC filmed the pilot, and then decided the episode was not strong enough for a series.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Never Born
- Peak stage
- near release
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
An unmade ABC television series centred on Marvel characters Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter.
The proposed spin-off followed the former agents as fugitives working with adventurer Dominic Fortune while uncovering the conspiracy pursuing them.
Existence timeline
ABC and Marvel develop a vehicle for Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter.
The project returns as Marvel's Most Wanted.
ABC authorises production of a full episode.
The cast films the proposed series opener.
ABC declines to place Most Wanted on its schedule.
Marvel Television says ABC controls the unreleased pilot.
Why it ended
ABC passed on the completed pilot in May 2016 and did not release it, despite having reworked the concept after an earlier development attempt.
Last confirmed trace
Promotional photographs, cast interviews, production records and descriptions survive; the completed episode remains controlled by ABC.
What it left behind
The failed launch left a visible gap in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and stranded two characters after an on-screen farewell designed as a beginning.
How we classified it
The proposed archive unit never reached ordinary public access in the form being documented.
The strongest verified milestone maps to near_release under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.