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Some exciting news was just revealed about the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Back in December, Marvel’s Kevin Feige revealed during a presentation they would be moving forward with a new Disney+ series focusing on the young hero Riri Williams, aka Ironheart, with actress Dominique Thorne set in the role. The comic book heroine is a child genius that becomes an MIT student at age 15 and reverse-engineer’s Iron Man’s armor.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Ironheart” series at Disney Plus has tapped Chinaka Hodge to serve as head writer, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.“Ironheart” will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.

One of the more interesting announcements is confirmation of a long-gestating rumor that Marvel Studios had been developing a project featuring whiz-kid Riri Williams. “Ironheart,” the second of the newly announced series coming to Disney+, stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a genius inventor who creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.

The Marvel universe is expanding rapidly on Disney+ with the streamer set to launch television series Ironheart, Moon Knight, Armor Wars and Secret Invasion.