 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was picked up for a full season by ABC in May 2013 , and filming took place primarily in Los Angeles . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by principal cast members Ming @-@ Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge , while several other characters from MCU films and Marvel One @-@ Shots also appear throughout the season . Some episodes directly crossover with the films Thor : The Dark World and Captain America : The Winter Soldier , with the Winter Soldier crossover causing a retooling of the season for its final six episodes . 
