. I . E . L . D . ▁( Str ateg ic ▁Hom eland ▁Inter vention , ▁En for cement ▁and ▁Log istics ▁Division ), ▁revol ving ▁around ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Phil ▁C oul son ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D . ▁agents ▁as ▁they ▁face ▁world wide ▁attacks ▁on ▁In hum ans . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse ▁( MC U ), ▁sharing ▁continu ity ▁with ▁the ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Craig ▁Title y , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Magn us ▁Mart ens . ▁ ▁Clark ▁Gre gg ▁repr ises ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁C oul son ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁series , ▁and ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁series ▁regular s ▁M ing - Na ▁W en , ▁Ch lo e ▁Ben net , ▁I ain ▁De ▁Ca este cker , ▁Elizabeth ▁Hen str idge , ▁Henry ▁Sim m ons , ▁and ▁John ▁Hann ah . ▁The ▁episode ▁expl ores ▁the ▁increasing ▁threat ▁of ▁the ▁Watch d ogs ▁terror ist ▁group , ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁rec urr ing ▁guest ▁star ▁Par m inder ▁Nag ra ▁as ▁Ellen ▁N ade er , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁sen ator ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Watch d ogs . ▁The ▁episode ▁also ▁further ▁expl ores ▁other ▁rec urr ing ▁guests , ▁including ▁Gabriel ▁L una ' s ▁Rob bie ▁Re yes ▁and ▁Natal ia ▁Cord ova - B uck ley ' s ▁El ena ▁Rod rig uez ,