▁The ▁First ▁Aven ger , ▁while ▁also ▁giving ▁the ▁short ▁a ▁more ▁modern , ▁super h ero ▁feel . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁am bit ious ▁production ▁than ▁previous ▁One - Sh ots , ▁with ▁more ▁action ▁scenes ▁and ▁visual ▁effects ▁required ▁than ▁previously . ▁Several ▁other ▁characters ▁from ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse ▁films ▁also ▁appear , ▁including ▁Cooper ▁repr ising ▁his ▁role ▁of ▁Howard ▁St ark . ▁ ▁The ▁short ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁media ▁release ▁of ▁Iron ▁Man ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁received ▁posit ively ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁the ▁audience ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁screen ing ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con . ▁It ▁won ▁a ▁Golden ▁Re el ▁Award . ▁This ▁response ▁led ▁to ▁ABC ▁ordering ▁a ▁television ▁series ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁short ; ▁Marvel ' s ▁Agent ▁Carter ▁a ired ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁over ▁two ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Plot ▁One ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Captain ▁America : ▁The ▁First ▁Aven ger , ▁Agent ▁Peg gy ▁Carter ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Scient ific ▁Reserve ▁( SS R ). ▁She ▁faces ▁sex ism ▁from ▁her ▁b oss , ▁Agent ▁John ▁F lyn n , ▁who ▁tre ats ▁her ▁cond esc ending ly ▁and ▁keeps ▁her ▁compiling ▁data ▁and ▁code ▁breaking ▁while ▁assigning ▁field ▁cases ▁to ▁the ▁male ▁agents . ▁The ▁SS R ' s ▁main ▁concern ▁is ▁the ▁myster ious ▁Z od iac , ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁unable