8) Agent Carter
Through all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, few of the female characters have blown up the way Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) has. Atwell’s performance in Captain America: The First Avenger proved so magnetic that Marvel Studios was anxious to work the future co-founder of S.H.I.E.L.D. into another project. Too bad then that the chance to headline her own series didn’t last very long.
The period setting of Agent Carter opened up the chance for imaginative tie-ins to established MCU lore, and Atwell is able to elevate the material and explore Peggy’s struggles to get ahead in the Strategic Scientific Reserve and move on from Steve Rogers. Alas, despite a small but loyal fanbase, Agent Carter is the only show on our list so far that’s been cancelled after just two seasons.