Netflix Announces 'Luke Cage' Will Return For Season 2 on June 22

Harlem's hero Luke Cage is back for a second chance to save his city.

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And just like that, #LukeCageBack. Today, Netflix has announced that season two of Marvel's Luke Cage will premiere on June 22.

While the clip isn't long, it definitely gets Luke's M.O. across. Speaking into a camera or some kind of set-up, Cage lays it plain: "You can't burn me. You can't blast me. You definitely can't break me. You wanna test me? Step up, I'm right here!" Keep in mind, this is all set to Eric B and Rakim's classic "I Ain't No Joke," so you know it's serious.

When we last left Luke Cage, Luke was heading off to prison to serve time on the sentence that got him into prison in the first place (which, coincidentally, lead directly to him obtaining his powers). By the time 2017's Defenders series hit, Luke was out on the streets, fighting back against the evils in Harlem. He was a smaller part of a larger story, and it looks like he's back to keeping the peace in the streets.

Cheo Hodari Coker returns as showrunner, as well as executive producer, and the cast includes Mike Coulter alongside Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, and Rosario Dawson. We've got some time before a full plot for this season hits, but what we really want to know is: will each episode still be named after GangStarr records? We'll find out soon enough.

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