Agent Carter is living in a 1940s man's world, but that won't stop the WWII vet from utilizing her formidable skills to take down evil in the upcoming ABC series.

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Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) joined Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) in his 2011 journey against HYDRA, but the agent will be squirming under the thumb of the patriarchy as she works for SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) following the conclusion of WWII. While her post-war struggles and eventual acceptance into Howard Stark's SHIELD were documented in a Marvel One Shot, the new eight-episode series will take place in between these two major events.

"If you think of the short as sort of the end of the series, the series would be leading up to that moment where she gets assigned to SHIELD," explained executive producer Michele Fazekas, according to IGN. When the series picks up, Agent Carter will be "working at SSR, post-war -- so it's post-war, post-Captain America. As far as she knows, Captain America's dead. So that's where the world lives."

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Set to begin filming in September, Agent Carter will premiere in January while Agents of SHIELD is on its winter hiatus. Click the video below to see Peggy Carter in action.

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