‘Luke Cage’ Adds Frank Whaley As Rafael Scarfe
Luke Cagekeeps making more friends.Frank Whaleyhas just come on board the Netflix series to play Detective Rafael Scarfe, joiningMike Colteras Luke Cage,Alfre Woodardas (probably) Black Mariah, andSimone Missickas Misty Knight. Get details on theLuke CageFrank Whaley casting after the jump.
The third of four Marvel shows planned for Netflix,Luke Cagecenters around a man who’s wrongfully sent to prison. While there, an experiment gone awry grants him super strength and near-invulnerable skin. Once he escapes from jail, he sets himself up as a superhero for hire.Cheo Hodari Cokerserves as showrunner.
Woodard’s Black Mariah is believed to be the primary villain of the series. Other baddies will includeTheo Rossias Shades, a slick career criminal, andMahershala Alias nightclub owner Cottonmouth. Helping Cage out will be Missick’s Misty Knight, a former cop. In addition,Rosario Dawsonwill reprise her role as Claire Temple fromDaredevilandJessica Jones.
Deadline, who broke the Luke Cage Frank Whaley casting news, describes “Rafe” Scarfe as a hard-nosed detective. It’ll be a recurring role for Whaley. In the comics, Scarfe is Misty Knight’s former NYPD partner who saves her life when an explosion causes her to lose her arm. He also helps out Luke Cage and other heroes.
Whaley just wrappedMadoff, ABC’s miniseries which stars Richard Dreyfuss as the disgraced stockbroker, and will soon be seen inMonster Trucks, due out next spring. His latest directorial effortLike Sunday, Like Rainwas released last year.
Luke Cageis expected to hit Netflix sometime in 2016. It’ll be followed not long after byIron Fist, the fourth and last of Netflix’s planned Marvel series, and then all four of Netflix’s Marvel heroes (Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Daredevil, and Jessica Jones) will team up for an event miniseries calledThe Defenders.
