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Season 3 of Marvel’s Runaways is definitely going to be bigger than ever. Hot on the heels of announcing Season 3’s premiere date (December 13!), Hulu has announced that the upcoming Runaways season will feature a crossover with Marvel’s other teen-centric super show: Freeform’s Cloak and Dagger!
The announcement video, seen above, features the casts of both shows all hanging out–and honestly, this was meant to be. As Allegra Acosta–who plays super strong Runaway Molly Hayes–said, “You’ve all been asking for this and we heard you loud and clear, so we made it happen.” The crossover, which will take place in Runaways, was low-key teased at the end of Cloak and Dagger Season 2 when Tandy and Tyrone boarded a beach-bound bus. Considering Runaways takes place in Los Angeles, many fans wondered if that meant they were heading to the Hulu series. Cloak and Dagger showrunner Joe Pokaski had to remain evasive when we asked him about the potential for a crossover back in May, and now we know why.
This is a big deal for fans of the Marvel comics, as the heroes from these two shows have a long history. Cloak and Dagger had their first run-in with the Runaways in a two-parter that kicked off in 2004’s Runaways #11. They teamed-up again in 2005 for a storyline called “East Coast/West Coast.” In both instances, Cloak and Dagger acted more like authority figures than peers. That’s because Tandy and Tyrone are older and more experienced in the comics, having debuted around 20 years before the Runaways. The dynamic will definitely be different on TV, though, as both the live-action Runaways and Cloak and Dagger have roughly about the same crime-fighting experience.
This isn’t the first time the two teen Marvel shows have been linked, either. The premiere episode of Hulu’s Runaways actually aired on Freeform as part of a two-hour Marvel block, paired with the Season 1 finale of Cloak and Dagger back in August 2018.
Freeform has not yet renewed Cloak and Dagger for Season 3, so their next appearance will be on Runaways. Marvel’s Runaways Season 3 will debut on Hulu on December 13. You can stream Seasons 1 and 2 of Runaways and Cloak and Dagger on Hulu.
