Ironheart's Creators Explains How That Highly Anticipated Villain Made Their MCU Debut in Finale

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Ironheart Season 1

It's finally happened. The Season 1 finale of Ironheart just introduced a long-awaited, long-suspected antagonist from Marvel Comics, with Sacha Baron Cohen debuting as Mephisto.

Throughout the six-episode series, Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) has been battling her own inner demons, struggling to cope with the loss of her stepfather, Gary (LaRoyce Hawkins), and her best friend, Natalie (Lyric Ross). She's also determined to build revolutionary safety tech, but without the necessary funds, she's found alternative ways of funding her projects through Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos), a.k.a. The Hood, and his gang.

After the culmination of Season 1 found Riri face to face with the devilishly powerful Mephisto, Collider's Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to talk with series creator Chinaka Hodge, director Angela Barnes, and executive producer Ryan Coogler. In this interview, we find out how the hotly anticipated Marvel demon found his way onto Ironheart after years of rumors swirling around his MCU debut. The trio also discuss collaborating with Cohen on Mephisto, Riri's ultimate decision, and why Coogler believes it to be "one of the more interesting things we've seen somebody doing in the MCU."

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