Iman Vellani joins the MCU as Kamala Khan

The role of Kamala Khan has finally been cast.

Announced today, newcomer Iman Vellani will portray the popular Marvel superhero in Disney+’s forthcoming Ms. Marvel TV series. With this casting, Vellani will also appear in future MCU films. The Ms. Marvel show will be directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Meera Menon. Production on the show will begin later this year. Ms. Marvel will arrive on the streaming service in 2022.

Kamala Khan made their Marvel Comics debut in a 2013 issue of Captain Marvel before landing their own series the following year. Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal earned the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.