New Title And Official Synopsis Revealed For Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'

Technically, Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot hasn't even been given a series order, let alone set an airdate. But with its can't-miss premise and intriguing roster of talent, it's already shaping up to be one of the most exciting premieres 2013-2014 for TV viewers and TV execs alike.

ABC recently revealed some new information about the series on their website for advertisers, including an updated title and an official synopsis. The description doesn't reveal a whole lot about the plot that we didn't already know, but it does describe the Agents (played by Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Chloe Bennet) in slightly more detail. Hit the jump to keep reading.

Happily, the new synopsis is better than the new title.

Joss Whedon shows us not all heroes are super with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Fresh from his role in the summer's box office smash, Marvel's The Avengers, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the worldwide law enforcement organization S.H.I.E.L.D. He puts together a small, highly trained, team of Agents to tackle the cases that haven't been classified yet, the new, the strange and the unknown. That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); and brilliant if socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge). They'll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet).

Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of the human spirit. This is a world of Super Heroes, aliens and the unusual – of action, spectacle and world spanning stories. The show will speak to the human condition through the lens of our very human, non-powered S.H.I.E.L.D agents – that together we are greater than we are apart, and that we can make a difference in the world.

Executive Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen ("Dollhouse," "Dr.Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"), Jeffrey Bell ("Angel," "Alias") and Jeph Loeb ("Smallville," "Lost," "Heroes") comes Marvel's first live-action TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

As previously reported, the series will pick up after the events of The Avengers. Despite its links to the Cinematic Universe, it will largely avoid bringing in the more famous superheroes from the big screen. "For me the most important thing is that people fall in love with it on its own merits, rather than constantly asking, 'Is there gonna be an Avenger?'" Whedon explained in an interview.