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Hulu’s first Marvel live action pilot Runaways has been picked up for a series, the streaming service has confirmed.

The show stars Rhenzy Feliz as Alex Wilder, a loud-and-proud nerd who spends much of his free time playing video games; Lyrica Okano as Nico Minoru, a tough, angst-ridden budding Wiccan; Virginia Gardner as Karolina Dean, who, beneath her veneer of privilege and perfection, is experiencing a newfound eagerness to explore her identity; Ariela Barer as Gert Yorkes, a purple-haired, riot girl; Gregg Sulkin as Chase Stein, a high school heartthrob many write off as a dumb jock but who exhibits flashes of untapped brilliance in engineering; and Allegra Acosta as Molly Hernandez, the youngest and most innocent of the group.

Based on the comics by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, the series is executive produced by The O.C. and Gossip Girl’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.