Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.is venturing where the ABC super series has never gone before: the final frontier.

Yes, seriously, the new season will take place in space.

Its not a trick.

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Its not the Framework.

It felt like we hadnt really gone full sci-fi.

Those less guarded are the apparent villains this season, the cosmic comic book antagonists the Kree.

Well, thats what the promos seem to indicate, anyway.

Its reflective of their personalities and their previous experiences, Whedon says of their reactions to space.

Whether the team will actually stay in space all season remains to be seen.

Much like prior seasons, the show will be split into different story arcs.

There are a couple of different pods this year, Bell says.

Those tend to be based on our schedule and how were aired.

We were aired in three different runs last year [Ghost Rider, LMD, andAgents of Hydra].

The way it appears this year is we have two separate runs.

This pod would beS.H.I.E.L.D.

in Space, Whedon says with a booming voice.

But they didnt let us do that.

Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.returns for season 5 with a two-hour premiere Friday at 8 p.m.