Watch 17 minutes of the season 5 premiere of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons and Natalia Cordova-Buckley, is back on US televivion screens next month; and in anticipation of the debut, ABC and Marvel have released the first 17 minutes of the first episode of Season 5 – which is a feature-length special kicking off the new series status-quo!

Last season, Agent Coulson and the team saved the world with the help of Ghost Rider. In a rare moment of celebration, the team’s night off was interrupted by a mysterious man and an elite squad. The next thing we saw was Coulson onboard a ship…in deep space! Together, they will have to discover where they are and how to get home while the clock ticks out on humanity. These secrets and mysteries are only the beginning for what is sure to be the most surprising and exhilarating SHIELD adventure yet.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns to US TV on December 1st.