Wakanda Forever. Not only did the sequel to Black Panther (2018) expand Wakanda by giving Dora Milaje leader Okoye a new identity as Midnight Angel and establish T’Challa’s sister Shuri as the next Black Panther,

Allow her to Ri(ri)introduce herself. Dominique Thorne suits up again as Riri Williams in Marvel Television's "Ironheart." The Disney+ series continues the adventures of the teenage tech genius, who was introduced in the 2022 movie "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the first three episodes of Marvel’s Ironheart. Dominique Thorne returns as Riri Williams in Marvel’s Ironheart, giving audiences a much closer look at the 19-year-old tech wiz than her introduction in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was able to offer.

In her long-awaited series, the actor is ready to show the world what makes Riri Williams different from the hero who kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"She is willing to put herself first over the life of another person — it's telling," Thorne says of her titular character. This article contains spoilers about Ironheart episodes 1-3. Don't call her a hero.