--- description: Lucy Lawless is joining the cast of Joss Whedon's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season two, but details are scarce. title: Lucy Lawless Joins 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Season 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc46b23f8b999197d/69869c9035ba6f1e56c0317d/159903017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lucy Lawless Joining _Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 12:40 AM CUT  Lucy Lawless Lucy LawlessJeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 12:40 AM CUT The Whedonverse is getting a dose of [the warrior princess](http://www.tvguide.com/News/Agents-SHIELD-Lucy-Lawless-Season2-1084667.aspx "undefined") — although it’s unclear exactly what kind. Lucy Lawless is joining the cast of Joss Whedon’s _Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._ for season two, TVGuide.com reports, but specifics about her role aren’t yet known. In addition to playing the title character in _Xena: Warrior Princess_, Lawless has also had stints on _Parks and Recreation_ and _Battlestar Galactica_. The second season of the Marvel Comics-inspired show about a peacekeeping agency operating in a superhero-filled world returns Sept. 23 on ABC. \[[_TVGuide.com_](http://www.tvguide.com/News/Agents-SHIELD-Lucy-Lawless-Season2-1084667.aspx "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3016047/lucy-lawless-agents-of-shield/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3016047/lucy-lawless-agents-of-shield/"},"headline":"Lucy Lawless Joining Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.","datePublished":"2014-07-22T00:40:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:16:16.882Z","description":"Details are scarce","url":"https://time.com/3016047/lucy-lawless-agents-of-shield/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc46b23f8b999197d/69869c9035ba6f1e56c0317d/159903017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc46b23f8b999197d/69869c9035ba6f1e56c0317d/159903017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lucy Lawless","caption":"Lucy Lawless","creditText":"Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3016047/lucy-lawless-agents-of-shield/","name":"Lucy Lawless Joining Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."}}]}] ```