When describing her character from Runaways, Allegra Acosta said that Molly Hernandez, her super strength-powered young girl is getting “bigger,” “louder,” with “more powers,” and most importantly, “going to war.” You could say the same for all of the teen characters in Hulu’s Marvel teen drama for its second season. At the New York Comic-Con panel for the show, co-creator Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl, The O.C.) and all cast members were present to describe the changes of all of their respective characters.
Marvel Television president, executive producer, and guy-who-acts-likes-he’s-everyone’s-dad Jeph Loeb moderated the relatively short panel, going through each cast member. Gregg Sulkin said that his character Chase Stein was finally “becoming a man,” and has a”beautiful relationship” with Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer). Barer delved into the mental illness and anxiety disorder of her character, and despite her status as a “social justice warrior,” her status as a runaway is giving her first-hand experience of poverty and social injustice for the first time in her life.
Source: Destructoid NYCC: Runaways panel unveiled exciting first episode of season 2, revealed new character