The Basement

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Luke Cage"The Basement"
Season 2
Number 6
Episode information
Written by	Aïda Mashaka Croal
Directed by	Millicent Shelton
Original airdate	June 22, 2018
Luke Cage Episodes
Previous	"All Souled Out"
Next	"On and On"

"The Basement" is the sixth episode of the second and final season of the Marvel Netflix series Luke Cage and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It aired on June 22, 2018, along with the rest of the season. It was written by Aïda Mashaka Croal and directed by Millicent Shelton.

Synopsis

As a wave of violence rocks Harlem, everyone races to connect the dots between Piranha, Mariah, Bushmaster, and the grisly find at the clinic.

Cast

Starring

• Mike Colter as Luke Cage
• Simone Missick as Mercedes "Misty" Knight
• Theo Rossi as Hernan "Shades" Alvarez
• Mustafa Shakir as John "Bushmaster" McIver
• Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard

Guest Starring

• Reg E. Cathey as James Lucas
• Peter Jay Fernandez as Captain Tom Ridenhour
• Thomas Q. Jones as Comanche
• Sahr Ngaujah as Anansi
• Kevin Mambo as Sheldon
• Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Raymond "Piranha" Jones
• Heather Alicia Simms as Auntie Ingrid
• John Clarence Stewart as Alex Wesley
• John Scurti as Dr. Gabe Krasner
• Jeremiah Richard Craft as D.W. Griffith
• Darius Kaleb as Lonnie Wilson
• Tijuana Ricks as Thembi Wallace
• Sean Ringgold as Sugar
• Jade Wu as Connie Lin
• Andrew Pang as Detective Chang
• Warren Neal as Styler

Gallery

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Media Luke Cage Characters Luke Cage/Carl Lucas • Cottonmouth/Cornell Stokes • Misty Knight • Shades/Hernan Alvarez • Claire Temple • Black Mariah • Tilda Johnson • Colleen Wing • Danny Rand/Iron Fist • Foggy Nelson Episodes Season Two: Soul Brother #1 • Straighten It Out • Wig Out • I Get Physical • All Souled Out • The Basement • On and On • If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right • For Pete's Sake • The Main Ingredient • The Creator • Can't Front On Me • They Reminisce Over You See Also New York City