ABC is rumored to renew Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season 6, with the network keeping the flagship Marvel TV series for another year.
With no Marvel TV pilots moving forward this year, S.H.I.E.L.D. is the only Marvel series ABC could schedule for the 2018-2019 season.
With that said, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is ABC’s last Marvel TV series, considering Inhumans is all but assuredly cancelled after its lackluster season 1 run.
With both Agent Carter and Inhumans now done, the network needs to keep Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. if ABC hopes to remain the “mothership” for Marvel TV.