Mike Colter

Q: What is the guy who played Luke Cage doing now? I’ve given up on that show coming back.

A: Mike Colter has moved on to another full-time TV gig, while also keeping up a burgeoning film career. In short, he’s keeping busy.

He jumped straight into another TV hit after “Luke Cage,” in fact. Since 2019, less than a year after the Netflix comic book series ended, he’s been starring in the Paramount+ supernatural drama “Evil,” which is currently in its fourth and final season.

And at the same time, he’s starred in a succession of mid-budget action and drama films, such as the 2022 biographical drama “I’m Charlie Walker” (playing the title role) and, oddly, the 2022 Korean-language actioner “Carter.”

One of those movies stands out, though, for really over-delivering on its budget. “Plane” (2023), starring Colter and Gerard Butler (“300,” 2006), seemed like a pretty generic popcorn flick, but it was a surprise box-office smash. And so, they’re now doing preliminary work on a sequel.

All that is to say, Colter’s in demand.

But, I should also point out that not all hope is lost for a return of Luke Cage. The show was part of a separate, Netflix-based wing of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “The Defenders.” That whole set of shows seemed dead, but recently Marvel announced it would be making a new “Daredevil” series (aptly subtitled “Born Again”) for Disney+, with several of the actors from the Netflix shows coming back to their roles. Colter hasn’t been listed among them so far, but he said in an interview with ComicBook.com that he would be “open” to returning if they invited him.