Dominique Thorne spoke with Deadline about the beginning of Ironheart and how the series will explore her confrontation with grief

Allow her to Ri(ri)introduce herself. Dominique Thorne suits up again as Riri Williams in Marvel Television’s “Ironheart.” The Disney+ series continues the adventures of the teenage tech genius, who was introduced in the 2022 movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

"She is willing to put herself first over the life of another person — it's telling," Thorne says of her titular character. This article contains spoilers about Ironheart episodes 1-3. Don't call her a hero.