We’ve been saying that Agent Carter is due in January 2015 for quite some time, but now we’ve finally got an official start date. Marvel just announced that Agent Carter will premiere on ABC on Tuesday, January 6th at 9:00pm ET. The show centers on Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter. It’s 1946 and she’s stuck doing administrative work for the SSR, the Strategic Scientific Reserve. However, when Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) is framed for unleashing a deadly weapon, she agrees to go on secret missions to try to figure out who’s responsible.

The show also stars James D’Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Chad Michael Murray as Agent Jack Thompson, Enver Gjokaj as Agent Daniel Sousa and Shea Whigham as Chief Roger Dooley. Hit the jump for more on Agent Carter.

In addition to the Agent Carter start date, Marvel also revealed that during that show’s eight-episode run, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will take a break and then return on Tuesday, March 3rd at 9:00pm ET.

Here’s that lengthy official synopsis for Agent Carter: