Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki.

"One of Us" originally aired on ABC on March 17, 2015, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 4.34 million viewers.

She needs a psychological analysis and threat assessment, so Coulson asks Agent Melinda May to contact her ex-husband, Dr. Andrew Garner, who consulted for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Skye admits to Garner that she iced herself previously[a] because she couldn't control her abilities, and that she was scared of losing her status as a S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coulson calls May for backup, and rather than interfere in Garner's session with Skye, which is taking place in the cage on S.H.I.E.L.D.

In February 2015, Marvel announced that the thirteenth episode of the season would be titled "One of Us", to be written by Monica Owusu-Breen, with Kevin Tancharoen directing.

We're pretty serialized, and every now and then you want to find a way to take a little detour that keeps the emotional life of your story going, but you want to explore other corners.

"[2] In February 2015, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, and Adrianne Palicki would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Skye, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter, and Bobbi Morse, respectively.

[1] It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Kyle MacLachlan as Calvin Zabo, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Blair Underwood as Dr. Andrew Garner, Drea de Matteo as Karla Faye Gideon, Ric Sarabia as Wendell Levi, Geo Corvera as Francis Noche, Jeff Daniel Phillips as David A. Angar, Gregg Martin as student, Jack Kennedy as security guard and Jamal Duff as John Bruno.

[1] Sarabia, Corvera, Phillips, Martin, Kennedy, and Duff did not receive guest star credit in the episode.

[3] Main cast member Brett Dalton, who portrays Grant Ward in the series,[1] does not appear in the episode.

The different artists were once again chosen to create the teaser posters, based on their previous work and how it connected to the themes and emotion of the intended episode.

[7] For "One of Us", created by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, the poster features muted colors and shows "Coulson surrounded by villains [from the S.H.I.E.L.D.

"[2] The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[8] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.