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Marvel's Netflix television series are a set of interconnected American television series created for the streaming service Netflix, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, they are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films and other television series. Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb revealed the group of shows were known internally as the "Marvel Street-Level Heroes" or "Marvel Knights" series.
The series are believed to have generated strong viewership for Netflix, who do not release exact viewership details, and received positive reviews for their casts and darker take on the MCU. There were some common criticisms of the series, such as for their pacing. Netflix had cancelled all of the series by February 2019, when Marvel's parent company Disney was preparing its own streaming service, Disney+. The series were all removed from Netflix on March 1, 2022, after Disney regained the licenses for them, and they began streaming on Disney+ from March 16, where they were collected under the title "The Defenders Saga".
Contractually, Marvel had to wait two years before they could use the characters without Netflix. Vincent D'Onofrio and Cox were the first actors to reprise their roles in Marvel Studios-produced MCU projects, in December 2021. A new Daredevil series titled Daredevil: Born Again is in production for Disney+, with Cox, D'Onofrio, Bernthal, and other Daredevil cast members returning.
By October 2013, Marvel Television was preparing four drama series and a miniseries, totaling 60 episodes, to present to video on demand services and cable providers, with Netflix, Amazon, and WGN America expressing interest.[1] In November 2013, Marvel's parent company Disney was set to provide Netflix with live-action series based on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, leading up to a crossover miniseries based on the Defenders.[2] Disney CEO Bob Iger explained that Disney had chosen Netflix to air the shows when they realized that the audience of the streaming service would provide a way to "grow the popularity of the characters".[3]
Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb later stated that Marvel was not "interested in making four pilots and then hoping someday that they could all get together. Netflix really understood what it is we wanted to do. They're very open to directors that might not have that same opportunity in broadcast television. The notion of having all 13 episodes at one time, particularly in serialized storytelling, is very appealing."[4] Loeb also added that the four characters "lent [themselves] to a world" due to their relationships and shared locale of New York City in the comics but that the individual series would be different from one another because "the characters have different issues, different problems, different feelings about them". Loeb gave as an example the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy (both 2014), on which he said, "I cannot think of two films that are more different in tone" than them, and yet "they feel very Marvel ... like, 'Oh, it is still the same universe that I'm in.'"[5] Despite being branded as "Netflix Originals", the series were licensed to Netflix from Disney.[6]
Marvel's Joe Quesada confirmed in April 2014 that the Netflix series would be set within the MCU.[7] Loeb explained that "within the Marvel universe there are thousands of heroes of all shapes and sizes, but the Avengers are here to save the universe and Daredevil is here to save the neighborhood ... It does take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's all connected. But that doesn't necessarily mean that we would look up in the sky and see [Iron Man]. It's just a different part of New York that we have not yet seen in the Marvel movies."[8] In January 2015, Netflix COO Ted Sarandos said Netflix planned to release a Marvel series approximately a year apart from each other after Daredevil's April 2015 release.[9] A year later, Sarandos noted that the release schedules of the Marvel Netflix series are dependent on the "long production times and long post times. In some cases, when we have characters crossover, it makes it more difficult to manage production. It's not the goal to put out more than one or two [each] year ... The complex one is really The Defenders. The Defenders' production schedule will determine a lot of the season 2 and 3 output of those shows." He also noted on potential spin-offs that "all the characters in the universe could also spin out" into their own series at some point,[10] with Netflix ordering The Punisher, a spin-off from Daredevil, in April 2016.[11]
In May 2015, after starring as Claire Temple in the first season of Daredevil, Rosario Dawson signed with Marvel to return for the second season of the series as part of an "exclusive TV deal" that also allowed her to appear in any other Marvel Netflix series as Claire Temple.[12] Dawson went on to appear in all of the series except The Punisher, linking them together similarly to Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in the MCU films.[13] Dawson explained that she signed on with Marvel each year for a certain number of episodes, and found out which series the episodes were for closer to the time of filming.[14] Sarandos stated in July 2016 that Netflix was trying to close the gap between releases of Marvel seasons and was considering expanding to new series, but would always prioritize the quality of the shows over having more series and more releases per year.[15] That month, Marvel and Netflix committed to completing production on 135 episodes by the end of 2017, making the deal the largest television production commitment in New York State. Production for the different series engaged 500 local vendors and small businesses for various stages of development and required over 14,000 production-related hires.[16]
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil, juxtaposed with the rise of crime lord Wilson Fisk.[26] Murdock eventually crosses paths with Frank Castle / Punisher, a vigilante with far deadlier methods, and sees the return of his old girlfriend, Elektra Natchios.[27][28] When Wilson Fisk is released from prison, Murdock must decide between hiding from the world or embracing his life as a hero vigilante.[29]
In December 2013, Marvel announced that Drew Goddard would be the executive producer and showrunner for Daredevil, and would write and direct the first episode,[30] though at the end of May 2014, Goddard was no longer set to be the showrunner for the series and was replaced by Steven S. DeKnight. Goddard, who wrote the first two episodes, remained with the show as an executive producer.[17] A few days later, Charlie Cox was cast as Daredevil.[31] A second season was ordered on April 21, 2015, with Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez taking over as showrunners from DeKnight, who could not return to the series due to a prior commitment.[18] A third season was ordered in July 2016,[32] with Erik Oleson taking over as showrunner of the series in October 2017.[19]
The first season, which debuted in its entirety on April 10, 2015,[33] features references to The Avengers (2012)[34] and mentions Carl "Crusher" Creel, a character from the MCU series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[35] The insignia for the Iron Fist antagonist Steel Serpent is also seen in the season.[36] The second season, which premiered on March 18, 2016,[37] features the motorcycle gang Dogs of Hell, who also appeared on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[38] along with numerous references to the events of the first season of Jessica Jones.[39][40][41] Jon Bernthal co-stars as Frank Castle / Punisher,[42] before headlining his own series,[11] while Michelle Hurd and Carrie-Anne Moss reprise their roles of Samantha Reyes and Jeri Hogarth from Jessica Jones.[40][41] The third season was released on October 19, 2018.[43]
Jessica Jones suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, so she opens her own detective agency to help people.[44] She begins to put her life back together after her encounter with Kilgrave, taking on a new case that makes her reluctantly confront her past.[45]
In November 2013, Melissa Rosenberg was announced as the writer and executive producer of the series,[20] and the following March, Loeb stated that filming would begin after Daredevil.[46] In December 2014, Krysten Ritter was cast as Jessica Jones in the series.[47] A second season was ordered on January 17, 2016,[48] and a third on April 12, 2018.[49] Scott Reynolds joined Rosenberg as co-showrunner for the third season.[21]
The first season, which debuted in its entirety on November 20, 2015,[50] features references to the events and characters of The Avengers[51] and co-stars Mike Colter as Luke Cage before he headlined his own series.[52][44] Rosario Dawson reprises her Daredevil role of Claire Temple,[53] as does Royce Johnson in his role of Brett Mahoney.[54] The second season, which was released on March 8, 2018,[55] sees Elden Henson reprise his role of Franklin "Foggy" Nelson,[56] as well as Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett,[57] and Tijuana Ricks as Thembi Wallace.[58] The third season was released on June 14, 2019.[59] Both the second and third seasons reference the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), including mentions of the Raft prison.[60][61]
When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must soon confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.[62] After clearing his name, Cage becomes a hero and celebrity in Harlem, only to encounter a new threat that makes him confront the line between hero and villain.[63]
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