Marvel and Disney Bringing Four New Series to Netflix!
And you thought the Thor movie would be the biggest comic book news this week.
This morning, Disney and Netflix announced a huge partnership, bringing four original shows exclusively to the platform. Expect to see Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Daredevil in 2015 as Marvel looks to expand on its stranglehold on entertainment, (and our collective lives in the process.
Will we see Luke Cage and Iron Fist team up on our televisions?
Check out the press release below:
Led by a series focused on “Daredevil,” followed by “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “Luke Cage,” the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel’s “The Defenders” mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.
Produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios, this groundbreaking deal is Marvel’s most ambitious foray yet into live-action TV storytelling. All four series are set for 2015.
“This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel’s brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling. Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty,” said Alan Fine, President of Marvel Entertainment. “This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want in what’s sure to be a thrilling and engaging adventure.”
“Marvel’s movies, such as Iron Man and Marvel’s The Avengers, are huge favorites on our service around the world. Like Disney, is a known and loved brand that travels,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “With House of Cards and our other original series, we have pioneered new approaches to storytelling and to global distribution and we’re thrilled to be working with Disney and Marvel to take our brand of television to new levels with a creative project of this magnitude.”
Jessica Jones gets her chance to shine.
“Groundbreaking” isn’t the word to describe this. Four series over the course of multiple years that will be spearheaded by Daredevil? Who’s to say that we won’t see these characters cross over throughout the course of this run? The possibilities are exciting, and will only serve to expand Marvel’s popularity with mainstream crowds. At the very least, this should get the bad taste that the Daredevil film left in our mouths.
We know you all have opinions, so let us know and the comments as we count down to 2015, which is looking to be a big year for the Marvel universe.
SOURCE: Showrenity.com
