Marvel’s
first live action series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been received with mixed
results, but the studio seems keen on continuing to expend the franchise with
other titles.
About
a month ago news came that Marvel was trying to get a deal to create four new
live action series and a miniseries, well it seems that a deal has been made
with Netflix to create four live action series focused on Daredevil, Iron Fist,
Luke Cage And Jessica Jones, and a miniseries with all four characters teaming
up to fight evil.
For some
time now a Luke Cage and Iron Fist feature film was rumored to be in
development, and with Daredevil returning to Marvel, there was some speculation
that a reboot of the character was in preparation for Marvel’s Phase 5 or 6.
“Netflix
has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes” per series, perhaps
trying to avoid to a product that may or may not fail, personally I would
prefer it wouldn’t.
These
four new series will culminate in ““The Defenders” mini-series event that
reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.”
Disney’s
Marvel and Netflix Join Forces to Develop Historic Four Series Epic plus a
Miniseries Event Based on Renowned Marvel Characters
Landmark Deal Brings Marvel’s Flawed Heroes of
Hell’s Kitchen, led by “Daredevil,” to the World’s Leading Internet TV Network
in 2015
Burbank,
Calif. – Nov 7, 2013—The Walt Disney Co.
(NYSE: DIS) and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today announced an unprecedented
deal for Marvel TV to bring multiple original series of live-action adventures
of four of Marvel’s most popular characters exclusively to the world’s leading
Internet TV Network beginning in 2015. This pioneering agreement calls for
Marvel to develop four serialized programs leading to a miniseries programming
event.
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.
“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’sThe Avengers, are huge favorites on our
service around the world. Like Disney, Marvel 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.”
This
new original TV deal follows last year’s landmark movie distribution deal
through which, beginning with 2016 theatrically released feature films, Netflix
will be the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run,
live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios, including titles
from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel
Studios, Disneynature and Lucasfilm. Netflix members can currently enjoy a wide
range of Disney, ABC TV and Disney Channel films and shows across the 41
countries where Netflix operates.
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