Daredevil
Wow – what a difference a single year make .
Thelast timewe did a complete rundown on the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s pantheon of television properties , it was an exclusively different landscape painting . Since the first series had yet to be cancelled due to low ratings , Marvel boob tube , Disney , and their various broadcast / stream cooperator seemed to be more eager to discuss all the possibilities of next labor , no matter how far along ( or not ) the development process they may have been .
The past several month have change that . WithAgent Carterfalling first , it was n’t long at all before other series also got the plug pulled from them , though all of these were no further than the pilot stage . But it has n’t been all doom and gloom ! In fact , the retiring several month have seen a bowed stringed instrument of plus developments , as well , including the announcement of Modern properties and young season pick - ups of nearly every undivided pre - actual show .
Given all this , we figured it was well retiring sentence we updated and revised ourComplete Guide to wonder telecasting . How else , after all , can you keep track of all13series ?
Currently in production
Agents of SHIELD
Number of seasons : four
issue of episodes per season:22
First premiered:09.24.13
electronic connection : ABC
The first tv series to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Agents of SHIELDstill remain the flagship show , thanks in part to its ever - alter premise and in part to its continual ( if one - sided ) interaction with the movies , which has made it thevery heart of the MCU .
The serial publication follows Agent Phil Coulson ( Clark Gregg ) , the only main character to hail from the filmic side of the creation , and his newly - assembled team of top - notch SHIELD federal agent as they take on some of the most important and sensitive foreign mission for the spy organisation – let in serve to rebuild it from scratch follow its implosion during the events of 2014’sCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . Along the manner , a telephone number of intimate face make appearances - including Director Nick Fury ( Samuel L. Jackson ) , Lady Sif ( Jaimie Alexander ) , and President Matthew Ellis ( William Sadler ) . Also throw an appearance are a string of heroes and villains from the comics who would never otherwise get their probability to shine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Dominicus , such as Deathlok ( J. August Richards ) , Hive ( Brett Dalton ) and , most late , Ghost Rider(Gabriel Luna ) .
Number of season : two ( third pick up )
turn of episodes per season:13
First premiered:04.10.15
web : Netflix
The bunch of six Netflix shows make a sort of pocket universe within the larger MCU , focusing on the street - level crime of New York City that such figures as Iron Man ( Robert Downey , Jr. ) and Captain America ( Chris Evans ) do n’t have time to bother with , thanks to their efforts battle outside act of terrorism and alien invasions and all .
Daredevilis the drawing card of the gritty clique , travel along blind - lawyer - by - mean solar day Matt Murdock ( Charlie Cox ) who just so happens to duplicate as the vigilante - by - Nox Daredevil . His struggle with the moral ambiguity of his new chosen professing help to further distance this Netflix corner from the the likes of ofAgents of SHIELD , but so do some of the adversaries he come across , such as Kingpin ( Vincent D’Onofrio ) , who is arguably the most highly-developed and fascinating Marvel villain of them all , and the Punisher ( Jon Bernthal ) , who ends up becoming an ( awkward ) ally in the ongoing war on organized offense .
Daredevilnot only establishes this new PG-13 take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe , it also , middling ironically , start to pinch in mite of a supernatural threat lurking behind the scenes – one that looks to become an increasingly major component part of the Netflix series ’ futurity .
Jessica Jones
issue of seasons : one ( second peck up )
First premiered:11.20.15
The toilsome - drinking , heavy - chargingJessica Jones(Krysten Ritter ) is eager to put her yesteryear behind her , include her time spent as an emotional , physical , and sexual slave to Kilgrave ( David Tennant ) . She now attempt to focalize on her professing of being a secret eye and on her newfound young man , Luke Cage ( Mike Colter ) – despite the fact that his backstory is tragically intertwined with hers .
Despite its shared location of Hell ’s Kitchen with its predecessor , Jessica Jonesis more graphic symbol piece than action - adventure , though Jessica ’s enigmatically - gain power of increased strength mean that there ’s typically no shortage of boxing , either . It also establishes how the various Netflix productions can interact , as it boast a few guest - star appearance fromDaredevil ’s independent and recurring stamp both .
By the completion of the first time of year , Jessica finds herself something of a famous person – even if an infamous one in the eyes of the metropolis government – with her Alias Investigations booming and with the inevitable reality of her having to work ( and spread out up ) more with other people loom great .
Luke Cage
First premiered:09.30.16
After seeing his life as he sleep with it in Hell ’s Kitchen completely untangle , Luke Cagedecides to pile his bag and channelize off to Harlem , where he can eke out a newfangled , quiet lifespan for himself . His endeavor at stay on anon. fail here , however , after local gun - runner and drug traffickers take their warfare into his private corner of the neighborhood . By the time the invincible and super - hard Luke Cage finishes with them , all of Harlem look to him as the ultimate of superheroes and a reference of unbridled aspiration . alas for Luke , the US Marshals also end up taking placard of him , and they are eager to have him finish serve a prison house conviction for a criminal offence that he was wrongly convict of .
What makesLuke Cagesuch a unique part of the MCU is its strong cultural and pagan identity , ranging from its shape to its shot locating to , most enjoyably of all , its music . And in the show ’s biggest surprise , it ’s the single Netflix season that has the most connectedness to all the rest of its overarching population , from references to Justin Hammer ’s ( Sam Rockwell ) on-going weapons development to share a primary cast fellow member withDaredevilin the figure of Claire Temple ( Rosario Dawson ) .
Iron Fist
routine of seasons : one
First premiered:03.17.2017
The fourth and final of the principal Netflix superheroes , Iron Fistfollows Danny Rand ( Finn Jones ) , a young homo who has drop the past 15 years abroad training in the mystical ways of the Iron Fist , which allows him to channel and focus his chi to devastating core . The series opens with Danny make his long - awaited reappearance to New York to reclaim his family business , but he quickly realizes that he will demand to put his nearly - superhuman martial - arts ability to function in edict to save the city from a loom threat .
Though not yet exhaust , Iron Fisthas already demonstrated the quality spot it will play in the Netflix shows ’ ever - growing mythology ; not only will a number of other character from all three previous serial publication make an appearance ( most notably Claire Temple , who once again will become a main phallus of the roll ) , it will also serve as the direct predecessor toThe defender , much as the originalThorteed upThe Avengers .
The Defenders
Number of episodes per season : eight
First premiered : summer 2017
The Defendersis the culmination of Netflix ’s carefully - orchestrated programme , the TV version of theAvengerscrossover picture show which go through Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , and Iron Fist all link military force and forging a new team .
The premise attend a little something like this : now that the four separate New York superheroes have each been established , and now that the true nature of the ( supernatural ) menace that is due to descend on the urban center has been sufficiently expose , each of them will need to come together and learn how to puzzle out as a team so as to save millions of innocent life . Along the elbow room , a Brobdingnagian number of characters from the five late seasons will get together in to lend a helping mitt – including , if we ’re not mistaken , the lone - wolf Punisher himself .
The Defenderspromises to be the most exciting chapter of Marvel TV , and it just might even terminate up go down in history as the most ambitious superhero television receiver project yet .
The Inhumans
First premiered:09.04.17 ( IMAX ) , 09.26.17 ( TV )
After several years of Marvel Studios assay to develop its increasingly - importantInhumansproperty as a motion picture , the surprise proclamation came last November that it would be make the modulation over to the modest screen – well , sort of . It turns out that the first two episode of the new series will debut first in IMAX , distinguish the first time that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has flourish to the biggest screen of them all – or the first time that IMAX has work out this type of unified schedule with a television product .
While the Inhumans themselves have been firm established and break over the past four years onAgents of SHIELD , making them into a globally - known ( and extremely controversial ) presence , that show has stayed resolutely away from the part - aliens’/part - human beings ’ Royal Family , an eccentric group of enhanced individuals who rule from an ancient , secret city . The Inhumanswill follow these character , although we do n’t yet know where on the Marvel timeline the show will fall , or how intimately – if at all – it will queer over withSHIELD .
The Punisher
First premiered : TBA 2017
Though not part of the originalDefendersgame plan , executives at Marvel , Disney , and Netflix were so impressed with Jon Bernthal ’s operation as the anti - hero Frank Castle , they were already get under one’s skin the paperwork ready for a spinoff serial beforeDaredevil ’s second season premiere . Once fan reaction confirm their own excitement , it did n’t take long at all for the trigger to be pull ( no punning intend ) .
Not much is make out just yet about how , exactly , The Punisherwill play out , but we do know that yet another major character will be shared between the Netflix series – in this shell , Daredevil ’s Karen Page ( Deborah Ann Woll ) , who has already proven herself to be Castle ’s most devoted friend and ally .
A few more important dot to remember : this serial marks the first meter that the streaming service will debut three Marvel seasons in one twelvemonth ( Punisherwill in all probability bow sometime in November ) , do it mirror the unexampled pic release docket , and perhaps making it the template for all subsequent year . Additionally , this could be considered the first entry of Netflix ’s “ Phase II , ” grade the next round of series / season that will eventually climax in anotherDefendersminiseries .
Cloak and Dagger
identification number of sequence per season : N / A
First premiere : TBA 2018
web : Freeform
Much likeThe Inhumans , the initial announcement forCloak and Daggerwas a lightning thunderbolt out of nowhere . And not just because of the attribute itself – this marks the first Marvel production for Freeform , the channel that was , until just recently , know as ABC Family .
UnlikeInhumans , however , Cloak and Daggerhas meet nothing but delays and uncertainties in the nine months since it was announced . The good news is that this patch of bad fortune might be come to an end , as Freeform and Marvel have finally landed a showrunner and should start casting shortly .
The show will conform to the titular superheroes Cloak ( who can teleport and make objects intangible ) and Dagger ( who can make wakeful daggers and heal individuals ) in a issue forth - of - age love story . This premise is the reason why Freeform was selected as the venue over traditional ABC ; what remain strange is if it ’ll sport gravid bad-tempered - pollination withAgents of SHIELDor whether it ’ll go the Netflix path and perplex principally to its own narrative accelerator pedal .
Cancelled
Agent Carter
Number of seasons : two
issue of episode per time of year : eight to 10
First premiered:01.06.15
Date cancelled:05.12.16
Agent Carterwas meant as a follow - up to 2011’sCaptain America : The First Avenger , following SSR Agent Peggy Carter ( Hayley Atwell ) as she not only attempts to get over the loss of the love of her life , Captain Steve Rogers , but also as she tries to assimilate into a post - world-wide War II male - overtop order .
The series intend to show the eventual modulation from the wartime SSR to the modern - twenty-four hours SHIELD , and Carter ’s own evolution from mere field agent to co - director . Though it never made it that far , it did manage to engraft a number of other MCU elements that would blossom in the present , such as tracing the beginnings of the Black Widow and Winter Soldier computer programme and nock the first chronological fundamental interaction with alternate dimensions , something whichDoctor Strangehas lately capitalize on .
open all the lose story duds – include a cliffhanger end in which one of the major characters may or may not be dead – sports fan are hopeful that anAgent Carterminiseries or telefilm will be produce , to air either on ABC or on Disney ’s newest close byplay partner , Netflix .
Most Wanted
Number of season : N / A
First premiered : N / A
Date cancelleld:05.12.16
Originally introduced as main players inAgents of SHIELD ’s 2d season , the characters of Agent Bobbi Morse ( represent by Adrianne Palicki and known as the Avenger Mockingbird in the comedian ) and mercantile - for - hire Lance Hunter ( Nick Blood ) were write off of that series in the third season so that they could pack their very own spinoff . ( This was a move that was n’t done lightly ; the two exceedingly popular characters were in talks to asterisk in their own show for at least a full year beforehand . )
Now out of SHIELD ’s employ , the disjoint - but - on - again lovers would have been pull to assay refuge from all their many foe who are now freely able to come after them – hence the title ofMost Wanted – by attaching themselves to the knave explorer Dominic Fortune ( Delroy Lindo ) . In addition to the soused banter and romantic tension between the two lead , the thrust of the show would have orb around the moral doubtfulness of Bob and Hunter ’s new position and of Mr. Fortune ’s enigmatic agenda .
After order a pilot , ABC eventually declined to move forward to a series commitment , perhaps timid of the spinoff ’s rather vague premiss or move around off byAgent Carter ’s unfathomable ratings ( or , just perhaps , because of a change in ABC ’s executive leaders ) .
Trapped in development hell
Damage Control
The first of what would have been two propose half - hr sitcom set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( no , we have no idea what the other serial publication would have been about , so please do n’t ask),Damage Controlwould’ve marked brand - new territory for the MCU , but not for the Marvel comic strip universe : impairment Controlis in reality a hatful of miniseries that trace a mental synthesis ship’s company that is send in to clean up the mess that all the various superpowered battles leave behind in their backwash . ( The latest bulk was specifically fix after the comic ’ interpretation ofCivil War , which would ’ve made the TV twin perfectly timed last summer , after the thirdCaptain Americafilm dropped . )
As if the premiss were n’t inherently humourous enough , the pedigree of the author - producer that Marvel and ABC had already accumulated would ’ve been more than sufficient to send this one over the top – the showrunner on tap was none other than Ben Karlin , who has wait on on both Comedy Central’sThe Daily Showand ABC ’s ownModern Family . Here ’s to hoping that the studio can still pull this one together – and soon .
Untitled
What is easy Marvel ’s most mystic labor , either on the vainglorious or little screen , is also potentially its most interesting and ambitious .
create by John Ridley , the writer of12 Years a Slaveand the principal originative force-out behind ABC’sAmerican Crime , this ignoble serial publication follows a pre - existing character ( or team ) from the comic book reference material who represents a space , according to Ridley , that all the other show and motion picture do n’t presently invade . Other than these vague - but - challenging tidbits , all that we love is that the task will take up a perspective on the superhero sub - genre that will make it socially relevant or otherwise timely .
Ridley ’s prospective show was to begin with announced some two twelvemonth ago and has , for half that time , been all off the radar . However , word just go against this past week that the writer - manufacturer is busyrewriting his materialin the wake of all the late MCU developing and additions , hoping to keep it inviolable and fresh . Hopefully this means that some case of real , concrete data is just on the horizon .
