The Defenders
Marvel and Netflix have come quite a long manner in the last two year . 2015 mark the first time the two companies debuted an original serial together and the answer toDaredevilshowed just how especial this partnership could be . They ’ve since take out a 2nd season of the show , as well as debut seasons forJessica JonesandLuke Cage , withIron Fistonly two month away from hitting the streaming Robert William Service . This has all been part of a larger architectural plan from the beginning to see each Hero of Alexandria operate on their own , before bring them all together to fight a larger threat inThe withstander .
EWhas givenDefendersthe spotlight this week by not only yield thefirst official look at Sigourney Weaver ’s baddie , but also releasing avideo of the four submarine sandwich togetherand subsequentofficial stills rounding out the cast . This is not the end of their reportage either , with an audience with Jeph Loeb now discussing the series ' grounded glide path and the potential for larger Marvel Cinematic Universe connections .
EWstarted off the interview with Loeb by asking him about the potential of " superhero fatigue " and howDefenderscould play into that . Loeb is unsurprisingly dismissive of these claim and thanks the found nature of these series as a way to keep them and the genre smart :
I do n’t love that you ’d be asking this dubiousness if we were a aesculapian show or a law show or a pig show . I think the other part that separate us from , let ’s just say , our magisterial competition , is that we take place in a very material , establish world . We ’ve always said that there is a fifth Defender , and that is New York .
Throughout the three different series Marvel and Netflix have previously made , they ’ve made an exertion to distinguish each subdivision of New York from one another with a unequalled look or tone - but notsomuch as to make them find scattered . Thanks to say connective tissues between Marvel ’s Netflix shows , the ABC programme , and its cinema , each novel addition to the MCU is expected by fans to have references to past events or other establish characters . Loeb would not say whether this will be the case forDefenders , but promises that they see for opportunities like that when potential :
If the story warrants it , we will obviously do our good to have folks intersect into each other ’s narration lines .
As much as any fan of the MCU would need Spider - Man or Coulson to appear inDefenders , it has to be an constituent connection and not force upon the show just for the sake of connectivity that do them work . Smaller , more insidious references have make for for Netflix before , doing the safe they can to not directly name fall fictitious character or event . Instead hand references to " The Incident " and the global sentience of superheroes is good enough for most .
Sure , it would be great for something bigger to bump down the road , butDefendersalready has a lot on its collection plate for eight episodes , so the focal point should be on the squad themselves , not so much bringing in other characters . And for those that ca n’t expect to see the series , the hold has become a little more manageable with asummer release now confirm .
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Daredevilseasons 1 and 2,JessicaJones time of year 1 , andLuke Cageseason 1 are now useable on Netflix . Iron Fistwill premiere on March 17 , 2017.The DefendersandThe Punisherwill arrive in 2017 . Premiere dates for the new season ofJessica Jones , Daredevil , andLuke Cagehave not yet been announced .
Source : EW
