MARVEL AND NETFLIX ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE LIVE-ACTION PROGRAM DEAL

[Drale]

In the past year, Netflix has found significant success in expanding its business model to include streaming original series. The popularity and critical praise of shows like Orange Is The New Black, House Of Cards, and the fourth season of Arrested Development have led many to wonder what the next step is for the media streaming giant, and just how significant it would be. It turns out, that next step involves the House Of Ideas, as today Marvel and its parent company Disney have announced an unprecedented partnership with Netflix in which Marvel TV will produce four serialized original programs, starring four of its characters, which will lead into a miniseries, and all of it will stream exclusively on Netflix.

The launch series will star Daredevil, and will be followed by three more series spotlighting three other Marvel characters: Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. The series’ will unfold over multiple years, culminating in a Defenders miniseries starring all four as they team up in Daredevil’s Hell’s Kitchen home. The programs will be produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios.

“The 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” said Marvel Entertainment President Alan Fine, in a statement released on Marvel’s website this morning. “Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty. 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.”

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos expressed similar enthusiasm about the partnership: “Marvel’s movies, such as Iron Man and Marvel’s The Avengers, are huge favorites on our service around the world. Like Disney, Marvel is a known and loved brand that travels. 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.”

http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-netflix-announce-live-action-program-deal-daredevil-cage-iron-fist-jessica-jones/

I hope they keep these in the Cinematic universe of the movies and the Agents of Shield. If they do that these will be a huge success. I am very excited about this, I love Daredevil and Ben Affleck destroyed him in that train wreck of a movie.

[Xyzse]

1. Sounds good.

I would have loved to hear more about Jessica Drew rather than Jones though.

[Drale]

2. Yeah maybe if these are sucessful

and by the success of Agents of Shield, they should be, hopefully we will see more smaller characters like Jessica Drew, Carol Danvers or Nova, the last one could tie into the Guardians of the Galaxies movie they are making.

[Broken_Hero]

3. Fucking Snap!

I hope this happens....

[wyldwolf]

4. awesome

[Codeine]

5. Hopefully they'll be better than Agents of Shield.

I've been quite unimpressed with that one.

[wyldwolf]

6. Probably along the same lines

[Xyzse]

7. Agreed

I am still going to watch it though.
I don't have much of a choice since it ties in.

[white_wolf]

8. I swear to god if I don't get a Young Avengers show out of this I'll go mad.

I know I probably won't get in movie form since two of the main characters are gay and America is stupid, but at least give me Billy and Teddy in TV form. Hell, it doesn't even have to be all the Young Avengers. I'll be fine with a Billy and Teddy duo show. "Billy and Teddy's Most Excellent Adventure" which should also be the name of the comic book series.

[Capt. America]

9. Netflix provides them the cover to "go dark" a la Marvel Knights.