Netflix has announced that they will be cancelling all Marvel shows after the upcoming season of Daredevil. This includes Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders. This is a huge loss for fans of the Marvel Universe who have been watching these shows on Netflix. Netflix has not given a reason for why they are cancelling the shows, but it is possible that Disney is planning to launch their own streaming service with their own Marvel shows. Disney bought Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for $4 billion and it is possible that they are planning to create their own streaming service with their own characters and storylines. This news comes as a huge disappointment to fans of the Marvel Universe who have been watching the series on Netflix. Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders were all released on Netflix after being cancelled by their original networks. It is unclear what will happen to these characters after they are cancelled by Netflix, but it is possible that they will be moved to Disney’s new streaming service. ..
According to What’s on Netflix, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Punisher, and The Defenders are all going to leave Netflix, as the agreement between the streaming service is set to expire at the end of February. The Verge spoke to people from Netflix and Disney who confirmed the report.
That leaves these critically-acclaimed shows in a sort of limbo, as there’s no way to know where they will end up once they’re removed from Netflix’s catalog. Will Disney snap them up and put them on Disney+? Will Netflix sign a new agreement to bring that back to the service? At this point, all we can do is speculate on the future of these properties.
Some characters from the Netflix shows have started to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For example, Charlie Cox fantastic portrayal of Daredevil made its way into Spider-Man: No Way Home. That could be the first sign that Disney is ready to take ownership of The Defenders and merge them with the rest of the Marvel world.
Daredevil was released in 2015, so it’s not like Netflix viewers haven’t had plenty of time to watch it. However, it’s still sad to see many quality shows without a home, at least for now. Hopefully, they resurface somewhere because it would be a shame for these shows to simply end up lost to history.
