The Defenders - 4 serie Marvel: Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage e Jessica Jones

Vi avevamo annunciato settimane fa che Marvel Studios aveva grandi progetti televisivi in programma. Adesso la notizia è ufficiale. The Walt Disney Enterteinment e Netflix Inc. hanno annunciato ufficialmente il loro sodalizio e le prossime serie Marvel che vedremo sul piccolo schermo: Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage e Jessica Jones saranno i protagonisti di quattro serie “stand-alone” che culmineranno tutte in una miniserie crossover intitolata The Defenders. Le serie si svolgeranno nello stesso universo cinematografico dei film Marvel Studios e di Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

I serial arriveranno sugli schermi nel 2016, e saranno in lavorazione dal 2015 stesso anno di Avengers: Age of Ultron. Le serie saranno ambientate a New York, per la maggior parte nel quartiere di Hell’s Kitchen: queste saranno di un minimo di 13 episodi l’una.

Senza dubbio questo è un annuncio di un qualcosa senza precedenti.
Netflix diventerà così partner e anche distributore ufficiale non solo di tutto ciò che concerne Marvel Television, ma anche dei titoli Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature e Lucasfilm.

Di seguito il comunicato stampa ufficiale:
“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's 'The 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”.