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The Defenders is one of the most important and most loved miniseries of the Marvel franchise. Based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), its story works as a crossover between several other series. The story revolves around vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist who join hands to fight their common enemy named “the hand” in New York City.
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Show Details:
| TV Series: | The defenders |
| Genre: | Action
Drama Superhero |
| Written by: | Daredevil
by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos. Luke Cage by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. Iron Fist by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. |
| Starring: | Charlie Cox
Krysten Ritter Mike Colter Finn Jones Eka Darville Elden Henson Jessica Henwick Simone Missick Ramón Rodríguez Rachael Taylor Deborah Ann Woll Élodie Yung Rosario Dawson Scott Glenn Sigourney Weaver |
| Running time: | August 18, 2017 |
| Producers | Evan Perazzo
S. J. Clarkson Cindy Holland Allie Goss Alison Engel Kris Henigman Alan Fine Stan Lee Joe Quesada Karim Zreik Jim Chory Jeph Loeb Drew Goddard Douglas Petrie Marco Ramirez |
| Directed by: | Douglas Petrie
Marco Ramirez |
| Original language: | English |
More about the show:
The Defenders is a popular television series that belongs to the genre of Action, Drama, and Superhero. The series has been created by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez. It is based on Daredevil created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, Luke Cage by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr., and Iron Fist by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane.
It stars Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Eka Darville, Elden Henson, Jessica Henwick, Simone Missick, Ramón Rodríguez, Rachael Taylor, Deborah Ann Woll, Élodie Yung, Rosario Dawson, Scott Glenn, and Sigourney Weaver in important roles.
The music for the show has been composed by John Paesano. The country of origin for the show is the United States and its original language is English. It has one season having 8 episodes. The executive producers of the show are S. J. Clarkson, Cindy Holland, Allie Goss, Alison Engel, Kris Henigman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Drew Goddard, Douglas Petrie, and Marco Ramirez.
The show was produced by Evan Perazzo and its production location was New York City. The cinematography for the show has been accomplished by Matthew J. Lloyd and Jim McMillan, and it has been edited by Jonathan Chibnall, Miklos Wright, and Michael Knue. Each of its episodes was approximately 44 to 55 minutes long.
The production companies involved in the making of the show were Marvel Television, ABC Studios, Goddard Textiles, and Nine and a Half Fingers, Inc. The official distributor of the show is Netflix Streaming Services. The show premiered on August 18, 2017.
Plot:
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist are vigilantes who join hands and form a team to fight against their new enemy “the Hand”. The show is set in New York City, where all the incidents take place.
Characters:
- Rob Morgan was featured in the role of Turk Barrett.
- Suzanne H. Smart featured in the role of Shirley Benson.
- Chris Tardio featured in the role of Christian Blake.
- Judith Delgado featured in the role of Elena Cardenas.
- Geoffrey Cantor was featured in the role of Mitchell Ellison.
- Vincent D’Onofrio featured in the role of Wilson Fisk Kingpin.
- Tom Walker featured in the role of Francis.
- Wai Ching Ho was featured in the role of Gao.
- Daryl Edwards featured in the role of Carl Hoffman.
- Susan Varon featured in the role of Josie.
- Peter McRobbie featured in the role of Lantom.
Episodes:
The show had one season containing eight episodes.
- The first episode was named “The H Word” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by S. J. Clarkson and written by Douglas Petrie & Marco Ramirez.
- The second episode was named “Mean Right Hook” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by S. J. Clarkson and written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Marco Ramirez.
- The third episode was named “Worst Behavior” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Peter Hoar and written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Douglas Petrie.
- The fourth episode was named “Royal Dragon” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Phil Abraham and written by Douglas Petrie & Marco Ramirez.
- The fifth episode was named “Take Shelter” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Uta Briesewitz and written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Douglas Petrie & Marco Ramirez.
- The sixth episode was named “Ashes, Ashes” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Stephen Surjik and written by Drew Goddard & Marco Ramirez.
- The seventh episode was named “Fish in the Jailhouse” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Marco Ramirez.
- The eighth episode was named “The Defenders” and it aired on August 18, 2017. It was helmed by Farren Blackburn and written by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Marco Ramirez.
Will there be a season 2?
Ever since the first season of the show went off air, fans of the show have been waiting eagerly for the release of its second season. However, it is being expected that makers have dropped the idea of any new installments for the show. In 2018, an announcement was made by the makers of the show that there wouldn’t be any new seasons for the Marvel-Netflix team-up show.