the defenders is going to be released on netflix on october 19, 2018.
the defenders is going to be released on netflix on october 19, 2018.
when is the defenders going to be released on netflix?
october 19, 2018
in november 2013, netflix and marvel television announced a five-season deal to produce live-action marvel superhero-focused series: daredevil, jessica jones, iron fist and luke cage. the deal involves the release of four 13-episode seasons that culminate in a mini-series called "the defenders". "daredevil" and "jessica jones" premiered in 2015. the "luke cage" series premiered on september 30, 2016, followed by "iron fist" on march 17, 2017 and "the defenders" on august 18, 2017. in april 2016, the netflix series in the marvel cinematic universe were expanded further, to include a 13-episode series of "the punisher". in addition to the marvel deal, disney announced that the television series "" would release its sixth and final season on netflix, as well as all five prior and the . the new "star wars" content was released on netflix's streaming service on march 7, 2014.
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after the release of the first season of "luke cage", "the atlantic"s david sims wrote on the pacing issue of marvel's netflix series, a common complaint to that point, stating, "after two seasons of "daredevil", one of "jessica jones", and now one of "luke cage", the netflix model feels fundamentally flawed, encouraging the kind of molasses-slow plotting comic books are designed to eschew. the problem isn't that these shows are bad, necessarily... but they all take far too long to get going, by which point many viewers will have already tuned out." he felt one of the problems was the fact that netflix does not rely on viewers tuning into a particular series as broadcast series do each week, but rather subscribers who, if they lose interest, "can take as long as they want to catch up... as long as they keep paying their subscription fee every month." the netflix series are also afforded the opportunity to explore elements in more detail, with sims noting "a lot of this detail [is] good, but it could have been considerably compressed—none of the marvel netflix series, so far, would have lost much by being squeezed into 10 episodes, or even 8. if netflix shaved the 60-minute running time down quite a bit, it would likely inspire more economical—and better—storytelling from its shows." sims concluded by saying, "what's most frustrating of all is that netflix isn't getting rid of this approach anytime soon. "daredevil" season three, "jessica jones" season two, "iron fist", and "the punisher" are all on their way, and each will follow the same 13-episode structure... the only respite may come in the form of "the defenders", a planned crossover series... over the course of just eight episodes. who knows? the show might even surprise viewers and explain its villain's motivations within the first hour. until then, fans will be stuck needlessly giving over entire days to these series, while others are deterred from watching at all." in her review for the first season of "iron fist", allison keene of collider spoke more on the pacing of marvel's netflix series, stating, "by focusing so intently on making these series... much more grounded in a gritty real world than what we typically expect from a superhero show (like dc's candy-colored [arrowverse] on the cw), the problem is that they miss out on the key element: this be fantastical entertainment." with "the defenders", jeff jansen of "entertainment weekly" felt many improvements were made in response to the general complaints the previous seasons received. he said, ""the defenders" is far from perfect. but it's an enjoyable superhero adventure distinguished by improvements and innovations that i hope marvel will carry forward. shorter seasons. more team-ups. fewer shows. start the consolidation by letting go of "iron fist". if danny rand must persist, add him to the other shows and let the stronger players carry him."
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