Netflix’s Daredevil Continues Marvel’s Plans for World Domination
Yesterday, Marvel announced its first original Netflix series, Daredevil, will launch on April 10, which means all 13 episodes will be available at 12:01 a.m. exactly and you can look forward to binging on a superhero drama about a blind lawyer in a red costume black leotard (at least for now). Daredevil is the man without fear, who uses his remaining—enhanced—senses to fight crime, and sometimes, he can be pretty hardcore about it. The character was played by Ben Affleck in the 2003 film and a deleted scene in its 2005 spin-off Elektra. Somehow, we’ve all forgiven him for both of those performances, or are at least withholding judgement until the release of Batman vs. Superman. Regardless, he’s passed off the mask to Charlie Cox, most known for playing the lead in the charming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust.
This Daredevil announcement comes on the heels of Tuesday night’s premiere of Agent Carter, a sort of sideways companion show to both the Captain America film franchise and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. While Agent Carter didn’t pull in the ratings that some may have expected, its premier, coupled with Daredevil and other impending Marvel properties hitting Netflix, offers only more proof of that the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) won’t cease until it has stuffed every corner of your brain with superhero trivia.
Next up in Marvel’s partnership with the digital streaming service is Jessica Jones (starring Breaking Bad’s Krysten Ritter), though there’s now some talk indicating that show won’t debut until 2016. After Jessica Jones, we can also expect shows based on The Defenders, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage.
So, with Daredevil coming, Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the screen, and about million movies incoming (Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, some little thing about these guys the Avengers) Marvel is dominating both the film and TV realms. What next? A Marvel old-time radio show? (Please let this happen.)
What should you read to get ready for Daredevil? That’s easy: check out Frank Miller’s tenure as writer for the comics. If you love Kevin Smith, he wrote for the series, too.