The moment that every fan of Netflix’s Marvel shows has been dreading has finally arrived. Netflix has officially axed Marvel’s The Punisher and Jessica Jones television series.

The news is something we all should have seen coming considering the wave of cancellations, like Marvel’s Iron First, Luke Cage, and Daredevil, along with Disney’s launch of Disney+ later this year.

The wave of Marvel shows being canceled by Netflix was alarming but not surprising, especially since Disney is launching their own streaming service, Disney+, in 2019.

Most believed that Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and presumably The Punisher and Jessica Jones would just migrate over to their new home. Which makes sense. They would join the Scarlet Witch, Loki, Winter Soldier, and Falcon shows that are being launched. However, there is a clause that prevents these shows from appearing on Disney+ until 2020. More on the report, below.

Just one week after Netflix canceled Iron Fist, and a few short days after they said their Marvel shows would continue to stream on their service, comes word that they are also canceling Luke Cage.

Mike Coulter played the title character. This move came as a surprise to showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker. More on the report, below.

Disney is on the verge of launching their streaming service, Disney Play, in 2019. Most if not all of Disney owned IPs like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm will move from Netflix to Disney Play.

I say most because Netflix’s Marvel shows are going to stay on Netflix, despite some signs it could move like the cancellation of Iron Fist. More on the story below.

Back in March we saw a date announcement teaser for Marvel’s Luke Cage season two.

Now Netflix has released an official trailer for the new season, which once again stars Mike Colter in the title role. You can read more about season two and check out the official trailer below.

Netflix has released the first teaser for season two of Luke Cage, which also reveals the release date for the new season.

The show sees the turn of the Harlem hero (Mike Colter) in an all-new story that will most likely test the limits of his strength and durability. Also returning are Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) and Misty Knight (Simone Missick). Check out the teaser and the release date below.

We are just hours away from the premiere of Netflix’s The Defenders, the Marvel superhero ensemble of the streaming service. In the four years since the collaboration started, we’ve seen Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) get their own series.

And while we’ve known that this moment was going to arrive, the evil force that will bring our heroes together still remains a mystery. But one new final trailer sheds some light on Alexandra’s (Sigourney Weaver) goals and what the Defenders must do to help protect the city. Check out the full trailer below.

It’s not hard to believe that we’ve reached the point of a superhero ensemble in Netflix’s Marvel superhero series. Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) have all had a chance to tell their respective stories, some more than others, and now they are finally coming together to fight a common enemy. An enemy that has been looming over them since the start of Daredevil. With The Defenders is set to debut this weekend on Netflix, the streaming service has released a brand new featurette that will surely help fans and audiences get themselves hyped for the highly anticipated miniseries. Check it out here below.

Marvel Television and Netflix have announced that Lucy Liu will be directing the first episode of the upcoming Luke Cage season two.

Liu is best known for her acting work, appearing in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, the Kung Fu Panda movies, Elementary, Ally McBeal, Lucky Number Slevin, Charlie’s Angels, Shanghai Noon and much more. On the directing side of things, she was behind the camera for four episodes of Elementary, an episode of Graceland, and a short titled Meena.

Marvel’s Luke Cage
Episode 1.1 “Moment of Truth”
Created by Cheo Hodari Coker
Directed by Paul McGuigan
Written by Cheo Hodari Coker
Starring Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Theo Rossi, Rosario Dawson, Erik LaRay Harvey
Netflix
Premiere date: September 30, 2016

Spoilers for Marvel’s Luke Cage Episode 1.1.

We met Marvel’s Luke Cage (Mike Colter) on Jessica Jones which premiered last year on Netflix, and now he’s got his own series, Luke Cage. He is basically indestructible and possesses super strength. He’s haunted by his past and despite the superpowers, he dabbles in low-level work to keep himself out of trouble. Luke Cage is nicknamed “Mr. Bulletproof” by Pop (Frankie Faison), the owner of the local Harlem barbershop where he works one of his two jobs. The other is washing dishes at a Cotton Club-esque nightclub. Not exactly the best use of his abilities, but he’s an ex-con who can barely afford his rent, and grieves for lost love Reva (Parisa Fitz-Henley), so his ambitions are low right now.