The Defenders

: "I tried being a one-man army, and it failed. But this... This feels like something else is at work here. The four of us show up to fight a criminal organization at the same moment? How obvious does it have to be? This... This cannot be an accident."
: ―Danny Rand[src]
Marvel's The Defenders, or simply The Defenders, is a television miniseries based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. The series is a sequel to the second season of Daredevil, the first season of Jessica Jones, the first season of Luke Cage and the first season of Iron Fist. It is the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series was produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, and originally released on Netflix.
The first and only season was released on August 18, 2017.
On February 11, 2022, it was reported that the series would be leaving Netflix on March 1. Along with the rest of the individual series, The Defenders was announced to be available to stream on Disney+ on March 16.
== Season Synopsis ==
=== Season One ===
Marvel's The Defenders follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal - to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together.
== Cast ==
=== Starring Cast ===
* Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
* Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones
* Mike Colter as Luke Cage
* Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist
* Eka Darville as Malcolm Powder
* Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
* Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing
* Simone Missick as Misty Knight
* Ramón Rodríguez as Bakuto
* Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker/Hellcat
* Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
* Élodie Yung as Elektra
* Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
* Scott Glenn as Stick
== Posters ==
== Production ==
On April 15, 2016, it was announced that Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez would serve as showrunners of the series.
On October 31, 2016, it was reported that the series had begun production under the working title "Group Therapy".
On February 17, 2019, Jeph Loeb wrote a letter to the fans of the canceled Marvel Netflix series.
== Videos ==
== References ==
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki has a collection of images and media related to The Defenders.
# ↑ Marvel’s 'The Defenders' Shows Leaving Netflix on March 1st
# ↑ Marvel Live-Action Series and Updated Parental Controls in the U.S. Coming to Disney+ on March 16
# ↑ ‘Daredevil’ Showrunners to Helm Marvel and Netflix’s ‘Defenders’ Team-Up Series
# ↑ Marvel's The Defenders: Krysten Ritter Spotted On Set
# ↑ Marvel's The Defenders Working Title Revealed
# ↑ A Letter to Marvel Television Fans from Jeph Loeb
== External Links ==
* The Defenders on Wikipedia
* The Defenders on IMDb
* The Defenders on 𝕏
* The Defenders on Disney+
* The Defenders on Marvel Database