The Defenders

Marvel's The Defenders is an American television miniseries created by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics characters Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, who form the eponymous superhero team. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledges the continuity of the franchise's films. The miniseries is a crossover event and the culmination for four previously released interconnected series from Marvel and Netflix. It was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, Nine and a Half Fingers, Inc., and Goddard Textiles, with Ramirez serving as showrunner.
== Premise ==
During the first season of The Defenders, set a few months after the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the first season of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Spider-Man team up in New York City to fight a common enemy. During the second of The Defenders, The Defenders must team up once again as a deadly enemy emerges from the dim past making a major move to unite the underworld.
== Cast and characters ==
* Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
* Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones
* Mike Colter as Luke Cage
* Finn Jones as Danny Rand / Iron Fist
* Tony Todd as Alonzo Lincoln / Tombstone
* as Fancy Dan
* as The Ox
* Bokeem Woodbine as Jackson Brice / Montana
* Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing
* Simone Missick as Misty Knight
* Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins / The Hood
== Episodes ==
Season	Episodes	Originally released
1 	8 	August 19, 2016
2 	10 	April 23, 2019
== Reception ==
Season	Rotten Tomatoes
1 	82% (94 reviews)
2 	90% (89 reviews)
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