The Defenders

## More Information

*"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 superheroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, who form the Defenders team. It is the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was produced by Marvel Television and aired on Netflix. The first and only season was released on August 18, 2017.

## Season Synopses

### Season One

*Marvel's The Defenders* follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage,Mighty-Dragon 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
* T.J.Williams as Brody Jackson/Mighty-Dragon
* Mike Colter as Luke Cage
* Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist
* Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse
* Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
* Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing
* Simone Missick as Misty Knight
* Ramón Rodríguez as Bakuto †
* Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker
* Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
* Élodie Yung as Elektra
* Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
* Scott Glenn as Stick †
* Sigourney Weaver as Alexandra Reid †

### Recurring Cast

* Wai Ching Ho as Madame Gao
* Babs Olusanmokun as Sowande †
* Yutaka Takeuchi as Murakami
* Ron Simons as Captain Strieber
* J. Mallory McCree as Cole Miller †
* Debbi Morgan as Dolores Miller
* Michelle Federer as Michelle Raymond
* Chloe Levine as Lexi Raymond

## Production

On April 15, 2016, the two showrunners of Season Two of *Daredevil* - Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez - were announced as showrunners for *The Defenders*.

The series started production in October 2016, under the working title *"Group Therapy"*. Production of the series wrapped on March 19, 2017.

In February 2019, Jeph Loeb wrote a letter to the fans of the canceled Marvel Netflix shows.

## Videos

### Title Sequence

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### Teasers

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### Trailers

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## References

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1. ↑ NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES 'MARVEL'S THE DEFENDERS' FINDS ITS SHOWRUNNERS
2. ↑ PRODUCTION WEEKLY – ISSUE 1015 – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016 / 114 LISTINGS – 25 PAGES
3. ↑ A Letter to Marvel Television Fans from Jeph Loeb

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