Future TV shows from Marvel?

[H.U.S.T.L.E.]

I just said that that style of "TV", which really isn't TV, is more acceptable for actors like Renner and Johansson to do, and definitely Hiddleston, especially since it's associated with their Marvel roles. Sherlock is paving the way with big Hollywood actors like Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman being in it. It's a very cinematic, short form of "TV" that's closer to being an indie film than television. It's not the same thing. And they wouldn't be "stuck" on it, it's an 8 episode or less miniseries.

While I don't disagree with you saying that Sherlock would be a great model for a Marvel mini-series, I'm not sure I agree with your premise that it's "paving the way for big Hollywood actors to do TV." When Cumberbatch & Martin started on the project in 2010, I don't think either was considered to be a big name. If anything, it opened doors for them to become big names.

That minor quibble aside, it at least says something that now they've become higher profile and still continue making episodes of Sherlock. And with the recent critical success of Breaking Bad and other dramas, I think TV is legitimately going to become a place where movie stars will consider television projects. And with the way stars seem to be lining up for Marvel properties, I think they probably have the best shot to incorporate big names into TV in some fashion. Look no further than Sam Jackson's cameo in AOS.

 

[Lord]

Jackson wasn't that big of a deal though, he has done plenty of this kind of work, i think the real deal will be when, or even if major ones like Robert Downey Jr accept a tv deal.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

When I think about it, I really don't think that's beyond him.

 

[Lord]

It's certainly not beyond him because he seems to be very proud of the character, but as a whole it would cause a major impact since we're talking about of the most powerful actors in Hollywood right now, he would easily inspire others to later follow his lead.

 

[Mr. Dent]

As I said, it's not really TV. It's most likely going to be a Netflix or Showtime miniseries or something. It's completely different. It's totally acceptable for them to do it, especially since it concerns their Marvel roles. It's close to an indie film.

 

[DrCosmic]

Besides Cage and Fist, you could have regular appearances from Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher, Moon Knight, White Tiger and Black Knight.

As well as any villains and supporting cast that calls their comics home. Kingpin, The Hand, Jigsaw, The Russian, Bullseye, Typhoid Mary, Taskmaster, etc.

Personally I think Heroes for Hire should be Marvel's next show and it should be all inclusive. They shouldn't do all these separate Daredevil and Moon Knight shows. They should do them all in one. Make it more exciting and have a more Marvel Universe feel to it.

Daredevil, and especially Moon Knight are a lot less sypathetic without glimpses into their personal lives that can't happen on a H4H show, especially if that H4H show is only 10-15 episodes. It wouldn't leave time to introduce or flesh out H4H's supporting characters: Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Shang Chi arguably, White Tiger, Jessica Jones, etc. Y'know, the supporting cast for Heroes for Hire. They need depth that would be given to all the other Marvel characters if it were a Marvel Knights show called Heroes for Hire. It'd be different if these were 22 episode multi-season things, but they're not.

 

[DrCosmic]

What we *haven't* seen is what made Punisher unique in the first place: a vigilante-gunman-out-for-revenge in a superhero universe. That's what made Punisher new and edgy when he first came out....he entered a milieu where guns were (at that time) a huge no-no. He was an 80s action (anti-)hero who suddenly found himself in a world where guys get bitten by radioactive spiders and battle aliens and demons.

*That's* the Punisher I'm still waiting to see.

That's something that would work better with Punisher as a guest star, as opposed to a bunch of heroes guest starring and cameoing in a Punisher movie.

As I said, it's not really TV. It's most likely going to be a Netflix or Showtime miniseries or something. It's completely different. It's totally acceptable for them to do it, especially since it concerns their Marvel roles. It's close to an indie film.

It's definitely more appealing than an ABC appearance. It's not quite the same as a movie. It's not like we're going to be seeing Will Smith and Tom Cruise on Showtime anytime soon, but it's something that doesn't hold any lower prestige for B list movie actors, like Strong, Olyphant, Shreiber and etc.

I wouldn't expect Downey Jr or even Evans or Renner. I would definitely expect SLJ, Hiddleston and Ruffalo. Hemsworth and Johanssen seem up in the air to me. I wouldn't expect Hemsworth generally, but Johnassen seems like she'd come for a BW-centric something. Most of the supporting casts are fair game.

 

[Lord]

Why? Downey Jr has been the cast member to publicly show more how he likes the character, SJ doesn't seem like the kind of actress who would be willing to do something like this for the fans

 

[Dr. Evil]

I think if schedule permits, we may see Don Cheadle make a guest appearance. We all know he's not against doing TV and in fact headlines his own show.

Of course, I have thought that Cheadle would make for a great guest star on Agents of Shield.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Why? Downey Jr has been the cast member to publicly show more how he likes the character, SJ doesn't seem like the kind of actress who would be willing to do something like this for the fans

I don't really agree. If Marvel brought a good story to Scarlet and told she'd get her own 8 episode, 60 minute per, big budget film-esque miniseries I think she would be all for it. I especially think Renner would be cool with it. Wouldn't even be mad/surprised if it were maybe a Black Widow/Hawkeye team-up thing. All that said, if it does turn out to be for one of the movie characters like I think, I think it would be for Loki.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The first Black Widow episode should be a flashback episode.

 

[ChukNoris]

My choice for limited TV Shows (60 episodes)

Daredevil
Punisher
Hawkeye and Mockingbird (maybe Agents of Shield, maybe not either would work)
Agent Carter

And a Howling Commandos mini series

 

[Loki882]

The Runaways, pretty please.

 

[Dark Raven]

I think one of the shows should be a Breaking Bad-style show about one of the Marvel villains. It could show a relatively decent man's descent into pure villainy. Perhaps he feels trapped in a situation he can't get out of and crime is the only way.

He could even encounter some of the heroes, and there could even be a crossover with another show (eg Daredevil) where one shows the story from the hero's point of view and their efforts to catch the bad guy, and the other shows things from the villain's viewpoint where he's trying to escape and is conflicted about what he has to do.

I think that would make things more interesting than simply having 4 or 5 shows that are all similar in style from the hero's point of view.

I suppose the Punisher could have some elements of that, but it would be better to do it with an actual villain than anti hero.

Not sure who would work for that kind of story though. Ideas?

 

[Silvermoth]

That could be interesting. Maybe kingpin could have his own show? I wonder who owns the rights to silver sable or hammerhead?

Or cloak and dagger for that matter? That would be a good series

 

[Silvermoth]

So I was thinking about one we hadn't heard yet...what if winter soldier was one of the four tv properties?

It's a little darker so it's perfect for that netflix/hbo market
It ties into the marvel u really well but in a tv setting it would have more room to take creative chances.
Sebastian Stan isn't so big a star that it wouldn't be affordable
It's an interesting concept.
Every season can take place over a decade until it gets to the present day!

 

[H.U.S.T.L.E.]

So I was thinking about one we hadn't heard yet...what if winter soldier was one of the four tv properties?

It's a little darker so it's perfect for that netflix/hbo market
It ties into the marvel u really well but in a tv setting it would have more room to take creative chances.
Sebastian Stan isn't so big a star that it wouldn't be affordable
It's an interesting concept.
Every season can take place over a decade until it gets to the present day!

If they do a Winter Soldier show, I think the ideal way to accomplish it would be to have each season focus on an individual mission. At the beginning of each season, have WS come out of stasis to wreak havoc for however many episodes and then return to a cryo chamber in each finale. That way, you can make each arc feel different based on the decade (all of this is expanding on Silvermoth's idea).

 

[Rorschach2012]

I don't think there's any chance there'll be a Winter Soldier show. It'd be too expensive to do it right.I do however think its possible that Cap will die in the movies and Bucky could take over.. way down the line though

 

[DrCosmic]

I think a Winter Soldier show could be awesome, but if he's brought out for individual missions, I don't think a mission a season works. I think as a miniseries it could be really really awesome, with each episode being in a different time period. That could be utterly cool, especially if it intersected with Marvel history with real world history to bring both together in a believable way, kinda like how XMFC did with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

 

[H.U.S.T.L.E.]

I think a Winter Soldier show could be awesome, but if he's brought out for individual missions, I don't think a mission a season works. I think as a miniseries it could be really really awesome, with each episode being in a different time period. That could be utterly cool, especially if it intersected with Marvel history with real world history to bring both together in a believable way, kinda like how XMFC did with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In my head, the way I could see it working is if it were to resemble the best seasons of 24. Personally, I think a mission could work over the course of the season, but I know each has their own opinion. And when I say season, I mean the way that USA & HBO have done their shows recently with a 12 to 16 episode order, not the traditional network order of around 24 episodes.

I think it could give the character some depth if done that way too - inherently it's a show about a bad guy, but in the comics it's said that Winter Soldier goes through bouts where he begins to break from his superiors. Give him some doubts about his origin, methods, etc and unravel the mystery a tiny bit, only for him to go through behavior modification and reset him for the next season arc. Each season, you could chip away at that (essentially that his brain-washing sessions are less effective each time) and eventually end the series by waking him for his final mission, which is conceivably CA:TWS.

Anyway, I do agree with you in the fact that it would be cool to see Marvel weave WS into historical events - tying him to conflicts over Communist regimes/ideals could be a very interesting way to play out his character on-screen.

 

[NicoleZoltack]

I definitely think Daredevil would make for a great TV show. There are so many possibilities though. Some will work better than others.

 

[DrCosmic]

http://marvel.com/news/story/21476/...ric_four_series_epic_plus_a_mini-series_event

http://www.superherohype.com/news/a...am-on-four-series-leading-up-to-the-defenders

The Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc. today announced an unprecedented deal for Marvel TV to bring multiple original series of live-action adventures of four of Marvel's most popular characters exclusively to the world's leading Internet TV Network beginning in 2015. This pioneering agreement calls for Marvel to develop four serialized programs leading to a miniseries programming event.

Led by a series focused on "Daredevil," followed by "Jessica Jones," "Iron Fist" and "Luke Cage," the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell's Kitchen, New York. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel's "The Defenders" mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

Good times to be had. Cant' wait for Luke Cage.

 

[def28]

Wow, this is really impressive. Seriously stoked about Daredevil. Well done Marvel.

 

[cherokeesam]

http://marvel.com/news/story/21476/...ric_four_series_epic_plus_a_mini-series_event

http://www.superherohype.com/news/a...am-on-four-series-leading-up-to-the-defenders



Good times to be had. Cant' wait for Luke Cage.

HOT. DAMN.

Finally....official news about the fate of our "Marvel Knights." Can't wait to see our street level heroes get some lovin'.

MODS! WE NEED OFFICIAL THREADS NOW, PLZ! Daredevil....Luke Cage....Iron Fist....Jessica Jones....The Defenders.

Not entirely clear what they mean by that last one, but it sounds like they're not talking about the traditional Hulk - Surfer (obviously) - Dr. Strange - Namor lineup, but a "culmination," meaning these street level guys. Marvel Knights, basically.

Hope Netflix will pick up Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, and/or Moon Knight in that mix as well, or we see some cameos/recurring guest spots based on those characters.

 

[LEX]

Just saw this pop up on my news feed and, honestly, I don't know why I'm shocked by anything Marvel does anymore. They're killing it on every front.