When it came to getting to work on a big team-up project with all the Marvel heroes in The Defenders, Goddard said, “We still have those moments where Doug or Jeph [Loeb] or somebody will just say, ‘I can’t believe we’re talking about Luke Cage and Iron Fist and Daredevil and Jessica in the same show.’ That seems like a pipe dream, ten years ago, the idea that we can have shows cross like that. That many shows, crossed, I don’t remember that happening in a way that you can fit it into a plan. It’s been really fun. I don’t know that it would have worked without Netflix’s support of that vision. It’s really fun to see it all come together.”
While they all center on street level heroes, each of the Marvel/Netflix shows have worked to establish their own tone and I asked Goddard if the goal was to do the same with The Defenders, even as it honored what had been established for each individual character.
Replied Goddard, “Yeah. I’m a comic guy, so I always like the idea that you have everyone’s individual run. You have the Daredevil comic; the Alias comic, the Jessica Jones comic… But then you have a summer arc, a team up, and that’s it’s own thing also. What’s been really fun is to see each show take on its own personality. Luke and Iron Fist haven’t launched yet but they’re very different. They’re not the same as Daredevil. They’re not the same as Jessica Jones. What’s really fun about it is taking all four different genres and putting them together sort of inherently creates its own genre."
) it just wasn't supposed to be revealed yet. It's obvious to me, too, that Punisher will definitely show up on The Defenders. I don't agree with the logic behind not wanting to confirm that but I get it.
