New Photo of Marvel’s Defenders Revealed

After four Marvel vigilantes made their debuts on their own individual Netflix series, they are finally set to come together in a big way when Defenders debuts in August.


With the release date rapidly approaching, we’re starting to learn more about the circumstances that bring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist together to battle the forces of the Hand.

Fans have already been lucky enough to view quite a few different set photos, but official stills have been hard to come by. Sure we’ve had the spread from EW followed by the official trailer, but Marvel Television and Netflix have been keeping a tight lid on everything else regarding Defenders.

But now we have Krysten Ritter to thank for a brand new photograph from the set of the show. And while it looks as official as anything we’ve already seen, the beaming smile from Charlie Cox almost makes us feel like this was from a bad take.

Then again, the Daredevil has been known to smile maniacally in the face of a good fight. So this wouldn’t exactly be out of character.

Defenders has been hyped ever since that original Marvel and Netflix deal was announced — it’s pretty insane that it’s so close to becoming a reality. It’s only a matter of time before we get to see the newest supergroup go toe to toe with a bunch of ninjas. We’re pretty excited to see how Elodie Young’s Elektra and Sigourney Weaver’s new character come into play.

Marvel’s Defenders premieres August 18.

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Marvel’s Defenders is the miniseries that will bring together all of Marvel’s Netflix stars, including Iron Fist (Finn Jones) Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), and Luke Cage (Mike Colter), to protect New York City from its greatest threat yet.

Marvel’s Defenders is developed by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez. The miniseries will also feature Sigourney Weaver as the villain, Alexandra (Sigourney Weaver), and several recurring guest stars from Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Marvel’s Iron Fist, including Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse, Simone Missick as Misty Knight, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, Scott Glenn as Stick, Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, and Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing.