From ABC to Freeform, and from Netflix to Hulu, Marvel Television is expanding its reach.
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It doesn’t end with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though. Marvel Television is also working with Fox to bring multiple X-Men live-action series to multiple television networks.
Soon enough, Marvel Television will have close to a dozen series on television or available via a streaming service, across multiple platforms and mutliple universes.
On top of that, Marvel Television has several more pilots in the works, plus several more projects in some stage of development.
Having trouble keeping track of all that? We’re here to help. Here’s every Marvel Television project we are currently aware of.
Agents Of SHIELD
Status: Currently airing its fourth season. Fifth season unconfirmed.
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD was the very first television entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the series had a rocky first season, it found its footing and has introduced Inhumans and other concepts from the Marvel Universe into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The series features an ensemble cast led by Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson. The series also introduced Chloe Bennet as Skye, but who turned out to do be Daisy “Quake” Johnson, leader of the Secret Warriors and a former director of SHIELD in the Marvel Comics Universe.
Agents of SHIELD has yet to receive of a fifth season order, but most expect ABC will give it at least one more season in order to meet the episode count required for syndication.
Daredevil
Status: Renewed for a third season.
Marvel’s Daredevil was the first Marvel Television series to launch on Netflix. The series introduced fans to the grittier side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock, a defense attorney by day and the “devil of Hell’s Kitchen” by night.
Marvel’s Daredevil Season 1 saw Daredevil taking on the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk, played by Vincent D’Onofrio.
Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2 introduced the evil ninja clan known as the hand, Matt’s femme fatale ex-girlfriend Elektra, played by Elodie Yung, and the Jon Bernthal as the Punisher.
Marvel’s Daredevil has been renewed for a third season.
Jessica Jones
Status: Renewed for a second season.
Marvel Television followed up on the success of Marvel’s Daredevil with Marvel’s Jessica Jones. The series stars Kristyn Ritter as Jones, a private investigator with super powers who left the hero life behind after a run in with a mind-controlling supervillain left her with post-traumatic stress syndrome.
The first season of the Jessica Jones sees Jessica forced to deal with the return of that same villain, Kilgrave, a.k.a. the Purple Man, played by David Tennant. The first season also introduced some other Marvel Comics characters, including Hellcat and Nuke.
Jessica Jones will return for a second season.
Luke Cage
Status: Renewed for a second season.
Marvel Television’s third Netflix series left Hell’s Kitchen behind in favor of Harlem.
Michael Colter made his debut as Luke Cage in Marvel’s Jessica Jones but took the lead role for Marvel’s Luke Cage.
After Luke’s bar was blown up in Marvel’s Jessica Jones, he was forced to find a new job in Harlem. It wasn’t long until he found himself drawn into a web of intrigue surrounding organized crime and corrupt politicians.
The first season of Marvel’s Luke Cage also introduced Misty Knight, one of the Daughters of the Dragon and a frequent ally to the Heroes for Hire.
Agents Of SHIELD: Slingshot
Status: Complete web series.
During the midseason hiatus of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Marvel Television debuted its first web-only spinoff, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot.
The ]series, comprised of six mini-episodes, focused on Yo-Yo Rodriguez (Natalia Cordova-Buckley) and revealed events that transpired prior to the Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Season 4 premiere.
The web series included most of the core cast of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD in guest roles but mostly focused on the relationship between Yo-Yo and Quake.
It remains unclear as to whether this will begin a new trend of a digital series from Marvel Television, but Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot appears to be a complete, self-contained miniseries.
Legion
Status: Ordered to series.
Legion is 20th Century Fox’s first attempt at translating their X-Men film franchise to television.
Legion is the brainchild of Fargo creator Noah Hawley. The series is inspired by the character Legion, David Haller, from the X-Men comics. That character is the son of Professor X and a powerful mutant whose many different powers are controlled by his many different personalities.
Legion is set in a distinct universe from the X-Men movies and strays pretty far from the source material.
Legion also marks the first joint production of Fox and Marvel Television.
Iron Fist
Status: Ordered to series.
Marvel’s Iron Fist will introduce Marvel’s fourth Netflix hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Finn Jones will play Danny Rand, the heir to a corporate fortune whose family is betrayed by a friend. Danny’s parents die and he only survives by stumbling about the hidden city of K’un Lun, where he masters martial arts and earns the power of the Iron Fist.
The first season of Marvel’s Iron Fist will see Danny finally return to New York City. The series debuts on Netflix on March 17.
The Defenders
Status: Ordered To Series
Marvel’s The Defenders will fulfill the promise made when Marvel and Netflix first announced the deal to bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the streaming service.
Marvel’s The Defenders will bring together the stars of all four of the previous Marvel Television series on Netflix – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist – as well as several of their extended cast members to deal with a threat none of them could face alone, a mysterious villain played by Sigourney Weaver.
Marvel’s The Defenders premieres in 2017.
The Punisher
Status: Ordered To Series
The Punisher is the first additional Marvel series ordered by Netflix since the original lineup of Defenders series was announced.
Jon Bernthal debuted as Frank Castle in Daredevil Season 2, though he didn’t fully become the Punisher until the end of the season.
The new Punisher series sees Castle dealing with some figures from his past in the military, as well as organized crime lords and his comic book archenemy, Jigsaw.
The Punisher is expected to debut on Netflix in 2017.
The Inhumans
Status: Ordered To Series
Marvel’s The Inhumans was initially announced as a Marvel Studios film. Plans for that to happen may or may not have been scrapped, but the Inhumans will be making their way to theaters before then.
While Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has already featured several Inhumans, Marvel’s The Inhumans will focus on Marve’s most popular Inhuman characters, the Inhuman royal family.
The Inhuman royal family includes Black Bolt, Medusa, Karnak, Triton, Gorgon, Crystal, and Maximus the Mad.
The first two episodes of Marvel’s The Inhumans will be presented as a movie and premiere in IMAX theaters before the series debuts on ABC.
Cloak And Dagger
Status: Ordered to series.
Cloak and Dagger sees the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s on air reach extended from ABC to Freeform (formerly ABC Family).
It was recently announced that former Disney Channel star Olivia Holt will play Dagger, and Aubrey Joseph will play Cloak.
Dagger is described as, “Once a privileged little girl, Tandy Bowen watched as her family was destroyed by a disastrous storm that uprooted her life. Now in her late teens, an unexpected encounter with a boy named Tyrone sparks a life-changing event.”
Cloak is described, “Young Tyrone Johnson wanted nothing more than to prove he was fearless. But when everything he held close was taken away, life taught Tyrone to be afraid. Now older and more sheltered, Tyrone closes himself off. But when he meets a girl named Tandy his life changes forever.”
Damage Control
Status: Pilot ordered.
Marvel Television has plans to branch out into comedy with the Damage Control pilot, which was ordered in 2015.
Damage Control is being developed by Ben Karlin, a veteran comedy writer who has worked on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, and The Onion.
Damage Control is based on the construction company of the same name that appears in the Marvel Comics Universe. The company specializes in repairing the damaged caused during battles between the Marvel Comics superheroes and supervillains.
Runaways
Status: Pilot ordered
Runaways will see the Marvell Television empire expanding to a second streaming service, Hulu.
Runaways is based on the popular Marvel Comics series created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona.
The series follows a group of teenagers in the Marvel Universe who discover that their parents are supervillains and run away from home.
The cast for the series was recently announced. One character, Molly Hayes, was notably altered to become Molly Hernandez, likely as a means of avoiding a dispute with Fox over control of Hayes, who is a mutant.
Reports say that additional scripts have been ordered so that Hulu can see where showrunners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie plan to take the series if a season is ordered.
Matt Nix’s X-Men Series
Status: Pilot ordered.
Matt Nix’s still unnamed television project is the second collaboration between Fox and Marvel Telvision.
The series is said to follow two human parents and their mutant child who are on the run from an anti-mutant government and are taken in by an underground mutant resistance network.
The X-Men pilot will be directed by X-Men movies veteran Bryan Singer. No specific characters have been confirmed for the pilot as of yet, but both Singer and Nix have hinted that it will involve some “familiar faces.” Producer Laura Shuler Donner confirmed that Sentinels will appear in the series.
John Ridley’s Marvel Series
Status: In development.
Arguably no other Marvel Television project has been as heavily speculated on as John Ridley’s mystery project.
All that is known is that Ridley – the Academy Award-winning writer of 12 Years a Slave, creator of American Crime, and author of WildStorm miniseries The American Way – is working on a television project involving an existing Marvel character, and that it is intended for ABC.
Untitled Comedy Series
Status: In development.
Around the same time that Marvel Television gave the pilot order to Damage Control, it also announced that it had a second Marvel Comedy series in the works.
Marvel has decided to keep a closed lip about this series, but it is clear that Marvel Television is interested in doing more than just drama.
New Warriors
Status: In Development
New Warriors is a third comedy project from Marvel Television. The series is based on the young hero team of the same name.
The New Warriors TV series is also said to feature Squirrel Girl, a recently very popular Marvel Comics character.
Given that the New Warriors once had their own reality TV series, the half-hour comedy show may have a mockumentary format.
Marvel is reportedly shopping the New Warriors concept around to cable networks and streaming services.
No Longer In Development: Agent Carter and Most Wanted
Marvel’s Agent Carter was a series inspired by the popular Marvel One-Shot of the same name. The series saw Hayley Atwell reprise her role as Peggy Carter from Captain America: The First Avenger.
Marvel’s Agent Carter ran for two seasons. Though it fared decently with critics and found a passionate fan base, the ratings simply couldn’t support it and it was canceled. Some fans are still holding out for a Netflix revival.
Marvel’s Most Wanted was a meant to be a spinoff vehicle for the characters Bobbi “Mockingbird” Morse (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) from Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. A pilot was produced but never aired and ABC passed on greenlighting a series.
