Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
The tricky thing is that Matt's basically wearing the Iron Fist's mask.
These shows are too adult for the Disney+ platform, and no other platform is going to want to pick up series where Netflix has exclusive rights to the earlier seasons.
That would be truly surprising to me. I just can't imagine Netflix putting up as much money as it did for these shows if it didn't have an exclusive arrangement for the streaming space.Also, my understanding is that Netflix does not have exclusive rights to the earlier seasons; it's a complicated set up, but Disney has ensured they can air those season elsewhere, if they wish.
Acrimoniously? How so? Is this being reported ; I’m not up on the news and hadn’t read rumors or etc that it was going badly with Netflix.The thing that sucks about Marvel and Netflix's partnership ending so acrimoniously
That would be truly surprising to me. I just can't imagine Netflix putting up as much money as it did for these shows if it didn't have an exclusive arrangement for the streaming space.
Disney prevented from using Marvel characters from Netflix series in any non-Netflix productions for two years after cancellation
That means we won't be seeing Daredevil, Luke, or Iron Fist again in live action until 2020 at the earliest -- and won't see Jessica Jones again until 2021 at the earliest.
Since "The Punisher" wasn't part of that original deal, it's unknown whether that show is subject to the same restrictions.
The cancelled Netflix series have quite a few hurdles to go through before they could appear on Disney’s streaming service, the biggest is the two-year moratorium on using those characters following the series cancellation that’s part of the contract with Netflix. The casts can’t sit around without taking jobs for two years while they wait for that to expire. The other one is the more “family friendly” PG-13 tone that Disney+ will take, shows like Jessica Jones and The Punisher won’t fit in with that.
This was dealt with in the original announcement for the Disney+ service. Disney+ will handle content up to PG-13, and HULU will handle R (and ESPN will do sports or something--I don't care). Also, my understanding is that Netflix does not have exclusive rights to the earlier seasons; it's a complicated set up, but Disney has ensured they can air those season elsewhere, if they wish.
Our Network partner may have decided they no longer want to continue telling the tales of these great characters... but you know Marvel better than that.
As Matthew Murdock's Dad once said, "The measure of a man is not how he gets knocked to the mat, it's how he gets back up."
To be continued...!