SEARCH FOR THE HERO
THE NETFLIX/MARVEL TV universe is dead – or, at least, on its last legs, stumbling towards an open grave. We first had reason to suspect it’d come to this when Iron Fist got the chop on 12 October last year. Cancellations for Luke Cage and Daredevil pretty much confirmed it long before official word came in February.
Why did the axe fall? There are various theories. The imminent launch of streaming service Disney+ means any continuing Marvel shows on Netflix would effectively act as ads for a competitor’s brand. Then there’s audience figures: Netflix don’t reveal them, but some analytics suggest that ’s US audience fell by are the exception.
