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Originally posted by copaup:
Disney owns Marvel and is launching their own service. Netflix doesn't want to air show that promotes a competitor's service. Disney also owns the Star Wars franchise. No future releases will go to Netflix and current releases will disappear once the existing licences expire.

Sadly, I doubt that Disney will be in a hurry to pick up something like Punisher, but I have heard rumors that Hulu (majority owned by Disney) might have interest.

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Originally posted by gibby29:

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Originally posted by copaup:
Disney owns Marvel and is launching their own service. Netflix doesn't want to air show that promotes a competitor's service. Disney also owns the Star Wars franchise. No future releases will go to Netflix and current releases will disappear once the existing licences expire.

Sadly, I doubt that Disney will be in a hurry to pick up something like Punisher, but I have heard rumors that Hulu (majority owned by Disney) might have interest.

I’ve seen a lot of speculation but this seems to be the most true.

It’s my understanding that these characters are now locked for two to three years but Jeph Loeb just made an announcement about the future of the Defenders. Notice it says something about if the actors schedule will allow which says to me there is a cooling off period on the characters.

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/...eph-loeb-pens-letter

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Sources tell Variety that the deal for the original four Marvel shows includes a clause that prevents the characters from appearing in any non-Netflix series or film for at least two years after cancellation. That means that “Daredevil,” “Luke Cage,” and “Iron Fist” — which were all canceled this year at Netflix — could not come to the Disney streaming service until 2020 at the earliest.

The chances of the shows returning either on their own or as a new installment of “The Defenders” is definitely a long shot, given the time frame. And even if they did go to Disney+ as soon as possible, they would be doing so without “Jessica Jones,” which is set to air its third season on Netflix sometime in 2019. If that show is canceled, which now seems likely but is by no means a guarantee, it could not go elsewhere until 2021.

Marvel and Netflix declined to comment.

Then there is “The Punisher,” a Marvel-Netflix show that was not part of the deal that spawned “The Defenders.” “The Punisher” stars Jon Bernthal, who first played the gun-toting vigilante in “Daredevil” Season 2 before the character was spun off into his own show. It was revealed on Wednesday that the second season of “The Punisher” will debut in January. Given that “The Punisher” did not fall under the original deal, the show’s fate beyond Season 2 is unknown at this time.

Fans of the Marvel shows were shocked when Netflix began canceling them, particularly “Daredevil,” which drew strong critical praise for its third season. The streaming giant and the comic book-based entertainment studio had signed the deal to produce the four shows back in November 2013, with “Daredevil” being the first to premiere in April 2015.

The deal called for the development of four original live-action series, which would then culminate in the miniseries event “The Defenders,” which ended up airing in 2017. However, Disney announced its plans for Disney+ in 2017, with the intent being to make it a hub for everything under the Disney umbrella, which includes Marvel.

The soon-to-be-streaming giant has already lined up several original shows, including limited series centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Loki, Scarlet Witch, and Falcon and the Winter Solider. Disney+ will also be home to the live-action “Star Wars” shows “The Mandalorian” starring Pedro Pascal and a Cassian Andor series, with Diego Luna reprising his role from “Rogue One.”