Thursday, March 28, 2024

Say Goodbye to ‘Luke Cage’ – Cancelled by Marvel and Netflix ☹

*Well damn, this is straight bummer. We’ve just learned that Marvel and Netflix have canned “Luke Cage.”

The series which just aired its second season this past Summer, won’t return for a 3rd, according to a Deadline report.

“Unfortunately, Marvel’s Luke Cage will not return for a third season. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is grateful to the dedicated showrunner, writers, cast and crew who brought Harlem’s Hero to life for the past two seasons, and to all the fans who have supported the series,” reads a statement from Netflix and Marvel.

Yes, you can best believe the cancelation came as a surprise, as it was widely expected to be renewed for an additional season. Unlike “Iron Fist,” which Marvel indicated might continue on in some form, but was also cancelled earlier this week, this reads as a definitive end for the series. It’s a shame, because Luke Cage has consistently been held up as one of the better shows in the franchise, while Iron Fist was widely panned, noted The Verge.

In the case of “Iron Fist,” Deadline speculated that the series might migrate over to Disney’s forthcoming streaming service alongside planned shows about Loki and the Scarlet Witch. That goodwill doesn’t appear to be there for Luke Cage. Deadline pointed to Marvel and Netflix’s concrete efforts to develop a third season — they stood up a writer’s room for a third season earlier this year — which were stymied by “rising tensions in the past month,” over “creative differences” between Marvel and Netflix over the scripts that have been developed.

As Gizmodo notes, only time will tell what’s in store for the remaining Marvel shows in Netflix’s roster: “Daredevil,” which just debuted its third season, “The Punisher,” and “Jessica Jones,” which just lost its showrunner, Melissa Rosenberg, in August after she signed a new deal with Warner Bros. TV.

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