No New ‘Jessica Jones’ Or ‘Daredevil’ Until After ‘Defenders’; Netflix Won’t Save ‘Agent Carter’
Netflix’s little corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to expand in a big way, withLuke Cage,Iron Fist, andThe Defendersall coming in the next year or so. But today, we have some updates on what wewon’tbe seeing from them in the near future. The company has revealed that they’re holding off onJessica Jonesseason 2,Daredevilseason 3, andPunisheruntil afterThe Defenders, which means we likely won’t see them until 2018 or so. Oh, and they’ve also explained why they opted not to pick upAgent Carter, which became the MCU’s first cancelled series earlier this summer.
For the past two years, Netflix has been putting out two seasons of Marvel shows per year. In 2015 we gotDaredevilin the spring andJessica Jonesin the fall; this year we gotDaredevilseason 2 in the spring and will seeLuke Cagein September. In 2017, we’ll seeIron FistandThe Defenders… which means all those other shows might not return until 2018.
Marvel/Netflix sked: Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Defenders THEN 2nd and 3rd seasons of the other shows and Punisher.
— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams)June 03, 2025
Marvel hasn’t yet said whenIron FistorThe Defenderswill hit, but if they stick to the two-a-year schedule, it’ll probably be spring and fall, respectively.Iron Fiststarted shooting in April andDefendersis planning shoot sometime this year, at least according toDaredevilstarCharlie Cox, so both are on track to premiere in 2017. But how much longercanNetflix stick to that two-a-year schedule? As of now, they have six different Marvel titles in their stables:Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke Cage,Iron Fist,The Defenders, andPunisher. Will Netflix really make fans wait two or three years between seasons for each title, or could they start dropping three or four new seasons per year?
With so many different shows in the works already, it may be just as well that Netflix opted not to pick up one more. FollowingAgent Carter’s cancellation at ABC earlier this year, some fans held out hope that Peggy and the SSR could resurface at Netflix. But Sarandos has now confirmed that Netflix will not be reviving the Marvel period drama. “We’re looking for truly original brands to own,“he explained, “and in that Marvel space we already have [original comic book shows] – so that was mostly why.” Sarandos added that the existing distribution deals forAgent Cartermade a pickup extra complicated. “Unfortunately, it was a business decision more than a creative one.”
