2015 is going to bring us the first program from Netflix that will join the Marvel universe. With less restrictions than ABC and their Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. due to them being a paid subscriber provider, this should be one show that you'll want to watch! But what can we expect from it?
The show stars Ben Affleck...ehem...Charie Cox as the show's hero, Matt Murdoch (sorry, I couldn't resist!) Luckily, this show will not be returning to any of the 2003 movie's story lines. Considering that this movie put Affleck in sci-fi jail for a long time, this is a smart move. Example? The 2003 movie set out to be a "superhero" flick, where the upcoming television series is going to seem more like a crime drama, with a little superhero stuff thrown in.
Daredevil takes place in the same Marvel universe as the movies, but the story is going to be more localized. It focuses on his crusade to keep "Hell's Kitchen," the neighborhood where Matt Murdoch grew up, from falling to the gangs and criminals that look to take it over. This is what Marvel's TV head, Jeph Loeb, had to say on the matter:
"Within the Marvel universe there are thousands of heroes of all shapes and sizes, but the Avengers are here to save the universe and Daredevil is here to save the neighborhood. It's a very unique look at Hell's Kitchen in New York, where Matt Murdoch grew up and continues to defend it from people who would harm the people that live there."
Loeb continued:
"It does take place in the Marvel cinematic universe. It's all connected. But that doesn't necessarily mean that we would look up in the sky and see Iron Man. It's just a different part of New York that we have not yet seen in the Marvel movies."
The first season (yes, I said first season) will focus on Matt Murdoch, as well as the rise of Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. The Kingpin. Loeb said that Fisk's story arc will be just as important as Murdoch's, and the way that they are writing him may make the viewers a bit sympathetic towards him. It will follow him before he becomes the Kingpin, when he first falls in love and marries his wife Vanessa, and all of the choices that follow and how those choices begin to mold him into the future crime boss. Kingpin will be protrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio, who was brilliantly cast into this role.
Daredevil will be more graphic and darker than any Marvel property so far, but don't expect it to be a "rated-R" program. Even though it will show a lot more violence than past projects, it still remains a family friendly show. Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight had this to say about the show's content:
"When I came onto this there was no way I wanted to make this a hard-R or NC-17, I don't think the material warrents that. It is a little grittier and edgier than Marvel has gone before, but we are not looking to push it to extreme graphic violence, gratuitous nudity or anything like that. The story does not require that and I think would suffer if you pushed it that far."
Daredevil is set to air May 2015 on Netflix.
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