Tonight, during Marvel’s Comic-Con 2016 panel for the upcoming Netflix seriesLuke Cage, they dropped a surprise teaser for the next next Marvel Netflix seriesThe Defenders, and it’s now online for all to see.The Defenders is theAvengers of the Marvel TV Universe, as it brings together the lead characters from all of the individual Netflix shows for one miniseries event. This is the idea that was set in stone when Marvel first moved forward with an adaptation ofDaredevil on Netflix, which premiered to high praise and was followed by the tremendousJessica Jones, withLuke Cage debuting in September and the last piece of the puzzle,Iron Fist, hitting Netflix sometime next year.
Daredevil showrunnersMarco Ramirez andDoug Petrie serve as executive producers and showrunners onThe Defenders, and while the show hasn’t started filming just yet, thisThe Defenders trailer debuts the logo to the tune of "Come As You Are" and provides some tantalizing voiceover work fromScott Glenn, who plays Stick onDaredevil. Curiously enough, in addition to also unveilingthe first trailer forLuke Cage, it was announced during the Marvel TV panel thatDaredevil has been renewed for a third season, so as soon as Ramirez and Petrie wrap upThe Defenders they’ll have to dive right into the new season ofDaredevil—assuming they’re still serving as showrunners. It’s possible, givenThe Defenders schedule, someone else could be brought in to spearhead the writer’s room while Ramirez and Petrie focus on the team-up series.
Whatever the case, whileThe Defenders won’t premiere on Netflix for some time (2017, as confirmed by the trailer, but probably late 2017), this teaser trailer is a nice signpost of things to come, with a logline that’s at once vague and tantalizing: “Marvel’s The Defenders will unite Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, as they face their biggest threat yet.”
Watch theNirvana-infusedDefenders teaser trailer below.
