On the eve of its streaming debut, Netflix and Marvel launch the final trailer for the upcoming show, The Defenders.  Marvel loves it when a plan comes together. And come this Friday, their long-term scheme to launch four separate shows – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist – that culminate in the team-up show titled The Defenders, is […]

Marvel has made undeniable movie history by creating a fully functional cinematic universe over the course of the past decade. However, they have had a much rougher road in replicating that same level of success on the TV side. Many of their Netflix shows have redefined superhero programming, while other programs have been a black […]

The multi-year partnership between Marvel and Netflix has been a stunning success, with the two companies pulling off a long reaching plan that has seen the production of multiple television shows. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, have all had varying levels of success and paved the way for a spin-off series The Punisher and most notably, the […]

The partnership between Netflix and Marvel Studios has been a spectacular success. Daredevil set the gritty tone for the corner of the Marvel cinematic universe that is rarely shown on the big screen. It was followed by Jessica Jones which took superhero entertainment in a refreshing new direction, with a female protagonist that is unlike any other hero […]

Marvel Studios is at it again. This time they are using the immense amount of creative capital they’ve accumulated over the past decade to push their characters in some unexpected ways. While the state of the MCU is more than stable, no character needed a franchise makeover more than Thor. With that in mind, Marvel looked […]

In 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy snuck up on audiences with its unorthodox characters, worlds, and humor. Almost three years later, the team is an established player in the Marvel cinematic universe after a stunning debut and cementing their place in the superhero lexicon. Now writer/director James Gunn is back with the next chapter in the ragtag […]

Netflix and Marvel Studios are on the verge of creating their first super-team for the small screen and it’s just around the corner. Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones, have all left their individual marks and created both overlapping and distinct fanbases. This summer, they will do their best Avengers impersonation and combine their powers as The Defenders. As exciting as […]

The wait is almost over as Marvel and Netflix’s master plan will finally come together in 2017. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, set the stage for the formation of The Defenders. The crime-fighting team is comprised of those three heroes and Iron Fist, the final Defender to be introduced this Spring.  If you have been reading PoG for […]

Marvel Studios is undoubtedly in the business of building cinematic universes in the movies. However, they’ve had an a more anarchic approach to the television side. While they already have found success with their Netflix series of shows and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., they are expanding their reach with Fox’s productions of Legion, and a brand new X-Men show among other […]

Marvel Studios has reached unprecedented heights with the cinematic universe that they have meticulously pieced together over the past nine years. In 2015, their new partnership with Netflix resulted in some of the best superhero television ever created, with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage. In just two months, the fourth series and final member of the superhero quartet […]

If reports are accurate, Peter Dinklage will soon be finding out if the grass is greener on the other side of the cinematic universe fence. The Game of Thrones’ actor first cut his teeth into the superhero world in Fox’s 2014 hit, X-Men: Days of Future Past, as the diabolical politician Bolivar Trask and had seemingly gone back […]

The beauty of the Marvel and Netflix partnership is that we are getting the chance to explore characters and pockets of the MCU, that could never be explored solely at the cinemas. We certainly wouldn’t be getting feature films for Jessica Jones or Luke Cage, so the fact that we get to spend 13 hours […]