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 Netflix has cancelled the Punisher and there will be no
season four of Jessica Jones. This statement was issued to Deadline from Netflix:
"Marvel’s The Punisher will not return for a third season on Netflix. Show runner
Steve Lightfoot, the terrific crew, and exceptional cast including star Jon
Bernthal, delivered an acclaimed and compelling series for fans, and we are
proud to showcase their work on Netflix for years to come. In addition, in
reviewing our Marvel programming, we have decided that the upcoming third season
will also be the final season for Marvel’s Jessica Jones. We are grateful to
show runner Melissa Rosenberg, star Krysten Ritter and the entire cast and crew,
for three incredible seasons of this groundbreaking series, which was recognized
by the Peabody Awards among many others. We are grateful to Marvel for five years of our fruitful
partnership and thank the passionate fans who have followed these series from
the beginning." The streaming service had already cancelled Iron Fist, Luke Cage
and Daredevil. But why did this happen? According to the Live Feed it all came
down to money. Netflix didn’t have an ownership stake in any of the series and
they paid a huge licensing fee for each season. The shows cost a lot of money to
make and some reports said the viewer numbers dropped with each season. So the
question becomes where do the shows go from here since Marvel says the
characters will return but where? Hulu is willing to pick up all of them and
Disney is in talks to buy out Warners share in the streaming service. The first
thing fans thought when the cancellations were announced was the shows will end
up on Disney+. Of the shows Punisher is free to go anywhere since it wasn’t part
of the original Netflix agreement but the other shows cannot appear anywhere
until late 2020/early 2021. |
