Netflix cancels PUNISHER and JESSICA JONES

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Exactly a month after the launch of its second season on Netflix, Marvel’s The Punisher has had to bite the bullet as has Jessica Jones.

As the only two series from the TV arm of the comic giant still left on the streamer, there will be no Season 3 of the Jon Bernthal led vigilante series, I’ve learned. The completed third season of the Krysten Ritter starring Jessica Jones will still appear on the streamer but will be put on ice for good after that.

This marks the end of the multi-series, big bucks and big ambitions relationship between Marvel and Netflix that started in 2013 with the announcement of four series and a The Defenders limited series.

“Marvel’s The Punisher will not return for a third season on Netflix,” Netflix confirmed today to Deadline. “Showrunner 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,” the streamer added.

“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,” Netflix also made official this President’s Day. “We are grateful to showrunner 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.”

Though the decision not to bring Punisher back for more has been rumored for weeks, Netflix and Marvel waited until after the January 18 debuting 13-episode Season 2 had been on the streamer for several weeks before making the cancellation official. The end of Jones comes as more of a shocker – though I hear the end of the upcoming third and final season will serve as a savory series finale.

The news of the end of Punisher and Jessica Jones follows the revelation that Walking Dead alum Bernthal is set to join New Line’s The Sopranos prequel feature, which currently has the working title of The Many Saints of Newark. In part it was because of new roles and new work like The Sopranos pic, the streamer didn’t want to have the creators and cast for either show hanging on waiting for renewals that clearly weren’t in the cards

[chazraps]

I feel I can audibly hear the huge prideful smile of the author after typing that "bite the bullet" pun in the opening line.

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Isn't Disney launching their own on-demand streaming service?

Might be wrong here, but I wouldn't be surprised to see all these shows renewed once that starts up.

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Feb 18, 2019 11:56:57 GMT -5 @legendstar said:

Isn't Disney launching their own on-demand streaming service?

Might be wrong here, but I wouldn't be surprised to see all these shows renewed once that starts up.

They just made a big deal with Hulu for...a decidedly quirker lineup of shows. And Hulu seems very interested in reviving the Netflix ones, if Marvel doesn't plan on doing so on the Disney streaming service...

[cabbageboy]

Why would anyone even bother with season 3 of Jessica Jones now that it's already been cancelled? I don't see any particular upside in even reviving it on Hulu, since it pretty much peaked with the Kilgrave storyline. At least with Punisher they waited until after season 2 had been posted and out for a while to cancel it.

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Feb 18, 2019 12:10:26 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

Why would anyone even bother with season 3 of Jessica Jones now that it's already been cancelled? I don't see any particular upside in even reviving it on Hulu, since it pretty much peaked with the Kilgrave storyline. At least with Punisher they waited until after season 2 had been posted and out for a while to cancel it.

Just because something is ending doesn't mean it isn't worth experiencing.

I say this, but I was not at all a fan of the very little I saw of that series.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Feb 18, 2019 12:10:26 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

Why would anyone even bother with season 3 of Jessica Jones now that it's already been cancelled?

I'll bother with it because I liked the first 2 seasons. Season 2 wasn't as good as season 1, but I still liked it.

[chrom]

Knew it was gonna happen.

And those talking about Disney's streaming service, they aren't airing adult themed shows on there

[Kevin Hamilton]

Inevitable but still sad.

[mcmahonfan85]

[Bub (BLM)]

It was inevitable. Disney is being hush about the details, but common sense suggests that Netflix is pissed off that Disney will no longer be selling them streaming rights to their movies. Netflix's Disney library is fairly large, so losing all of it and never getting more is probably something they tried negotionating away from, and obviously failed.

[riseofsetian1981]

I am disappointed that we didn't get a proper Jigsaw and Barracuda.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Berenthal is Punisher

They could make him the Punisher an action trilogy if they really wanted to

Hopefully, it gets revived on Hulu

[Rolent Tex]

All this Hulu talk means nothing if Netflix decides to be spiteful pricks about it. They have a clause apparently where they can’t use the characters or revive the series elsewhere until two years after cancellation...but money talks so we’ll see.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Netflix like Thanos up in this bitch.

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Figured they'd wait until they'd put up the new season of Jessica Jones to do this but still completely obvious it was happening.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

A Letter to Marvel Television Fans from Jeph Loeb

It had never been done before.

Four separate television series, each with different super-talented showrunners, writers, directors, cast and crew, coming out months apart and then...

...they would meet in a single event series all set in the heart of New York City.

We called them The Defenders.

And together we were thrilled by stories of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and even the Punisher joined in!

They said it couldn't be done.

But Marvel assembled amazing teams to write, produce, direct, edit, and score 13 seasons and 161 one-hour episodes.

Take a moment and go online and look at the dazzling list of actors, writers, directors, and musicians who graced us with the very best of their craft.

We loved each and every minute of it.

And we did it all for you -- the fans -- who cheered for us around the world and made all the hard work worth it.

So, Thank You!

On behalf of everyone at Marvel Television, we couldn't be more proud or more grateful to our audience.

Our Network partner may have decided they no longer want to continue telling the tales of these great characters... but you know Marvel better than that.

As Matthew Murdock's Dad once said, "The measure of a man is not how he gets knocked to the mat, it's how he gets back up."

To be continued...!

- Jeph Loeb and all of us at Marvel Television

www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/a-letter-to-marvel-television-fans-from-jeph-loeb

With rumours that Marvel and Hulu are already talking about reviving the Defenders, I'd say there's a pretty good chance of developments being announced in the next few months.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

I never got Jessica Jones's powers. It seemed like sometimes she was super strong and other times not.

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Feb 18, 2019 14:36:11 GMT -5 Rolent Tex said:

All this Hulu talk means nothing if Netflix decides to be spiteful pricks about it. They have a clause apparently where they can’t use the characters or revive the series elsewhere until two years after cancellation...but money talks so we’ll see.

I would suspect, if Disney/Marvel pull all that programming from Netflix soon b/c of their own streaming service, this clause will be enforced.

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Feb 18, 2019 14:36:11 GMT -5 Rolent Tex said:

All this Hulu talk means nothing if Netflix decides to be spiteful pricks about it. They have a clause apparently where they can’t use the characters or revive the series elsewhere until two years after cancellation...but money talks so we’ll see.

I feel like if Netflix were going to use that they'd have waited and cancelled all of the shows at once after the Jessica Jones season had ended. Otherwise you're essentially just going ahead and doing Marvel's job of running down the clock for them.