Marvel's Helstrom (on Hulu)

[Savage Gambino]

I was positive this was cancelled when the decided to move everything to Disney+.

One of the most anticipated entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year is on TV, with “Helstrom,” showrunner Paul Zbyszewski’s horror series based on the comic characters Daimon and Satana Hellstrom. On Friday, Paul Zbyszewski and the cast — including Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy — offered a sneak peek at the new series during the show’s Comic-Con at Home panel. Watch below.

All episodes of the series premiere on Hulu on Friday, October 16. In “Helstrom,” as the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, Helstrom follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills. The Marvel show was created for television and executive-produced by Zbyszewski along with Karim Zreik and Jeph Loeb.

Full story: www.indiewire.com/2020/07/helstrom-teaser-hulu-marvel-series-1234576237/

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Sept 23, 2020 9:57:57 GMT -5 Savage Gambino said:

I was positive this was cancelled when the decided to move everything to Disney+.

It was already deep into production when that decision was made. The odds are against it getting a second season.

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I've been reading comics since the 80's, and I have no clue who Helstrom is.

It's hard to get excited, but so far everything MCU except Inhumans has been at least average, so I guess I'll watch it.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Huge Damien Hellstorm fan. Loved him in the Defenders. Then his mid 90s solo series was one of the few things in that era from Marvel that was worth reading.

[Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h]

Sept 23, 2020 11:46:05 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

I've been reading comics since the 80's, and I have no clue who Helstrom is.

It's hard to get excited, but so far everything MCU except Inhumans has been at least average, so I guess I'll watch it.

Damian Helstrom and Satana are the children of Satan if I remember correctly. I looked them up years ago when they were characters in Avengers Alliance.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Sept 23, 2020 18:36:42 GMT -5 Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h said:

Sept 23, 2020 11:46:05 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

I've been reading comics since the 80's, and I have no clue who Helstrom is.

It's hard to get excited, but so far everything MCU except Inhumans has been at least average, so I guess I'll watch it.

Damian Helstrom and Satana are the children of Satan if I remember correctly. I looked them up years ago when they were characters in Avengers Alliance.

They are kids of a demon that claimed to be Satan. Turns out it wasn't Satan but some lesser demon.

Damien first appeared in the 70s Ghost Rider series. Going by Son of Satan. Then he got a run in Marvel Spotlight and his own solo series. Satana mostly appeared in Marvels 70s era b/w magazine sized comics.

By the 80s Satana was barely used. Damien/Son of Satan joined the Defenders. Fell in love with Hellcat,lost his powers. And him and her retired for years. Then in the 90s boom Damien got another solo series.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Sept 23, 2020 11:27:42 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

Sept 23, 2020 9:57:57 GMT -5 Savage Gambino said:

I was positive this was cancelled when the decided to move everything to Disney+.

It was already deep into production when that decision was made. The odds are against it getting a second season.

That said, they’re pretty much wiping their hands clean of this, right down to the show not officially having the “Marvel’s _______” branding that the other Marvel Television shows have had.

[The Spelunker!]

Real excited for it as I’m a huge fan of the 80s defenders book. I just hope they manage to do right by the characters and make something interesting.

[Savage Gambino]

The reviews are in: critics hate it, viewers love it:

Helstrom has arrived on Hulu and with it, has brought a Hellish view of the Marvel universe that hasn't been seen before in live-action — at least not since Wesley Snipe's Blade trilogy 20-some years ago. Earlier this month, the series debuted to a 50-percent Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes before quickly falling to the 39-percent "Rotten" Rating it currently has. Now that fans have had a chance to binge through the series, however, the review aggregator's "Audience Score" tells a whole different story.

With casual bingers now able to submit their reviews of the show's first season, Helstrom has debuted with one of Marvel Television's highest-ever Audience Scores. In fact, as the show sits with a 91-percent Fresh Audience Score as of this writing, it's currently tied with Daredevil with the best average Audience Score throughout all productions from Marvel Television. ABC's Agents of SHIELD comes in a close second at 90-percent while most other shows from Legion to Netflix's other DefendersVerse properties hover anywhere in the 70 to 80-percent range.

At the very least, the difference between Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer — a score provided by professional critics — and the Audience Score is the most divisive in the whole bunch. Right now there's a 52-point difference between the two metrics of Helstrom. The only other series that comes to close is Iron Fist, which tallied a 37-point rating on the Tomatometer and a 72-percent Fresh score with audiences for a difference of 35 points.

Source: comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/helstrom-and-daredevil-most-popular-marvel-tv-shows-on-rotten-tomatoes/

I'm about three quarters of the way through, and I gotta say, I'm one hundred percent with the audience here. Easily one of the best Marvel television shows I've seen thus far. Tonally, it's very similar to the FX series Legion. Probably won't see it's like among the the Disney+ shows, though WandaVision still looks great.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, it's done.

variety.com/2020/tv/news/helstrom-canceled-hulu-1234852955/

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Dec 14, 2020 14:33:00 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, it's done.

variety.com/2020/tv/news/helstrom-canceled-hulu-1234852955/

I didn't even realize it had begun until I ventured onto Google News for the 1st time in a few months and scrolled 30 stories down the Entertainment tab..

And with this, the age of Jeph Loeb Marvel TV ends with a whimper.

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Dec 14, 2020 16:45:13 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Dec 14, 2020 14:33:00 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, it's done.

variety.com/2020/tv/news/helstrom-canceled-hulu-1234852955/

I didn't even realize it had begun until I ventured onto Google News for the 1st time in a few months and scrolled 30 stories down the Entertainment tab..

And with this, the age of Jeph Loeb Marvel TV ends with a whimper.

To me that's a good thing, as long as they don't just wipe it all away. For example, if you need/want to use Punisher, get Jon Berenthal, if you need/want to use Daredevil use Charlie Cox, etc.

They can sort of "not reference" the previous shows for the most part, but they shouldn't be erased either if that makes sense.