X
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Danny Rand (Finn Jones) join together to defeat a major threat.
Created By: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Marvel's The Defenders
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 18, 2017
63
6.9
Where to Watch
Summary Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Danny Rand (Finn Jones) join together to defeat a major threat.
Created By: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez
Where to Watch
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
43% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
43% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Intense, mysterious, action-packed and flat-out fun, this series takes all the best aspects of earlier Netflix Marvel shows and rolls them into one great package.
While the show starts as something of a slow burn, once the heroes come together, it more than lives up to the promise fans have been clamoring to see realized. It may not be the strongest Marvel Netflix series thus far (that would be a toss-up between Daredevil and Jessica Jones), but The Defenders splits the differences between its leads, creating something that even casual fans of these shows shouldn’t miss.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 530 User Ratings
6.9
65% Positive
346 Ratings
346 Ratings
24% Mixed
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
11% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 530 User Ratings
6.9
65% Positive
346 Ratings
346 Ratings
24% Mixed
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
11% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
I really like it when multiple heroes team up to fight against a greater evil. The Defenders is a good series. I loved seeing them interact with each other and hearing their banter. I liked every action scene. Great combat choreography as we've come to expect from the Netflix Marvel series. I also think the pacing was good, I don't remember ever being bored. There are also some twists in the story. One of the main criticisms of this series was that the Hand was a boring and underwhelming villain. I don't think that. They weren't the best villain, but they weren't bad by any means.
Report
Some eye-rolly writing drags down even the best parts of The Defenders, which is partly the fault of the writers of course but also partly due to the wholly weak comic DNA, where obvious shows of emotion and declarative sentences dipped in gooey cheese are part of the deal. And yet, despite all of that, The Defenders morphs into a likeable and enjoyable collaboration by the third episode.
The Defenders is a workmanlike series that gets the job done with a reasonable amount of energy and a few bursts of flair.
Defenders rises and falls on what its cast can bring to the mix. The less Finn Jones is onscreen, the better. He might be the most miscast actor in any series ever. Colter brings Luke’s look and nothing else. Now Ritter and Cox, on the other hand, I could binge on a Jones/Murdock spinoff all weekend long.
Iron Fist is the weakest link here, but because he is just a link, there are other characters who can do more of the heavy lifting. The first four of the series’ eight episodes are enjoyable, and Jones, Colter and Cox are especially fun to watch. Whether you’re a Universe denizen or a newbie, there’s no heavy lifting in The Defenders for audience members, either.
The story's larger stakes aren't always clear, and momentum falters, especially in the episodes that jarringly shift focus between the four characters. The Defenders' adversary complicates narrative coherence in the early going, with vague motivations and unclear means.
The defenders ends the cycle of marvel netflix heroes. This show is based on action (obviously), but the story is very simple. I like the fact how different storyline of heroes moves to the same point, but there are several low points. I consider The Defenders an average Marvel's Movie, good from the point of view of cross-over, mid from other hands.
Report
The miniseries might have a majority of boring moments like talking, but the character development is decent enough for marvel fans to forgive. The action sequences are decent and good enough for us to enjoy. Overall, this miniseries is not bad, despite people said is disappointing.
Report
The defenders is an honestly disappointing miniseries. What was supposed to be the Avengers of television was ruined by the inclusion of iron fist.
Report
Well.....they tried at least.
Also 'The Hand' are terrible villains. I'm glad this is the last time we see them.
Report
Production Company:
- ABC Signature
- Goddard Textiles
- Marvel Television
- Netflix
- Nine and a Half Fingers
- Walt Disney Television
Initial Release Date: Aug 18, 2017
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Black Reel Awards for Television
• 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
