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The Defenders

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
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Set a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in N... Read allSet a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in New York City to fight a common enemy: The Hand.Set a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in New York City to fight a common enemy: The Hand.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
105K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,174
258
  • Creators
    • Douglas Petrie(showrunner)
    • Marco Ramirez(showrunner)
  • Stars
    • Charlie Cox
    • Krysten Ritter
    • Mike Colter
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  • Creators
    • Douglas Petrie(showrunner)
    • Marco Ramirez(showrunner)
  • Stars
    • Charlie Cox
    • Krysten Ritter
    • Mike Colter
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    • 363User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 9 nominations total

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    Luke Cage Spotlight
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    Jessica Jones Spotlight
    Iron Fist Spotlight
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    Iron Fist Spotlight
    Daredevil Spotlight
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    Daredevil Spotlight
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    Comic-Con Trailer
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:11
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    Elevator Teaser
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    Comic-Con Teaser
    Trailer 0:58
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    Marvel's The Defenders: Official Trailer 2
    Trailer 2:35
    Marvel's The Defenders: Official Trailer 2

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    Finn Jones and Jessica Henwick in The Defenders (2017)
    Jessica Henwick in The Defenders (2017)
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    Jessica Henwick in The Defenders (2017)
    Finn Jones and Jessica Henwick in The Defenders (2017)
    Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
    Sigourney Weaver in The Defenders (2017)
    Krysten Ritter in The Defenders (2017)
    Charlie Cox and Mike Colter in The Defenders (2017)
    Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
    Sigourney Weaver in The Defenders (2017)

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    Charlie Cox
    Charlie Cox
    • Matt Murdock…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2017
    Krysten Ritter
    Krysten Ritter
    • Jessica Jones
    8 episodes8 eps • 2017
    Mike Colter
    Mike Colter
    • Luke Cage
    8 episodes8 eps • 2017
    Finn Jones
    Finn Jones
    • Danny Rand
    8 episodes8 eps • 2017
    Elodie Yung
    Elodie Yung
    • Elektra Natchios
    8 episodes8 eps • 2017
    Jessica Henwick
    Jessica Henwick
    • Colleen Wing
    6 episodes6 eps • 2017
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Stick
    6 episodes6 eps • 2017
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Alexandra Reid
    6 episodes6 eps • 2017
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Claire Temple
    6 episodes6 eps • 2017
    Wai Ching Ho
    Wai Ching Ho
    • Madame Gao
    6 episodes6 eps • 2017
    Elden Henson
    Elden Henson
    • Foggy Nelson
    5 episodes5 eps • 2017
    Simone Missick
    Simone Missick
    • Misty Knight
    5 episodes5 eps • 2017
    Yutaka Takeuchi
    Yutaka Takeuchi
    • Murakami
    5 episodes5 eps • 2017
    Eka Darville
    Eka Darville
    • Malcolm Ducasse
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017
    Ramón Rodríguez
    Ramón Rodríguez
    • Bakuto
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017
    Rachael Taylor
    Rachael Taylor
    • Trish Walker
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017
    Deborah Ann Woll
    Deborah Ann Woll
    • Karen Page
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017
    Babs Olusanmokun
    Babs Olusanmokun
    • Sowande
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017
    • Creators
      • Douglas Petrie(showrunner)
      • Marco Ramirez(showrunner)
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    • Trivia
      In this series, the founding members of the Defenders are Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. In the comics, the Defenders were formed by The Incredible Hulk, Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, and Namor the Sub-Mariner.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Jessica Jones: Nice ears.

      Daredevil: They're horns.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are a sequence of cityscapes of New York, with colored silhouettes of the Defenders (Daredevil in red, Jessica Jones in blue/purple, Luke Cage in yellow/orange and Iron Fist in green), following themes from previous shows.
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    User reviews363

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Grotesquely disappointing
    Everything about this mash-up feels rushed, the heroes themselves are pale shadows of themselves(except Iron fist, he's equally bad in this as he is in his own series), the villains are 2-dimensional uncomplicated stereotypes, writing/cinematography and production value in general seems to have been compromised because of time restraint.

    Instead of cherry picking the best parts of all shows the creators of this debacle read the description on the back cover of the DVDs and conceived a poor 80s-esque action flick that they stretched out for 8 episodes.

    Why don't they take away anything from their own achievements? Daredevil; The amazing fight scenes, overall dark tones, well-rounded villain. Luke Cage; Atmosphere, Soundtrack, Luke Cage style berzerking. Jessica Jones; Mental Struggle, looming but ever present villain. Iron Fist; *Blank* (They took to much from Iron fist actually.)

    When you give a great recipe to a sub-par chef on a time-limit the yield is not gonna be fantastic. Give the reins over to someone with a deeper understanding of your already set-up framework.

    For the love of god just turn this bad streak around, no more Iron-fist casting or Defenders writing.
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    • Aug 20, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Hộ Vệ Siêu Anh Hùng
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • ABC Signature
      • Goddard Textiles
      • Marvel Television
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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