Donald Glover’s impressive juggling of Atlanta and Deadpool for FX (not to mention thriving film and music careers) mirrors that of Noah Hawley, who created Fargo for the network before launching the comic book adaptation Legion to great success.
Jeph Loeb
After a successful second season of Daredevil, showrunners Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez have signed on to tackle Marvel’s The Defenders for Netflix.
Finn Jones, who is best known for his role as Ser Loras Tyrell in HBO’s hit drama Game of Thrones, is set to play titular role in Marvel’s Iron Fist series for Netflix, Marvel officially confirmed Thursday.
Marvel/Netflix series Iron Fist has signed Scott Buck to executive produce and showrun the series. This will be the fourth series leading up to the mini-series The Defenders.
A look back at the TV news of the week!
ABC adapts another Canadian drama and a new comic book, NBC eyes the Young Turks, Nickelodeon adds another series to their surfer teen lineup, while SyFy surprises everyone with a Stargate cancellation, HBO taps a writer for Gandolfini’s next, and Showtime finds a new showrunner for Dexter.
