The Defenders (miniseries)

Genre	Action; Drama; Superhero;
Created by	Douglas Petrie; Marco Ramirez;
Based on	Daredevil; by Stan Lee; Bill Everett; ; Jessica Jones; by Brian Michael Bendis; Michael Gaydos; ; Luke Cage; by Archie Goodwin; George Tuska; Roy Thomas; John Romita Sr.; ; Iron Fist; by Roy Thomas; Gil Kane; ;
Starring	Charlie Cox; Krysten Ritter; Mike Colter; Finn Jones; Eka Darville; Elden Henson; Jessica Henwick; Simone Missick; Ramón Rodríguez; Rachael Taylor; Deborah Ann Woll; Élodie Yung; Rosario Dawson; Scott Glenn; Sigourney Weaver;
Composer(s)	John Paesano
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	S. J. Clarkson (1x01 only); Cindy Holland; Allie Goss; Alison Engel; Kris Henigman; Alan Fine; Stan Lee; Joe Quesada; Karim Zreik; Jim Chory; Jeph Loeb; Drew Goddard; Douglas Petrie; Marco Ramirez;
Producer(s)	Evan Perazzo
Production location(s)	New York City
Cinematography	Matthew J. Lloyd; Jim McMillan;
Editor(s)	Jonathan Chibnall; Miklos Wright; Michael Knue;
Running time	44–55 minutes
Release
Original release	August 18, 2017
Chronology
Related shows	Marvel's Netflix television series
Other websites
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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Marvel's The Defenders is an American TV series and the fifth Netflix series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The series was created by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez and was released on August 18, 2017. The series stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Danny Rand / Iron Fist, reprising their roles from Daredevil (2015–2018), Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Luke Cage (2016–2018), and Iron Fist (2017–2018), respectively.^[1] The series was produced by Marvel Television.

Cast and characters

Cast and crew of The Defenders at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con. From left to right: executive producer Jeph Loeb, stars Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Elodie Yung, Deborah Ann Woll, and Jessica Henwick, and showrunner Marco Ramirez.
Sigourney Weaver was praised by critics for her role in The Defenders

Production
Genre	Action Drama Superhero
Created by	Douglas Petrie Marco Ramirez
Based on	Daredevil by Stan Lee Bill Everett Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis Michael Gaydos Luke Cage by Archie Goodwin George Tuska Roy Thomas John Romita Sr. Iron Fist by Roy Thomas Gil Kane
Starring	Charlie Cox Krysten Ritter Mike Colter Finn Jones Eka Darville Elden Henson Jessica Henwick Simone Missick Ramón Rodríguez Rachael Taylor Deborah Ann Woll Élodie Yung Rosario Dawson Scott Glenn Sigourney Weaver
Composer(s)	John Paesano
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	8
Executive producer(s)	S. J. Clarkson (1x01 only) Cindy Holland Allie Goss Alison Engel Kris Henigman Alan Fine Stan Lee Joe Quesada Karim Zreik Jim Chory Jeph Loeb Drew Goddard Douglas Petrie Marco Ramirez
Producer(s)	Evan Perazzo
Production location(s)	New York City
Cinematography	Matthew J. Lloyd Jim McMillan
Editor(s)	Jonathan Chibnall Miklos Wright Michael Knue
Running time	44–55 minutes
Release
Original release	August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)
Chronology
Related shows	Marvel's Netflix television series
Other websites
[{{#property:P856}} Website]