Summary

  • Marvel Studios is overhauling its TV model for the Marvel Cinematic Universe due to behind-the-scenes issues that have affected recent Disney+ shows.
  • The studio is making changes to writers and directors of shows like Daredevil: Born Again and hiring showrunners and head writers to revert to a traditional TV formula.
  • This reset is viewed as a positive sign for the future of the franchise, as it will result in more traditional long-form storytelling and potentially eliminate the issues that have plagued previous Disney+ shows.

The entire TV model of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Marvel Studios is going through an overhaul following multiple behind-the-scenes issues that have affected recent Disney+ shows. Following the release of Avengers: Endgame and the transition between the Infinity Saga and Multiverse Saga, Marvel Studios began implementing TV shows as a storytelling method for their sprawling MCU. While this started out promisingly with WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki, the shows quickly began showing worrying signs from behind-the-scenes issues to the overall way in which they were produced.

Following these issues, Disney+ Marvel shows. THR reports that Marvel is unhappy with the state of various shows which has resulted in changes to writers and directors of productions like Daredevil: Born Again in favor of an entire overhaul of the MCU's TV slate. By hiring showrunners and head writers to oversee pilots and show bibles, the MCU will revert to the more traditional TV formula than what was shown in Phases 4 and 5.

MCU Daredevil in both of his main costumes
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While Matt Murdock is still coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it will take longer than expected as Daredevil: Born Again is starting over.

Why Marvel Resetting The MCU's TV Process Is A Good Thing

Phase 5 MCU Movies and Shows

While the changes being made to Marvel Studios' productions like the highly-anticipated Daredevil: Born Again may be viewed in a negative light, this reset is actually a good sign for the future of the franchise. In moving away from TV productions that feel like stretched-out, overblown, and therefore thin movie scripts, Marvel's TV shows will now feel more like traditional long-form storytelling. This will absolve future MCU Disney+ shows of the issues that have plagued several installments like She-Hulk, Moon Knight, and most prominently Secret Invasion. THR's report highlights the various issues that have affected these shows beginning as early as 2022's Moon Knight.

It was no secret that show creator and writer Jeremy Slater quit and was replaced by director Mohamed Diab, a similar situation to She-Hulk sidelining Jessica Gao - who developed and wrote the show - in favor of director Kat Coiro. This caused conflicting tones in both shows and highlights the unorthodox way the MCU developed TV shows. Affected the worst was Secret Invasion with multiple directors, writers, and creators being completely removed and replaced mid-production. This led to Marvel’s worst-reviewed MCU show yet, something that the overhaul and reversion to more structured, writer-based productions common with TV shows will help the MCU avoid in the future.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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