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Daredevil will be returning to the screen for the first time since the 2003 Ben Affleck film as part of Marvel's landmark deal with Netflix.
It's the biggest superhero team-up since Spider-Man first crashed the Fantastic Four's headquarters in 1962.
Marvel Studios announced its launching four live-action series on Netflix featuring some of its most popular superheroes — and then having those characters join forces in an Avengers-like team for a major mini-series event.
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"Daredevil," whose fans are still licking the wounds from the critically panned 2003 Ben Affleck film, will be the first 13-episode series to debut on the video-streaming site in 2015.
It will be followed by "Jessica Jones," "Iron Fist" and "Luke Cage," several of Marvel's characters based in the gritty Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, who will then come together in a "Defenders" mini-series.
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"This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel's brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling," Alan Fine, president of Marvel Entertainment, said in a statement.
The deal follows on the heels of Marvel's first foray into television, ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which has endured some criticism for not featuring more of the publisher's superheroes.
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"The Defenders" also borrows a page from Marvel's successful movie strategy — which kicked off with standalone "Iron Man," "Captain America" and "Thor" movies and then combined them in last year's "Avengers."
In the four-colored world of the comic books, The Defenders' roster includes The Hulk, Doctor Strange and Submariner — all characters that have been reportedly been considered for their own Marvel standalone movies. The team also includes the Silver Surfer, whose rights are controlled by Twentieth Century Fox as part of the Fantastic Four cinematic universe.
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