The Defenders (TV series)

The Defenders is a Fox television series that has aired since February 6, 2017. The series follows eight heroes and villains brought together to stop a threat in San Francisco.

Cast

 * Emma Dumont as Olivia Stark/Iron Patriot
 * Keiynan Lonsdale as Miles Morales/Spider-Man
 * Brett Dalton as Namor McKenzie/Namor
 * Ian Somerhalder as Marc Spector/Moon Knight
 * Natalie Martinez as Greer Grant/Tigra
 * Aaron Ashmore as Danny Rand/Iron Fist
 * Matthew Fox as Jeffrey Mace/Patriot
 * Luke Mitchell as Dmitri Smerdyakov/Chameleon
 * Zachary Levi as Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter
 * Goran Višnjić as Helmut Zemo/Baron Zemo

Production
In late 2015, after the success of Spider-Man, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, co-showrunners of Spider-Man and Iron Man, expressed interest in doing another spin-off of the series, aside from Captain Marvel. In January 2016, Fox ordered an untitled team-up series to feature characters from both Iron Man and Spider-Man. Throughout the next few months, it was announced that Emma Dumont would be leaving Iron Man to star on the show, while Brett Dalton and Luke Mitchell were announced to be series regulars, after making guest appearances on Iron Man and Spider-Man, respectively. Zachary Levi and Ian Somerhalder were announced on April 22, 2016 to be reprising their roles as Kraven the Hunter and Moon Knight from Spider-Man and Iron Man on the show. On April 27, Fox ordered the 12-episode series, now titled The Defenders, to premiere mid-season, while Natalie Martinez was announced to be a series regular as well. On the same day, Matthew Fox, Aaron Ashmore, and Goran Višnjić were confirmed to be series regulars, without roles disclosed, with Ashmore and Višnjić first appearing in the annual crossover between Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain Marvel in November. In July it was announced that Keiynan Lonsdale was cast as Miles Morales, first appearing in the second season of Spider-Man, rounding out the cast, alongside a teaser for the first episode. In September, Ashmore and Višnjić were announced to be portraying Danny Rand/Iron Fist and Helmut Zemo in the series, while Fox's role as Jeffrey Mace/Patriot was kept secret until the first official trailer dropped on October 29, 2016.