10 Reasons Netflix's Marvel Is Definitely Worth Your Time

10. Street Level Issues

The films tend to tackle universe-destroying aliens, and while this is fun, everyday crimes and issues aren't a focus. Even before things got intergalactic, Tony Stark's focus was on geopolitics and war.

This isn't the case with the TV shows.

The Defenders don't only remain on Earth, but they delve into the crevices of day to day life. From poverty stricken apartment blocks in Hell's Kitchen, to gang violence on the streets of Harlem. This is real life stuff.

Take Daredevil (Matt Murdock): his boxer dad struggled to get food on the table, and ended up getting taken out by mobsters in an attempt to make his son proud. This installed a sense of justice in Matt - a compulsion to look out for the little guy - in his day-job (a lawyer) and his crime-fighting night-job.

Luke Cage also has an obligation to bring justice to the streets. In The Defenders miniseries, his main reason for fighting the Hand is to turn the youth of Harlem away from a life of crime.