7 Redeeming Features Of The Marvel Netflix Series

7. 4/5 Hero Castings

As we edge closer towards the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, there is still rampant speculation about who will show up in Peter Parker’s multiversal adventure. The Sinister Six are all but confirmed and rumours persist about the inclusion of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, but more interesting is the potential presence of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, the first of the Netflix series’ five heroes, which is testament to the excellence of his portrayal.

His Matt Murdock was a huge driver of Daredevil’s initial success and it is difficult to imagine anybody else being able to match the level of empathy that Cox was able to bring to the role.

There have been no rumblings about his fellow Defenders, but Jessica Jones and Luke Cage were similarly well played by Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter, respectively, with the former thriving at showcasing an alternative edge and the latter bringing heart to what could be a very one-dimensional brute character in the wrong hands.

The less said about Game Of Thrones alumnus Finn Jones as Iron Fist the better, though the deck did seem stacked against him from the start. Jon Bernthal as the near-perfect Punisher gave the collection a hit rate of 80% overall, though, which is not to be sniffed at.