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'Daredevil' S3: Netflix redeems itself after several superhero series flops
Here's why 'Luke Cage' and 'Iron Fist' were cancelled while 'Daredevil' looks set to be renewed for another two seasons
AT A GLANCE:
WHAT: Daredevil Season 3.
WHY: To restore your faith in Netflix's ability to deliver compelling superhero series.
WHERE: Netflix.
FULL REVIEW:
In Marvel's movie universe failure is like Pastafarianism, a kooky concept that may exist but in all likelihood is just a crazy idea cooked up by some stoner. Their Netflix series however live in a universe where failure is as real as the fact that filling a petrol tank is so expensive that it now requires a credit check.
Back in 2015 the idea of building a miniaturised version of the Avengers featuring Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and The Punisher seemed like a foolproof idea. The recent failure and subsequent cancellation of both Luke Cage and Iron Fist has shown that Netflix's Marvel universe may have more cracks than a pair of chapped lips but the recent release of the third season of Daredevil may just be the Zambuk Netflix has been looking for.
Three seasons in and the story of Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, has become complicated. Events in the Defenders (think of it as the series version of the Avengers) had seen the blind but all-seeing lawyer's body and sense of self shattered by the building that fell on top of him. Stripped of his other senses Murdock finds himself questioning whether or not he or God are actually good and, more importantly, whether any of it even matters.
Meanwhile his season 1 nemesis Wilson Fisk has struck a deal with the FBI and is being moved from his usual prison digs into a gilded $20m cage.
WATCH | The trailer for season 3 of Daredevil..
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