According to an interview with Inverse Amy Rutberg, who plays Marci Stahl on Daredevil, stated “My contacts at Marvel were very surprised. Any of the rumors that it was a Marvel decision are wrong, I think it was purely a Netflix decision. That comes from personal conversations with people high up at Marvel. They were surprised”

“We had heard rumors we would start production as early as February 2019,” she said. “It’s a little unusual to be that far ahead in the planning and cancel the show, which makes me think Netflix was laboring over whether or not to cancel it. My guess was it was not an easy decision.”

This comes to a stark contrast to a tweet from Netflix that stated the cancellation was due to licensing agreement coming to an end. The implication that Marvel pulled the licensing of the characters causing them to have to cancel. The tweet was sent in response to out coverage of the initial news of the shows cancelation.

Rutberg also stated that the contract between Marvel and Netflix prevents any Defenders characters from appearing on other platforms for the time being. “There is this very real contract with Netflix,” she said. “I had heard 18 months, maybe it’s two years. I suppose it’s possible that Marvel could buy them out, but I have not heard so much as a whisper.”

We find it fascinating that these Marvel/Netflix cancellations are quickly devolving into a he said/she said situation. We will keep an eye on this one to see if any new detail emerge. The only thing we can derive from this is the fact that

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