Marvel Studios
After a few years of underwhelming performance, Marvel Studios is rebuilding their TV division from the ground up, as evidenced by a recent report that they’ve fired the writers and directors who were working on Daredevil: Born Again.
According to a new report, Marvel Studios brass were so underwhelmed by what’s been shot so far that they’ve decided to put Daredevil: Born Again through a “creative reboot,” which is studio speak for start from scratch.
In late September, Marvel quietly let go of head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman and also released the directors for the remainder of the season as part of a significant creative reboot of the series. The studio is now on the hunt for new writers and directors for the project. [via The Hollywood Reporter]
Daredevil: Born Again isn’t the only aspect of the MCU’s TV division that’s being revamped, as the report further details that Marvel Studios plans to “overhaul” how they make television, specifically by A) hiring showrunners to write pilots and series bibles and B) focusing on multiple-season arcs rather than standalone miniseries.
Here is THR’s description of how the studio was previously producing its television projects.
The company eschewed the traditional TV-making model. It didn’t commission pilots but instead shot entire $150 million-plus seasons of TV on the fly. It didn’t hire showrunners, but instead depended on film executives to run its series. And as Marvel does for its movies, it relied on postproduction and reshoots to fix what wasn’t working.
While Daredevil: Born Again was originally scheduled to release in 2024 that now certainly seems unlikely given that Marvel is bringing the series back to square one.