Marvel's The Defenders: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Marvel's The Defenders follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal - to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together.

Series details

• Title: Marvel's The Defenders
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2017-08-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-08-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 2176

Cast and credited roles

• Charlie Cox — Matt Murdock / Daredevil
• Krysten Ritter — Jessica Jones
• Mike Colter — Carl Lucas / Luke Cage
• Finn Jones — Daniel Rand / Iron Fist
• Elodie Yung — Elektra Natchios
• Sigourney Weaver — Alexandra
• Jessica Henwick — Colleen Wing
• Scott Glenn — Stick
• Rosario Dawson — Claire Temple
• Elden Henson — Foggy Nelson
• Simone Missick — Mercedes "Misty" Knight
• Eka Darville — Malcolm Ducasse

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-08-18; final listed air date 2017-08-18; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Marvel's The Defenders on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.