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Daredevil (season 2)
The second season of the American streaming television series ''Daredevil'', which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, follows Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer-by-day who fights crime at night, crossing paths with the deadly Frank Castle / Punisher along with the return of an old girlfriend— Elektra Natchios. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise. The season is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez serving as showrunners, and series creator Drew Goddard acting as consultant. Charlie Cox stars as Murdock, while Jon Bernthal and Élodie Yung are introduced as Castle and Natchios, respectively. Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent D'Onofrio also return from the first season, with Stephen Rider joining them. The season was ordered in April 2015 after the successful relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Cox
Charlie Thomas Cox (born 15 December 1982) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Matt Murdock / Daredevil in several projects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, including lead roles in the television series '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018) and '' The Defenders'' (2017). Cox portrayed Owen Sleater in the second and third seasons of HBO's ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2011–2012) and Jonathan Hellyer Jones in the 2014 film '' The Theory of Everything''. More recently, he starred in the RTÉ drama series ''Kin'' (2021) and the Netflix spy miniseries ''Treason'' (2022). Cox's breakout role was as Tristan Thorn in the 2007 fantasy film '' Stardust'', one of a series of roles he had in predominately British productions during the first decade of his career. He made his West End debut the following year in a revival of the Harold Pinter plays '' The Lover'' and '' The Collection''. Following his successes on-screen in the 2010s, he acted in a 2019 stage production of Harold P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel's Netflix Television Series
Marvel's Netflix television series are a set of interconnected American television series created for the streaming service Netflix, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, they are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and acknowledge the continuity of the franchise's films and other television series. Marvel Television referred to the group of shows collectively as the "Marvel Street-Level Heroes" or "Marvel Knights" series. A deal between Marvel and Netflix to produce several interconnected series was announced in November 2013, with the individual series '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018), ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019), ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018), and '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018) culminating in the crossover miniseries '' The Defenders'' (2017). A spin-off from ''Daredevil'', ''The Punisher'' (2017–2019), was ordered in April 2016. The series were all filmed in New York State, forming the state's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Petrie
Douglas Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He co-wrote the screenplays for the '' Fantastic Four'' film and ''Harriet the Spy''. He has also written for the television shows ''Angel'', ''The 4400'', ''Tru Calling'' and '' American Horror Story: Coven''. He served as a co-executive producer and writer for two seasons on '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and as a consulting producer and writer on the second season of ''Pushing Daisies''. He made a cameo on Joss Whedon's web-based film, ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'', as "Professor Normal". He served as co-executive producer on the first season of the Netflix show '' Daredevil'', and took over as showrunner for its second season alongside Marco Ramirez. In April 2016 Petrie and Ramirez were announced as showrunners of '' The Defenders'', a miniseries that crosses over ''Daredevil'', '' Jessica Jones'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Abraham
Phil Abraham is an American cinematographer and television director. He worked on all six seasons of ''The Sopranos'', initially as a camera operator, then as a cinematographer and eventually as an episodic director. He won the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on the pilot of ''Mad Men'' and has been nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on ''The Sopranos''. Besides working as a cinematographer for ''Mad Men'', he has also worked as a director for fifteen episodes. He picked up two more nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for ''Mad Men'' episodes "The Jet Set" and " The Other Woman". He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with ''Mad Men'' creator Matthew Weiner Matthew Hoffman Weiner () (born June 29, 1965) is an American television w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevil (season 3)
The third and final season of the American streaming television series '' Daredevil'', which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, follows Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer-by-day who fights crime at night. When Wilson Fisk is released from prison, Murdock must decide between hiding from the world or embracing his life as a hero vigilante. The season is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise. It was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with Erik Oleson serving as showrunner and series creator Drew Goddard acting as a consultant. Charlie Cox stars as Murdock, and Vincent D'Onofrio portrays Fisk, with Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, and Stephen Rider also returning from previous seasons; Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, and Wilson Bethel join them. Former series regular Ayelet Zurer also returns in a guest role. The season was ordered in July 2016, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingpin (comics)
The Kingpin (Wilson Grant Fisk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50 (cover-dated July 1967). The "Kingpin" name is a reference to the crime lord title in Mafia slang nomenclature. One of the most feared, dangerous and powerful crime lords in the Marvel Universe, usually depicted as New York City's crime overlord, he was introduced as an adversary of Spider-Man, but later went on to be the archenemy of Daredevil,Furious, Nick (January 25, 2011)"The Top 5 Enemies of Daredevil" comicbooked.com as well as a recurring foe of the Punisher and his adoptive daughter Echo. The Kingpin is the husband of Vanessa Fisk and Typhoid Mary Fisk, and the father of Richard Fisk and Butch Pharris, the latter being his successor as Kingpin. His traditional attire consists of his signature white suit jacket and cane, though his appearance has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Urich
Benjamin "Ben" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative journalist for the New York newspaper ''The Daily Bugle.'' Urich deduced the secret identity of Daredevil and has used him as a source of information and vice versa. To a lesser extent, he has a similar relationship with Spider-Man, whose alter ego Peter Parker was a photographer for the ''Bugle'' who occasionally accompanied Urich on assignments. Urich has used these connections to expose supervillains posing as businessmen including Kingpin and Green Goblin. He has been portrayed by Joe Pantoliano in the 2003 film ''Daredevil''. Ben Urich was also portrayed by Vondie Curtis-Hall in the first season of the Marvel Television streaming television series ''Daredevil'', set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Publication history Create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama '' Chicago Hope'' created by David E. Kelley and as Ben Urich in the Netflix TV series ''Marvel's Daredevil''. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult film ''Gridlock'd''. Early life Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. Designer Kevan Hall is the brother of Vondie. They also have a sister, Sherrie. All of them attended Presentation Our Lady of Victory grade school in Detroit where they were taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the only all black order of nuns in the United States. Career Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical ''Dreamgirls''. He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager. Curtis-Hall has appeared in numerous fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven S
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevil (season 1)
The first season of the American streaming television series '' Daredevil'', which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, follows the early days of Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a lawyer-by-day who fights crime at night, juxtaposed with the rise of crime lord Wilson Fisk. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the films and other Marvel's Netflix television series, television series of the franchise. The season was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, DeKnight Prods. and Goddard Textiles, with Steven S. DeKnight serving as showrunner, and series creator Drew Goddard acting as consultant. Charlie Cox stars as Murdock, while Vincent D'Onofrio plays Fisk. They are joined by principal cast members Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, Ayelet Zurer, and Rosario Dawson. ''Daredevil'' entered development in late 2013, with God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Goddard
Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in film, he wrote ''Cloverfield'' (2008), ''World War Z'' (2013), and '' The Martian'' (2015), the latter earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with ''The Cabin in the Woods''. In 2015, Goddard created the Netflix series '' Daredevil''. Soon after, he directed several episodes of ''The Good Place'' and served as an executive producer for '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'' (2016) and ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), the next installments in the ''Cloverfield'' franchise. His latest project, ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' (2018), starred an ensemble cast consisting of Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, and Chris Hemsworth. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the head writer, script and story editor. They consult with network and studio bosses and lead the artistic vision of the show, including the writers room, editing department, as well as select the set design, staff, cast members, and each actor's wardrobe and hairstyle. In many instances, the showrunner also created the show, and subsequent seasons could feature different showrunners. While the director has creative control over a film's production, and the executive producer's role is limited to investing, in television shows, the showrunner outranks the episodic directors. History In a January 1990 submission to the United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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