We now know that Marvel is planning to expand the MCU by creating a series of big-budget TV shows that will launch on the Disney Play streaming service.
So far, there have been reports that Marvel is planning on series starring Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, but is it possible that we’ve known about some of the other shows for some time, and have erroneously believed they were movie projects?
Marvel tends to release three films a year – typically two sequels and one new franchise launch. Given that the studio will now be busy producing TV shows as well, that output probably isn’t going to increase anytime soon. But Marvel has rights to over 7,000 characters, a number that will increase dramatically should the Fox/Disney merger go as planned, and the comics are adding new characters all the time. That means a lot of characters and concepts could wind up being developed for Disney’s streaming service.
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Marvel has quite an amazing number of potential projects in the works, including a handful that they’ve hinted at as being “imminent.” Some are spinoffs featuring secondary characters, while others introduce brand new heroes into the MCU. Inhumans has already transitioned from a planned movie project to a TV show, so could the same thing happen to other characters and superhero teams?
MS. MARVEL
Debuting in Marvel Comics back in 2013, Kamala Khan – a.k.a. Ms. Marvel – is one of Marvel’s most culturally relevant legacy heroes. Kamala was created in a similar mold to Peter Parker: a young “everyman” superhero whose struggles are so very familiar to her readers. She’s also Marvel’s first American Muslim superhero, and the comic has traditionally explored concepts of social justice in the context of traditionalist faith.
Back in May, Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios has plans for Kamala Khan. He’s keen on a comic-book-accurate portrayal, which is why Marvel has held back on the project until after the release of Captain Marvel next year. “We wanted to get Captain Marvel out there first,” he revealed, “so that there is something for a young Muslim girl to get inspired by.” It would make sense for Marvel to use these TV shows to launch legacy heroes like Kamala; they’d be aimed at the right demographics to make Disney Play attractive, they’d spin out of the movies pretty effectively, and their episodic format would allow Marvel the time to world-build around them. As Ms. Marvel comic book writer G. Willow Wilson has reflected, the richness of Kamala’s world and the depth of her supporting characters are major reasons the book has been a tremendous success.
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