{"id":80396,"date":"2017-08-11T13:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T13:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/08\/11\/sdcc-2017-showrunner-marco-ramirez-jessica-henwick-talk-marvels-defenders\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:23:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:23:41","slug":"sdcc-2017-showrunner-marco-ramirez-jessica-henwick-talk-marvels-defenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sdcc-2017-showrunner-marco-ramirez-jessica-henwick-talk-marvels-defenders\/","title":{"rendered":"SDCC 2017: Showrunner Marco Ramirez and Jessica Henwick Talk Marvel\u2019s The Defenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

SDCC 2017: Showrunner Marco Ramirez and Jessica Henwick Talk Marvel\u2019s The Defenders<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 11, 2017<\/p>\n

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During San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Marvel and Netflix brought on stage the cast of\u00a0Marvel\u2019s The Defenders –<\/strong>\u00a0Marco Ramirez (Showrunner), Finn Jones (Iron Fist), Mike Colter\u00a0(Luke Cage), Krysten Ritter\u00a0(Jessica Jones), Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Jessica Henwick\u00a0(Colleen Wing), Debra Ann Woll\u00a0(Karen Page), Elodie\u00a0Yung\u00a0(Elektra), and Sigourney\u00a0Weaver.<\/p>\n

After the panel discussion at Hall H, the cast participated in roundtable interviews with select press, including Blackfilm.com<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s The Defenders follows Matt Murdock\/Daredevil (Charlie Cox<\/strong>), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter<\/strong>), Luke Cage (Mike Colter<\/strong>) and Danny Rand\/Iron Fist (Finn Jones<\/strong>), a quartet of singular heroes with one common goal \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

The series follows the releases of Marvel\u2019s Daredevil, Marvel\u2019s Jessica Jones, Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage and Marvel\u2019s Iron Fist.<\/p>\n

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Additional cast members include Sigourney Weaver<\/strong> (Alexandra), Elodie Yung<\/strong> (Elektra), Scott Glenn<\/strong> (Stick), Deborah Ann Woll<\/strong> (Karen Page), Elden Henson<\/strong> (Foggy Nelson), Carrie-Anne Moss<\/strong> (Jeri Hogarth), Rachael Taylor<\/strong> (Trish Walker), Eka Darville<\/strong> (Malcolm Ducasse), Simone Missick<\/strong> (Misty Knight) and Jessica Henwick<\/strong> (Colleen Wing).<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s The Defenders is executive produced by Marco Ramirez and Doug Petrie along with Marvel TV\u2019s Jeph Loeb. The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.<\/p>\n

The Defenders\u00a0premieres globally on Netflix on August 18, 2017 at 12:01am PT.<\/p>\n