11 characters Marvel should turn into Netflix shows.

11 characters Marvel should turn into Netflix shows.

Marvel owns loads of characters are more suited to the small screen than the big screen. Here I look at 11 candidates that would make a good TV show.

Editorial Opinion
By SuperStuff - Jan 02, 2015 01:01 PM EST
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1. CLOAK AND DAGGER.

After two runaways cross paths they become best friends, only to be kidnapped and used as test subjects for an experimental drug, the drug gives them powers, and now they spend their spare time running around New Orleans bringing justice to drug dealers. This show could be amazing if done right, bringing 2 lesser known Marvel characters and turning them into something great. One of the best things about these two characters is their dynamic, they would do anything to protect each-other. I would love to see these two characters get their own show.
 

2. PUNISHER.


This character has gone through the mills, after 3 TERRIBLE films (and one amazing one shot), Marvel got the rights back to Punisher. I think they should at least consider giving him his own show. I don't think there is anyone out there who doesn't know Frank Castles origin, we've seen it already...but, what we haven't seen is Punisher done right, the closest we got was a one shot with Thomas Jane, but i think if Marvel were going to do anything with the character they would recast. Punisher is a character that can be viewed as a hero, and a villain, depending on viewpoint, he has often come into conflict with Marvel characters, only to then team up with them later.


3. NIGHTSTALKERS.


After 3 mediocre movies and a terrible TV show, the rights to Blade were finally given back to Marvel, with them rights, also came the opportunity for a bad-ass tv show. The  Nightstalkers are a trio of vampire hunters, consisting of Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake, the show would follow these 3..well..vampire hunting. This show would open up a whole aspect to the Marvel universe previously unseen. If theres anything that the Twilight movies and True Blood proved, its that people LOVE vampires. This show has a lot of potential and honestly i would love to see Blade in all his glory.

4. GHOST RIDER.
 

Ghost Rider has already had 2 awful films fresh in the minds of cinema goers, the problem the films had IMO is that the characters weren't fleshed out enough. If given a Netflix show, the characters would be able to be given more depth. The budget would need to be pretty big, but if done right i would be completely worth it. The show would follow Johnny Blaze, a young man(hopefully not played by Nic Cage) who makes a deal with the devil, only to be tricked into becoming Ghost Rider, every night, if Blaze is around evil, his skin burns up and he gets transformed into a chain-weilding bad-ass. Marvel have 3 characters who have been transformed into Ghost Rider, so they could have the show follow any of them, but as i am only familiar with the one character; Johnny, i hope the show would focus around him.

5. MOON KNIGHT.
 

Moon Knight is often considered as "Marvel's Batman"; and yet, he has never shown up in any of the movies. Moon Knight has the potential to be an amazing show, they could have him show up in the Defenders show, or even crossover into  the movies., a full season would be able to give the character more depth than a movie could, and to put it simply, a movie wouldn't be able to do this awesome character justice.

6. NOVA.
 

I would have this show be an origin story for Richard Rider, following him in his travels through space, and his crime-fighting back on earth, Avengers movies, the budget would have to be pretty big with this one, as Nova's origin involves a lot of space travel. It could be done though, and if done right Marvel could have one of the most exciting shows under its belt.

7. HEROES FOR HIRE.
 

I'd envision this to follow the company founded by Iron Fist and Luke Cage, I would have this show replace the Luke Cage and Iron Fist shows, taking the strong points from each and turning it into its own thing, I would have Misty Knight and Jessica Jones turn up every now and then, they could have crossovers with the Agents of Shield gang. This show has a lot of potential. All the money that Luke Cage and Iron Fist get could be justified as funding for the Defenders team, and it would lead perfectly into a Defenders season 2.
 

8. KA-ZAR.
 

Back when he was a child Kevin Plunder went on a trip to the newly discovered Savage Land (Tropical land hidden in Antarctica where pre-historic creatures still roam around freely), soon after, both his mother and father had died and he was adopted by Zabu; a tiger with human level intelligence. A Ka-Zar Netflix show would basically be able to introduce the Savage Land to fans of the MCU (The savage land has played a big part in many storylines over the years) Think of a show about Tarzan, only his name is Ka-Zar and he lives on an island with dinosaurs. A Ka-zar show has the potential to be amazing, it would need a pretty big budget though, as Ka-Zar sees all sorts of creatures during his daily routine, and he also has a tiger that is beside him almost 24/7. I think this show could be brilliant, all it needs is the right script and screenwriters.

9. SPIDER-MAN.
 

Spider-Man is without a doubt one of Marvels most popular characters. A show following Peter Parker would be able to give the character more depth than a movie ever could. By the end of January 2015 we will know what Marvel/Sonys plans are for this character but until then we can hope he gets his own series. Spider-Man has one of the most impressive rogues gallery in all of Marvel Comics, and I think that could be a strong aspect of the show. A Spiderman show would be able to juggle many villains over the course of a season, and then have them turn up again later on, or team-up. There have been many Spider-Man centric storylines over the years so the creators will have plenty of source material to choose from.(Identity Crisis, Superior Spider-Man or the introduction of Spider-man 2099 and Scarlet Spider are just a few storylines this show could cover)
After a few seasons, when the public is getting sick of Spider-man, Marvel could revamp the whole show, name it "Spectacular Spider-Man" and follow Miles Morales as Spiderman. The possibilities are endless.

10. SLINGERS.
 

One particular storyline in the comics had Peter Parker create 4 new personas because Spider-Man was considered a criminal. After it was revealed  to the public that Spider-Man wasn't actually a criminal Peter Parker no longer had the need for these for Alter Ego's (Dusk, Ricochet, Hornet and Prodigy) and the 4 suits went missing, this storyline could be told in the Spider-Man show, and it would perfectly set up this show. The Slingers are the group of people who came into possession of these suits, and who fought crime wearing them. Each member does have a power, and this show can be an origin story for each of the 4 characters, and how they came into possession of each suit. The only problem Marvel might have with creating this show (not counting the fact that they might not even have the rights to Spider-Man yet) is that one of the 4 characters is a mutant, and Fox have the rights to them so it might not be possible, Marvel could always change the origins up a bit though, so it might not matter.

11. SINISTER 6.
 

Back when it was revealed that Sony was going to have a Sinister 6 movie, just about everyone on the internet let out a big moan, and rightly so...right? A Sinister 6 movie shouldn't really be allowed to exist, lets face it, its doomed to fail..but a Sinister 6 Netflix Show? Thats a whole different story, this has the potential to be so fricking bad-ass. You could have Doctor Octopus as a bad guy in the Spider-Man show, and then have him turn up here, sworn to get revenge on Spider-Man, but portrayed as the good guy. So he recruits 5 other villains that have shown up in the Spider-Man show, and wreaks havoc. From a narrative view, you could have the story be told so that the Sinister 6 are the protagonists, and that Spider-Man is the Antagonist, it would give a fun spin on the villains, focusing on their own inner morale dilemmas and situations. Sandman is simply looking to fund surgery for his daughter, Doc Ock is trying to get revenge on Spider-Man, who messed up his plans to make the world a "better" place, each of the 6 characters could be portrayed as doing "the right thing" in their minds, and then slowly realizing that what they are doing is wrong, and then you can watch their arc and by the end of the show, you could have them as proper bad guys.

What do you guys think, do you's have any suggestions for other Netflix shows?



 

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WinterSoldier33
WinterSoldier33 - 1/2/2015, 1:53 PM
No to spiderman and nova, the special effects would suck. They are not on par with movies.

The rest could work
tonytony
tonytony - 1/2/2015, 2:24 PM
spidernan sinister 6 and nova should be on big screen as effects wouldnt work on tv
StewartGGriffin
StewartGGriffin - 1/2/2015, 2:29 PM
No to Heroes for Hire, Slingers, and Sinister Six. But YES to the rest!

I always thought characters like Moon Knight and Punisher could work as Netflix shows. I thought maybe Blade and Ghost Rider could work too, except you put Blade in a Nightstalkers series, which is a GREAT idea. Ka-Zar, Cloak and Dagger, and Nova are ones that I would love to see that I didn't really think of. And the Nova show could take place on Xandar and tie into Guardians of the Galaxy. And from the moment I heard Marvel may get the rights back to Spider-Man, I immediately thought a Netflix show would be a great way to introduce him and explain his origin. Anyways, Great list!!
Nickk
Nickk - 1/2/2015, 2:29 PM
half of these shows would'nt even get the cgi right and you want a spider man and nova lol ok
kinghulk
kinghulk - 1/2/2015, 2:31 PM
"After 3 mediocre movies"

what was wrong with blade 1 and 2?
Interestein
Interestein - 1/2/2015, 2:41 PM
Punisher, Moon Knight, and Cloak & Dagger are my picks!
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 2:46 PM
@kinghulk
All three of the films left me dissatisfied, which is annoying because I LOVE the character. They're mediocre in my mind, but I get that that's not the case for other people.
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 1/2/2015, 2:59 PM
No Shang-Chi? He'd be PERFECT for Netflix.
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 3:10 PM
@SnapperCarr
I'm not familiar with the character, i wanted to stick with the ones I knew a little bit about.
TheSuperguy
TheSuperguy - 1/2/2015, 3:24 PM
All pretty great choices. Especially like Spider-Man, Punisher, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, and Nightstalkers.

If Marvel ever makes a deal with Fox, they should make Wolverine and Gambit into Netflix shows.
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 3:28 PM
If Marvel make a deal with Fox, i'd love to see a Fantastic 4, Gambit and X-force shows.
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 3:44 PM
I have loads more characters, I originally had a list of 20 and I trimmed it down to 11, so if I think of a few more I might have "11 MORE characters Marvel should make Netflix shows from"
MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 1/2/2015, 4:51 PM
Blade 3 mediocre films 3? Blade 1 & 2 are awesome, very underrated films.

The Punisher "One Shot" was really a fan made short film.

If we are picking characters Marvel Studios does not have the rights to, Spider-Man, than where is the love for the X-Universe? Generation X series, District X series, Exiles series.

One property Marvel owns that did not make your list is the New Warriors. A team consisting of Night Thrasher, Speedball, Squirrel-Girl, Nova (Sam Alexander), Cloak & Dagger would be my dream. Namorita would be cool too.

Ka-Zar needs to be a film franchise. Tarzan and Jurassic Park meet Marvel. I would love to see a Savage Land film, completely set in the Savage Land. Establish the Savage Land in a film, than expand beyond the Savage Land in a sequel.

I want to see a Netflix series based off the Red, White, and Truth Arc. Does not have to be exact, I really want the Buffalo Soldier Isaiah Bradley to join the MCU. Set up Patriot as well.

MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 1/2/2015, 5:01 PM
I have been dying for Spector since the days of Blade on Spike tv. I just hope they focus on his split personalities and the fact he may simply just be nuts instead of Khonshu's vessel. I always loved how fragile and mysterious his psyche was. Perhaps even have the series take place in Egypt.

Also anyone down for some Arabian Knight?
MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 1/2/2015, 5:07 PM
@Snapper hopefully we get some form of cameo from Chi in Iron Fist. Make him Danny's Sensei.
Pasto
Pasto - 1/2/2015, 5:07 PM
I'm only down with a Cloak and Dagger show if Marvel goes balls deep and has a scene where Cloak and Dagger bump uglies (if you know what I mean). That would confirm to me that the show is going to be epic.
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 5:24 PM
All X-related characters will be in the second article, I actually had New Warriors in the first place, but decided to put them in the second one.
MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 1/2/2015, 5:47 PM
@MrNikLander I agree about the MCU Nova Corps. I don't think they have the Nova Force at all. It seems they are more of Xandar's military rather than a peace keeping galactic police force. I doubt we will get any form of Nova. I initially thought maybe in Infinity War, but after watching GotG many times and hearing Gunn's comments about the Nova Corp in the special features, I am convinced we will not be getting a Nova Force.
MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 1/2/2015, 5:49 PM
@SuperStuff I am not sure if I made this clear, great article. I quickly put my two cents in and failed to ensure that you knew this article was fun. I am looking forward to your next article.

TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 1/2/2015, 5:58 PM
Nova needs an actual movie with a big name actor
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 6:07 PM
@MileHighRonin I never actually noticed that, the lack of any powers with the Nova Corps. I'm sure now that i'v thought about it that it was intentional, Marvel wouldnt want an origin for Nova like the one from the comics, cause it would be viewed as lazy, as it is almost the same as Green Lanterns. I'm sure that if Marvel wanted Nova they would be able to think of something, they have proved that they don't mind tweaking characters origins or stories (Mandarin, Ultron, John Garrett and Hank Pym come to mind ). So maybe no Nova Force, but that doesn't necessarily mean we won't get Nova.
SuperStuff
SuperStuff - 1/2/2015, 6:16 PM
Another group I would love to see adapted for television is Omega Flight, but I'd only want to see it adapted if they kept the Canadian origin though. When X-men: First Class was coming out I was delighted because Marvels only Irish character was being adapted...and who did they get to play him? Caleb Landry Jones. I was especially pissed off because Robert Sheehan was in talks to play him but it didnt work out.
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 1/2/2015, 6:23 PM
Really, the Flash looks good on a CW budget and people are worried about a Spider-Man TV series having bad special effects?
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 1/2/2015, 7:41 PM
Blade and the Nightstalkers
Moonknight
Ghost Rider
Brother Voodoo
Leading up to a Midnight Sons crossover

Cloak and Dagger
Punisher
Runaways
Namor
New Warriors
just to name a few others I would find really interesting.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 1/2/2015, 7:42 PM
I guess Namor would be too hard to do on a smaller budget.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 1/2/2015, 7:56 PM
I was writing a fanfic for a "New Midnight Sons" a couple years ago. Never finished. But I loved the cast of characters I picked out.

Blade
Moonknight
Wolverine
Agent Venom (Flash Thompson)
Ghost Rider
Electra
Brother Voodoo
Punisher

A team that you would not want to cross. These guys would seriously [frick] up evil bastards. I wrote them all riding motorcycles. Like Sons of Anarchy with superheroes. Funny that a few of them ended up on the Thunderbolts. Cause I also played around with Deadpool, but he screwed up the dynamic with these other brooding characters. Humors good and all, but he's too funny. They would of been fighting demons. Was playing around with an alliance between Blackheart, Lillith, and the Hand. Cause ya know.....endless demon ninjas to beat the crap out of...
nuyhm7ai
nuyhm7ai - 1/2/2015, 8:58 PM
Agreed spidey works better on tv. Also please let garfield reprise his role. I also love how you include other characters of the spiderman universe to have their own shows. The characters and mythos work better on tv. And the effects can definitely be handled well.
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