Fox Developing Marvel's 'Frank Castle' The Punisher Television Series!

Fox Developing Marvel's 'Frank Castle' The Punisher Television Series!

Recent reports suggest that Fox has bought a television series for MarvelComics character Frank Castle, better known as 'The Punisher.' For more details, make the jump!

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Oct 20, 2011 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Punisher
Source: Variety



The trades of Variety, among other media outlets, are suggesting that Disney's ABC channel has sold a television series based on famous Marvel comics character Frank Castle, better known as 'The Punisher,' to FOX. Learning only last year that Marvel Studios retained the rights to the character, find out below vaguely what they have planned for the vigilante.

The Punisher is described as an hour-long procedural with a Marvel signature and a new take on one of comic book giant’s iconic characters, Frank Castle, a rising star detective with the NYC Police Department who moonlights as the vigilante Punisher seeking justice for those the system has failed. Bernero will executive produce along with Marvel. This marks the first sale this season and the first one ever outside of ABC for Disney-owned Marvel, which is developing TV series based on its properties through ABC Studios.

With ABC series adaptations of The Incredible Hulk and Jessica Jones under development, it seems Marvel-Disney are making use of owning their characters, going beyond the bigscreen; as well they should. Anyhow, while there's three feature films based on The Punisher, the last of which in 2008, do you think a television series does 'Frank Castle' justice?



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Moakynubs
Moakynubs - 10/20/2011, 5:17 PM
This may actually work really well. Better than the movie, at least.
BooYah
BooYah - 10/20/2011, 5:19 PM
Awesome, I'd watch it. And I don't watch much T.V.
BooYah
BooYah - 10/20/2011, 5:19 PM
Wait is this a tv show or tv movie?
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/20/2011, 5:19 PM
[frick]YES[frick]YES[frick]YES
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/20/2011, 5:21 PM
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 10/20/2011, 5:25 PM
Ummm.... that's fine but I hope his family's brutal murder is tied in there somewhere.
BooYah
BooYah - 10/20/2011, 5:26 PM
Nevermind its been updated.
WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 10/20/2011, 5:28 PM
And so it finally happens. Hopefully they will do a good job with it. Nice find bud.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/20/2011, 5:30 PM
@ indoraptor12

i agree,his family has got to be brutally murdered on a family pinic after witnessing a mob killing.

then he becomes a vigilante at night.
SandMan101
SandMan101 - 10/20/2011, 5:30 PM
Should be fun stuff!!
darknight22
darknight22 - 10/20/2011, 5:38 PM
WTF!!!!! THATS BATMAN!!!!! BILLIONAIRE DURING THE DAY AND THEN BATMAN AT NIGHT!!!! Thats all their doing, and I don't see this series lasting long, i'm sorry but thats what it sounds like to me.....
ALmighty1080
ALmighty1080 - 10/20/2011, 5:41 PM
Fox? this should be on AMC or HBO something that would allow for some actual violence to be shown. the summary doesnt really sound like its about him getting revenge for his family either. Human target take 2.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 10/20/2011, 5:44 PM
I'm bummed this won't be on an ABC channel like the other Marvel live action shows.That lessens any chances of crossovers.I've got to say The Third Watch was one of my favorite shows of the past decade, so Bernero seems like a good person for the show.It does seem like they're not going to make Frank a ruthless killer, though.Just a regular vigilante.
SHHH
SHHH - 10/20/2011, 5:47 PM
Pass.... It's Abc...
Marikina
Marikina - 10/20/2011, 5:51 PM
@ALmighty1080: Fox had a guy named Jack Bauer doing his thing for 9 years. I'm concerned for this show getting cancelled 6 episodes in when it doesn't light the world on fire, or the numerous techniques of sabotage Fox is known to perpetrate.

@tazmaniak: The pitch make it sound like Dexter, only not as creepy.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 10/20/2011, 5:53 PM
FOX?!? Really? They cancel everything. It would have better luck on HBO or Showtime.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/20/2011, 5:56 PM
Fx hasn't canceled sons of anarchy.
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 10/20/2011, 5:57 PM
Sounds great, but I would probably watch it if it were on HBO
themayer88
themayer88 - 10/20/2011, 5:59 PM
Awesome. if its on FX itl be a good show. if its on FOX itl suck.
patriautism
patriautism - 10/20/2011, 5:59 PM
This could be flipping awesome.
Wentworth Miller is my choice for a new Frank Castle..
GreendaleHumanBeing
GreendaleHumanBeing - 10/20/2011, 6:00 PM
i dont understand the buisness move behind disney selling the show to fox. abc's ratings have been awful since 2005. selling a project to a competitor is an odd thing to do. can someone explain why this isnt going to be on the aplhabet network?
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 10/20/2011, 6:01 PM
Yes please!
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 10/20/2011, 6:01 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 10/20/2011, 6:02 PM
This is going to be watered down, but with shows like Person Of Interest and CSI being as graphic as they are it may be alright.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 10/20/2011, 6:02 PM
Is Marvel TV actively involved in this series?I mean, this is the first we've heard of it.Jeph Loeb gave an update on their in development series just last week at NYCC and he didn't say anything at all about a Punisher series.

He did say those shows may not be the only thing they were working on, but this show already has a network and an executive producer.They had to have been working on this for a little while.Kinda makes me think they'll have less control/involvement with the series.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 10/20/2011, 6:02 PM
Greendale, cuz they already have 4 shows lined up, 2 of which will be on ABC, so instead of shelving him they are making money by selling the rights and giving fans a chance to see him in action.
BluntForce
BluntForce - 10/20/2011, 6:04 PM
If not HBO or Showtime (Where it should be) then at least put it on Spike or even FX
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 10/20/2011, 6:04 PM
95
95 - 10/20/2011, 6:04 PM
I don't have a TV...
GreendaleHumanBeing
GreendaleHumanBeing - 10/20/2011, 6:05 PM
@CaptainAmerica i understand they will make money through licensing fees. but if fox scores a hit with punisher (whether it winds up on fox or fx), then abc/disney do not gain additional money. the punisher being grounder in reality more-so than the other projects makes it far more likely to gain a tv audience. it would be worth more to use as a backup plan and wait and see if they need to act on it.
MrCameron
MrCameron - 10/20/2011, 6:06 PM
Crossing my fingers for Jon Hamm to get the part.
SHHH
SHHH - 10/20/2011, 6:06 PM
AMC
95
95 - 10/20/2011, 6:07 PM
Frank gets onscreen justice! Bring on a good Punisher series... to HULU. Please! I want to see this!
Hardfelt
Hardfelt - 10/20/2011, 6:09 PM
Hard to imagien how they will deal witht he vilance pretext of the character without compromising. That said, the vengence aspect of The Punishers origin story is great fodder for - dare I say it - a "Family angle". His vigilantism is certainly apropos of the times.
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