# The Defenders (Netflix) premieres in August **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 4, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749 "2017-04-04T17:56:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/1 "2017-04-04T17:56:50Z")
Probably? According to this [article](http://www.avclub.com/article/netflix-announces-defenders-release-date-help-fake-253172) at least. August 18th to be exact. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/2 "2017-04-04T22:15:57Z")
That’s great… so, it’s like a crossover of all the Netflix superhero shows? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/3 "2017-04-04T23:06:16Z")
Yeah. I’m not sure how they’re founding the group, but I figure that Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones cross paths in the first few episodes, and end up as kind of a lower-scale Avengers. Kind of an informal team. I consider the Avengers a loose-knit group, as opposed to a hierarchy, like SHIELD. Especially since the events of _Captain America: Civil War_. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/4 "2017-04-04T23:21:41Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah. I’m not sure how they’re founding the group, but I figure that Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones cross paths in the first few episodes, and end up as kind of a lower-scale Avengers. Kind of an informal team. > > I consider the Avengers a loose-knit group, as opposed to a hierarchy, like SHIELD. I’m now picturing Rosario Dawson with an eyepatch. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/5 "2017-04-04T23:34:44Z")
Is this a remake of the classic series starring E G Marshall? He was a superhero to those of us who resisted. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/6 "2017-04-05T01:04:15Z")
Nope. This is a Netflix show that takes the 4 superhero shows they already have ([Daredevil](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/?ref_=nv_sr_4), [Jessica Jones](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2357547/?ref_=nv_sr_6), [Luke Cage](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322314/?ref_=nv_sr_3), and [Iron Fist](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322310/?ref_=nv_sr_1)), and they team up against various evil forces. IMDB has their summary [here](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4230076/?ref_=nv_sr_1). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749/7 "2017-04-05T01:15:08Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > That’s great… so, it’s like a crossover of all the Netflix superhero shows? Yes, sorry . I just assumed everyone knew what I knew 🙂 It’s essentially The Avengers for the Netflix Marvel heroes.