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The success of Marvel's cinematic universe may finally lead to a TV series
The Avengers success (and the success of the Marvel films in general) may finally be leading to a TV Series.
Since Disney bought Marvel three years ago, there’s been a lot of talk about live-action TV show possibilities, especially since Disney also owns ABC. But nothing has come to fruition, though we keep hearing about the Guillermo del Toro Hulk series that’s been in development for a couple of years now. It was always unclear whether that series could be considered in continuity with the films, though it seemed it would likely be a tenuous connection at best – perhaps focusing on a Bruce Banner younger than the one we see in Avengers.
But Deadline now reports that Marvel Television and ABC and ABC Studios are having conversations about a drama series that would more specifically be set in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Deadline says the connection to Avengers “Would be light” and while it would be set in the same universe, it may not include any of the characters from Joss Whedon’s Avengers film. Right now there’s just “the kernel of an idea,” with many scenarios being discussed, including “a high-concept cop show.”
Marvel of course has a ton of characters they could pull from for such a series, and there are many ways to connect such a series to Avengers without it being Avengers: The TV Series. Even having smaller characters like SHIELD agent Jasper Sitwell (played by Maximiliano Hernandez) from the Marvel films could help make the connection deeper.
