Netflix And Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ Taps ‘Dexter’ Alum Scott Buck As Showrunner
We met Daredevil on his eponymous series earlier this year, and Jessica Jones on her own series last month.Jessica Jonesalso included the first appearance of Luke Cage, who’s now off prepping his own show to debut in 2016. But the fourth and final member of Netflix’s Defenders,Iron Fist, has remained shrouded in mystery. So much so, that rumors cropped up claiming Netflix and Marvel were ditching the previously announced Iron Fist TV series altogether.
But that’s not the case. In fact,Iron Fisthas just taken one big step forward, hiring Dexter and Six Feet Under alumScott Buckto serve as showrunner. More about the new Iron Fist showrunner after the jump.
ComicBook.comandHeroic Hollywoodjointly broke the Iron Fist showrunner news. Here’s the logline they give for the new series:
When exactlyIron Fistwill hit Netflix isn’t clear. It’ll likely be another year or so before Season 1 is ready, so we’re probably looking at late 2016 or 2017. But with a showrunner now on board, we’re hopeful the other pieces will fall into place soon. It should be particularly interesting to see who gets tapped as the lead, given that some vocal fans have called for Marvel tocast an Asian-American actorin the role.
Iron Fistwill be Netflix’s fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe series, afterDaredevil,Jessica Jones, andLuke Cage, and the last one to premiere before the plannedThe Defenderscrossover miniseries. Next year brings the second season ofDaredevil, and possibly another season ofJessica Jonesgiven the success of Season 1.Luke Cagehas not yet announced a release date, though it’s expected to land sometime in 2016 as well.
Buck took over as the showrunner ofDexterstarting in Season 6. (Jessica Jonesshowrunner Melissa Rosenberg is also aDexteralum.) Prior toDexter, Buck served as a producer onSix Feet Underfor most of its run. His other writing credits includeRome,Everybody Loves Raymond,The Oblongs, andCoach.
Iron Fist, also known as Danny Rand, is a master martial artist who can harness his chi (spiritual energy) to enhance his physical and mental abilities. He can concentrate his abilities into an “iron fist” that can strike with superhuman impact. He can also use his chi energy to heal himself and others, or telepathically fuse his consciousness with others'. He’s more fantastical than the Defenders introduced so far, with a backstory that involves a mystical city founded by aliens, but we’ll have to wait and see how Buck and his team at Netflix handle the character’s more supernatural elements.
