In a pretty surprising move, the next Marvel television series will be on neither Netflix nor ABC. Instead, Marvel has found a new partner with Hulu, and their first release will be Runaways.
Created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, Runaways tells the story of a group of teenagers who discover that their parents are part of an evil crime organization. The series, which has been in development hell on the big screen for a decade, has been picked up by Hulu for a full season (episode count TBD) and will come from Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
“We’ve known the Runaways‘ story would make great television,” said Jeph Loeb, the Head of Marvel Television, “and being lucky enough to have Josh and Stephanie – who have time and again created shows that speak so genuinely to this exact audience – write and produce the series is nothing short of remarkable.”
Schwartz and Savage will also serve as the showrunners for Runaways, and Loeb is on-board as a producer.
The most interesting thing about this announcement is the fact that it seemed as if Netflix or ABC would be the ones to scoop up any potential Marvel television product, and Runaways, a fan favorite series since its debut, seemed like the perfect opportunity to attract a different audience than, say, Daredevil or Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It will be extremely interesting to see how (and if) this connects with the Marvel Cinematic Universe at large.
Runaways will premiere on Hulu. Are you excited about this announcement? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below!
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