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Daredevil may have been first out of the gate and was positioned as the flagship of Netflix’s roster of Marvel shows, but the rookie outing of Jessica Jones is arguably the high point in terms of quality. Subscribers binged thirteen seasons of content in the space of four years as the street-level heroes positioned themselves as key members of the streaming service’s original lineup, but Krysten Ritter’s first stint as the private investigator was never bettered in the eyes of many critics and fans.

Ritter was fantastic as the title heroine and perfectly embodied Jessica’s world weariness and general reluctance to become the person everyone expected her to be, while David Tennant’s Kilgrave is one of the finest live-action Marvel villains of the modern era, as the actor radiated sinister charisma during a debut run that tackled some seriously weighty and complex subject matter for...

When Netflix started wielding the axe and culling their Marvel shows, it wasn’t exactly a surprise that Iron Fist was first on the chopping block, with Danny Rand’s solo series far and away the weakest of the bunch. However, it did come as a shock to many when Luke Cage was axed the following week, especially as both seasons had been warmly received by critics and the second run of episodes ended on a cliffhanger that promised an interesting new direction for Mike Colter’s title hero.

At the time, we were unaware that Marvel Studios were in the process of gathering up as many of their properties as humanly possible under one roof, so each Netflix cancellation brought a mixture of incredulity and outrage from fans and subscribers. Building on his warmly received supporting role in Jessica Jones, Colter took center stage and made Luke into a soulful,...

Casting news for Spider-Man 3 has been surreal and chaotic—in the best possible way. Now, in the aftermath of reports that villains from previous franchise iterations like Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock and Jamie Foxx’s Electro will return (in a manner not yet known), a strong rumor is now pointing to the addition of a displaced Marvel hero, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil; a move that, if true, would mark the first big screen acknowledgement of Marvel’s nixed Netflix television corner.

The ever-growing rumor implies that Cox’s Matt Murdock, a.k.a. Daredevil, will go from small-screen cancelation by Netflix to big-screen splendor alongside star Tom Holland as part of the ever-growing Spider-Man 3 cast. The rumor’s renewed momentum noticeably occurs shortly after Netflix’s licensed exclusive rights to Daredevil expired this past November, rendering it open season for Marvel regarding its signature blind lawyer vigilante.

Famed keyboard player Chuck Leavell is — as a native Georgian — all about living amid the moss, even if the group he’s most associated with, the Rolling Stones, are by definition averse to it. A new documentary opening this weekend, “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man,” charts his double life, as one of the most renowned session musicians and touring sidemen in rock ‘n’ roll on one hand, and a celebrated environmentalist with a fixation on Southern forestry on the other.

The film, a three-year labor of love for director Allen Farst, nabbed dozens of the stars the keyboard player has worked with for interviews, including all four current Rolling Stones (Leavell has been their touring musical director since the 1980s), Dickey Betts (that’s Leavell’s work you hear on the Allman Brothers Band’s “Jessica”), Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, John Mayer, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Raitt and others.

Dana Baratta, a writer and producer on such shows as Dawson’s Creek, Private Practice and Jessica Jones, died Sunday at her Los Angeles home after a long battle with ovarian cancer, her family announced. She was 59.

Raised in Maine, Baratta also worked on series including Providence, Pasadena, Cracking Up, The Secret Circle and, most recently, TNT’s Good Behavior.

For the big screen, she wrote and produced Andre (1994), a family film about a seal.

Survivors include her husband, David; stepsons Mathew (and his wife, Jen) and Michael; sister Lise; and brothers Mark and David.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to support Dr. Beth ...

Dana Baratta, a writer and producer on such shows as Dawson’s Creek, Private Practice and Jessica Jones, died Sunday at her Los Angeles home after a long battle with ovarian cancer, her family announced. She was 59.

Raised in Maine, Baratta also worked on series including Providence, Pasadena, Cracking Up, The Secret Circle and, most recently, TNT’s Good Behavior.

For the big screen, she wrote and produced Andre (1994), a family film about a seal.

Survivors include her husband, David; stepsons Mathew (and his wife, Jen) and Michael; sister Lise; and brothers Mark and David.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to support Dr. Beth ...

Exclusive: Jessica Jones alumna Leah Gibson and Nathan Owens (Devious Maids) are set for recurring roles on the second season of the CW’s Batwoman. Both will join new lead Javicia Leslie, along with Shivaani Ghai, who also recurs in the superhero series. Season 2 is slated to premiere in January.

Gibson will play Tatiana aka “The Whisper.” She is a skilled assassin, unflappable and cold as ice in the face of danger. She is one of Safiyah’s most important henchwomen and still harbors feelings for her powerful boss.

Owens will portray Ocean, a zen gardner and thinker with a complicated past. A loyal soldier and fighter, Ocean moves to Gotham looking for a new beginning.

As previously announced, Leslie will play new character Ryan Wilder who is about to become Batwoman, succeeding Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane. Batwoman premiered last fall as the first superhero series in television history...

Exclusive: Midnight, Texas alumna Parisa Fitz-Henley is set to headline Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from longtime Criminal Minds showrunner Erica Messer, Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu and writer David Cornue.

Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of medicine as the backdrop, the show explores the interconnected careers, friendships and romances of Finley and her colleagues, and their tenuous relationship with time.

Fitz-Henley will play the character in all three time frames.

Ambitious and warm with a great sense of humor, Dr. Finley Briar is a brilliant trauma surgeon who can think 15 moves ahead in the surgical chess match against time. Sometimes her amazing medical judgment gets her into trouble, bypassing hospital protocol in favor of the quickest path to saving a life. In...

Kate Bonner and Natasha Wanganeen in ‘Waiyiri.’

After playing characters who were in chains or oppressed earlier in her career, Natasha Wanganeen is relishing the chance to portray a wide diversity of roles.

Demonstrating her versatility, the Ngarrindjeri, Narungga, Kaurna and Noongar woman plays Indigenous bushranger Mary Ann Bugg in Network 10’s upcoming Drunk History Australia; a chef in Closer Productions/ABC comedy Aftertaste; and a government official in Seth Larney’s 2067.

“What I would love to do now is take all the strength from action movies, fantasy and sci-fi and put that into our style,” the Black Lives Matter activist tells If. “We are some of the strongest people on Earth.

“I want our kids to wake up and see us doing powerful things instead of seeing the mainstream media put out news about another death in custody or Indigenous people as alcoholics or facing drug issues. A...

A live-action series based on the Marvel Comics character Silk is in development at Sony Pictures TV, with Amazon in talks to acquire the streaming rights, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

A live-action Silk series would be under Sony’s ownership of all Spider-Man universe characters and would be executive produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The duo signed a nine-figure overall deal with Sony TV last year, which was supposed to include a suite of new TV series based on Sony’s Marvel Universe. Silk is set to be part of a larger roster of characters, similar to Netflix’s “Defenders” franchise that included Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Lauren Moon (“Atypical”) is in talks to write.

It is not clear if Amazon would be the sole platform or just get streaming rights following a linear TV debut. The deal is still in the early stages,...