Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Thursday that Puck said Marvel currently has several live-action series in development for Disney+ but that those projects have not been publicly confirmed by Marvel.
- The reporting frames this news as part of a strategic pullback that began after Bob Iger's return to Disney, when Marvel cut or shelved many planned TV projects and slowed its previous high-volume output.
- Industry sources and Kevin Feige have signaled a shift away from expensive, prestige limited series toward fewer shows designed to cost less and support multiple seasons.
- Kevin Feige confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that the previously planned Nova TV project is now being developed as a feature film, showing how some properties are being moved off the streaming slate.
- Two near-term moments could clarify Marvel’s TV plans: the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel at New York Comic Con on October 8 and the VisionQuest premiere on October 14, which may be treated as tests for the new approach.