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Netflix co - chief executive officer Ted Sarandos discusses what it was like working with Marvel Television regarding budgets and investing more in the show .
Well before ShowrunnerDario Scardapaneand Marvel Television’sCharlie Cox(Matt Murdock ) andVincent D’Onofrio(Wilson Fisk / Kingpin)-starringDaredevil : Born Againpretty much hitched its waggon to the Netflix series canon that came before it , fans of the streaming serve ’s Marvel shows were labor for " The Mouse ’s " Marvel Studios to embrace what work and to not reinvent the wheel . Thankfully , the brakes were score on " suffer Again " early enough so that the well out series could change its creative course . For those who need a refresher , the Netflix / Marvel card includedDaredevil(2015–2018),Jessica Jones(2015–2019),Luke Cage(2016–2018),Iron Fist(2017–2018 ) , andThe Punisher(2017–2019 ) – along with 2017 ’s crossover miniseries , The Defenders . The reason why we ’re bringing this up ? Netflix Co - CEOTed Sarandosreflected back on the waft ’s trade with Marvel ( back then , the serial were produce by EVPJeph Loeb ’s Marvel Television – part of the overall Marvel Entertainment banner – and ABC Studios ) , alluding to a " fistfight " or two over the shows ' budget .
During a profile consultation withVariety , Sarandos hash out the streamer ’s chronicle of investing in original serial and films – noting that Netflix ’s deal with Marvel " was the handsome wad in the history of television . " Sarandos continued , " No one will ever touch it . We committed to five original seasons of TV with no fender – 13 expensive episodes for each show focus around one character . And then a crossover season . Ultimately , we memorize a muckle about the amusement business on that deal . " From there , Sarandos explain what it was like from the streamer ’s linear perspective working with " the onetime Marvel TV regime , which operated independently at Disney " – and , according to Sarandos , were " careful " in terms of want to gift in the shows . " Every time we wanted to make the shows bigger or honorable , we had to fuck on them . Our incentives were not well aligned . We wanted to make great television set ; they wanted to make money . I thought we could make money with great television . "
Coming out of that experience , Sarandos deal what he and the streaming religious service learned from the deal with Marvel . " You want to act upon with people whose incentives are aligned with yours . When people are produce for you , they ’re attempt to produce as cheaply as potential . My incentive is to make it as great as possible . That ’s a object lesson that I take forever . As producers , whatever [ Marvel ] did n’t spend , they kept . So , every time we wanted to add something to the show to make it better , it was a fistfight , " the co - CEO contribute .
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