Netflix cancels 'Iron Fist' after two seasons

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By Darian Scalamoni

            As we eagerly await the return of the Daredevil of Hell’s Kitchen, there is news on another Marvel television program on Netflix that doesn’t receive the same reception. According to multiple outlets, Netflix has cancelled Iron Fist after two seasons.

            To be honest, this result seemed inevitable from the jump. I have still not watched a single episode of this comic book television series, most of the reaction has been negative since the beginning. There has been more optimism after what seems to have been an improved sophomore effort on the streaming service, but it wasn’t enough for Netflix to renew the show for a third season.

            Netflix still has four other Marvel series that are continuing and either coming off of new seasons in 2018 or are awaiting the next chapter with aforementioned Daredevil along with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and The Punisher. Finn Jones played the titular character in the now-cancelled solo series as well as reprised his role in the team-up miniseries, The Defenders.

            Have these Netflix comic book shows lost their luster? It’s certainly possible. Though I loved both seasons of Daredevil thus far and season one of Jessica Jones, I wasn’t as high on Luke Cage and have yet to watch the respective seasons of either of those last two programs I listed. With the upcoming Disney streaming service announcing limited series starring Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, I’m more excited to see what they can do with that rather than the Netflix heroes of New York.

            What do you guys think? Are you upset that Iron Fist was cancelled after two seasons? Are the Marvel Netflix series getting stale? Leave a comment below and let us know!