List of Undeveloped TV Series

The following is a list of the television series that were considered to be in development by either Marvel Television or Marvel Studios with the intent of setting the series within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, based upon different Marvel Comics properties, but ended up not being produced in any way.

Adventure Into Fear Unknown Shows

Adventure Into Fear was planned to be a universe of Marvel Shows on Hulu, including Helstrom, which was the only project released prior to cancellation, and Ghost Rider. In addition to those two shows, two additional shows were planned to be made, each starring an unknown supernatural marvel hero. a trademark for "Glyph", the name of an obscure comics hero, had been filed around this time, suggesting a possible premise for one of these two unknown shows.

Eventually, the four shows would've culminated into a crossover event, where the team of heroes would face off against Lilith.

Cloak & Dagger Season 3

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Damage Control

On October 2, 2015, Deadline reported that ABC ordered a put pilot for Damage Control, a half-hour live-action comedy series based on the Damage Control construction company, with Ben Karlin attached to write. It was also reported that Karlin, David Miner, and Jeph Loeb would serve as executive producers of the series.

On January 11, 2016, at ABC's 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour party, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee revealed that two Marvel comedies were in development. When asked about Damage Control, Lee said: "That's the one that's going to be coming out this season. I haven't read it yet. I can't wait to see it. We hope it's going to be great."

The group Damage Control would eventually appear in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Daughters of the Dragon

In September 2023, former Luke Cage director Marc Jobst revealed there had been plans for a spin-off focusing on Misty Knight and Colleen Wing.

Female-Focused Superhero Series

On August 24, 2017, at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Marvel Television senior vice president of original programming Karim Zreik revealed that Marvel Television was working with ABC on a new female-focused show which was in development. Zreik said that "it’s Jessica Jones-esque" without providing further details.

On September 19, 2018, Deadline reported that ABC has given a production commitment to an untitled hourlong drama from Allan Heinberg, Marvel Television, and ABC Studios about female characters with superpowers. It was also reported that Heinberg and Jeph Loeb would serve as executive producers of the series.

On February 5, 2019, Deadline reported that ABC had opted not to proceed with a pilot order to its female-focused Marvel drama from Allan Heinberg. It was also reported that the series would have been based on lesser-known Marvel characters.

Ghost Rider

On October 8, 2016, at New York Comic Con 2016, Gabriel Luna said that were are "rumblings" about a potential television series centered on Ghost Rider following the introduction of the character on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

On November 9, 2016, in an interview with Comicbook.com, when asked about a potential Ghost Rider solo venture, Gabriel Luna stated: "I don't have a preference. People talk about 'Ah man he'd be great as a feature,' which is [an] idea too... It could be in the cinema, it could live on Netflix, whatever it is." Additionally, Luna confirmed that Marvel Studios had already plotted out the potential for a new Ghost Rider franchise saying: "It's been talked about, there's definitely deals in place for that potential. But I just take it one day at a time. I have so much fun now I just want to make sure I get these episodes right. If they throw more episodes on my plate, I will do my best to do well with those stories as well."

On May 1, 2019, it was announced that Marvel Television was developing a Ghost Rider series for Hulu for their Adventure into Fear series, with Gabriel Luna set to reprise his role as the title character and that Ingrid Escajeda was attached to write and executive produce. It was also announced that the series would premiere in 2020.

On September 25, 2019, Entertainment Weekly reported that Hulu would not be moving forward with the series due to creative differences.

Netflix Show Continuations

Prior to the cancellation of Netflix's Marvel Universe, and the later reintroduction of the characters into the MCU proper, there were plans for additional seasons of The Defenders Saga.

Daredevil Season 4

On November 29, 2018, Netflix announced that Daredevil had been canceled after three seasons. In 2020, former showrunner Erik Oleson shared plans for a potential fourth and fifth season, including ideas such as the proper introduction of the Owl, Melvin Potter's transformation into Gladiator, and Typhoid Mary starring as a main villain. In addition, Bullseye was planned to return in Season 5. Daredevil would eventually get a fourth season in the form of a sequel series, named Daredevil: Born Again.

Luke Cage Season 3

On January 31st, 2024, Former Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker revealed the planned episode titles for the show's third season pre-cancellation, being as following:

• Public Enemy #1
• Don't Believe The Hype
• Louder ThanA Bomb
• BurnHollywood Burn
• You're Gonna Get Yours
• Can't Truss It.
• Brothers Gonna...
• Can't DoNuttin For Ya Man
• Shut EmDown
• Show EmWhatchu Got
• Black Steel In The HourOfChaos
• Welcome To The Terrordome
• Rebel Without A Pause

Iron Fist Season 3

As stated in a 2022 interview by star Finn Jones, Season 3 of Iron Fist would have focused on course-correcting the show, and somewhat adapt the storyline The Immortal Iron Fist. In addition, the character Orson Randall, the prior Iron Fist, would've co-starred.

Most Wanted

On April 9, 2015, Entertainment Weekly reported that Marvel Television and ABC were developing an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off series with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. writer Paul Zbyszewski and executive producer Jeffrey Bell.

On April 20, 2015, Deadline reported that Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood would reprise their roles as Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter, respectively, in the series.

On May 7, 2015, Deadline reported that series was not going forward at ABC.

On May 12, 2015, ahead of ABC's 2015 upfronts presentation, ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee stated that the network decided not to move forward with the spin-off series because the series' two main characters, Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter, helped Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. hit its "creative stride" stating: "We thought the right thing now is to leave them on S.H.I.E.L.D., because S.H.I.E.L.D. is so strong on the moment."

On August 20, 2015, Variety reported that ABC was closing in on a deal to order a pilot for the series, now titled Marvel's Most Wanted.

On January 9, 2016, at ABC's 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour party, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee revealed that the series was going to pilot at ABC stating: "We're absolutely doing that one. I just announced that we're going to pilot on Marvel's Most Wanted, which is a spinoff." Lee also revealed that the series would begin production in the near future stating: "We love the script. We think it's going to be great. We're doing that in the next few months."

On May 12, 2016, Variety reported that the series would not going forward at ABC.

New Warriors

On August 30, 2016, TVLine reported that Marvel Television and ABC Studios were developing a New Warriors comedy series centered on the superhero team of the same name and starring Squirrel Girl. It also reported that the series was a half-hour project and that it was being shopped around to cable and streaming outlets.

On April 5, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Freeform had greenlit the series with a straight-to-series order. It was also reported that Kevin Biegel was nearing a deal to write and executive produce the series and that the series would premiere in 2018.

On June 6, 2017, it was reported that the series' production would take place in Atlanta. On July 10, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the cast of the series.

On November 1, 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Freeform could not find a time slot for the series in their 2018 lineup and that Marvel Television would shop the series to other outlets.

On September 15, 2019, The GWW reported that the series was officially canceled after being passed on by multiple other networks including Disney+ and Hulu.

The Eternals

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On April 17, 2015, Entertainment Weekly reported that John Ridley was working with Marvel Television on a new series that involved reinventing an existing Marvel character or property for ABC.

On May 12, 2015, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee confirmed that a John Ridley Marvel project was in development.

On January 10, 2017, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, ABC Entertainment Group president Channing Dungey stated that Ridley was working on rewriting the script for the series. That same day, during the 2017 winter Television Critics Association press tour, Ridley confirmed Dungey's comment saying: "We’re continuing to work on it. I’m very, very excited about it. I’m lucky in the sense that it’s not the only thing I’m dependent upon, but I will say the number of questions I’m asked about it tells me there’s still an appetite. I do hope to be able to bring it to people in the near term."

On January 13, 2018, at the DC in DC 2018 convention, when asked if his Marvel series had been canceled, Ridley replied: "Perhaps. If I was at Marvel I couldn’t say too much about Marvel. The answer to your question is no comment."

The Eternals would eventually star in a 2021 movie.