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Disney+ Hotstar Adds Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders on May 21

Disney+ Hotstar Adds Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders on May 21

Netflix Marvel series arriving on Disney+ Hotstar two months after Disney+.

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 10 May 2022 17:38 IST

Disney+ Hotstar Adds Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders on May 21

Photo Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix

Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Claire Temple, Colleen Wing in The Defenders

Highlights

Netflix Marvel series released between April 2015 and June 2019
Daredevil characters showed up in Hawkeye, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Disney+ reportedly exploring Daredevil reboot, but nothing else

Disney+ Hotstar is getting more Marvel shows — the ones that used to be on Netflix — on Saturday, May 21. On Tuesday afternoon, the Disney Star-operated streaming service announced that all 13 seasons of six Marvel Cinematic Universe series made by Netflix would soon be offered on Disney+ Hotstar. That includes Daredevil starring Charlie Cox, Jessica Jones driven by Krysten Ritter, Luke Cage with Mike Colter, the Finn Jones-led Iron Fist, the limited series crossover The Defenders, and The Punisher starring Jon Bernthal. Daredevil and Jessica Jones have three seasons apiece, while Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Punisher ran for two each.

For those wondering how Netflix series are going to end up on Disney+ Hotstar, that's because Netflix never owned them to begin with. They were made in partnership with the now-defunct Marvel Television, and hence were under license from its parent company Disney. When the Mouse House planned its own streaming service Disney+ that would be the home of new MCU series — tied deeper into MCU movies than ever before — Netflix began cutting off all its Marvel productions. (Also, they were very expensive as they were shot in New York.) Jessica Jones season 3 in June 2019 was the last one, before Disney+ launched in the US in November 2019.

The countdown is on.
Marvel's Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders and The Punisher, start streaming May 21. pic.twitter.com/l6PkcUmuQ4
— Disney+ Hotstar (@DisneyPlusHS) May 10, 2022

But the Netflix Marvel series remained on Netflix even after the launch of Disney+, thanks to the contract between Netflix and Marvel Television. The contract expired last year, it seemed, because Marvel Studios began integrating its characters into the larger MCU. Back in December, Daredevil's Wilson Fisk/ Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio) was part of the Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld series Hawkeye. And then later that month, in the interdimensional Spider-Man: No Way Home that united the three Spider-Man eras of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland, Daredevil/ Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) showed up as a lawyer — his day job — after months of speculation and fan expectation.

Following that, on March 16, all six — Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher — were made available on Disney+ in the US and other territories. But there was no word from Disney+ Hotstar then, until now. Come May 21, more of the MCU — though not all, as Runaways and Helstrom are still missing — is now on Disney+ Hotstar. We might even see more of Daredevil as a report from March claimed that Disney+ and Marvel Studios were working on a Daredevil reboot. But there's been no word on any of the others, and it seems they are dead and buried for the time being. Of course, in the MCU, you never say never.

Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher hit Disney+ Hotstar on Saturday, May 21 in India. While Disney+ had to add new parental control settings thanks to the more mature nature of the Netflix Marvel series, Disney+ Hotstar — already home to mature content from the likes of HBO — is asking subscribers to revisit existing parental controls settings to “ensure a viewing experience most suitable for you and your family.”

Cover image full caption: Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Charlie Cox as Daredevil, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, and Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing in The Defenders

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Daredevil Season 1

Release Date 6 January 2016
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, Ayelet Zurer, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio
Director
Phil Abraham, Adam Kane, Ken Girotti, Farren Blackburn, Guy Ferland, Brad Turner, Steven S. DeKnight, Stephen Surjik, Nelson McCormick, Farren Blackburn, Nick Gomez, Euros Lyn
Producer
Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight, Marco Ramirez, Doug Petrie, Erik Oleson, Kati Johnston

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Daredevil Season 2

Release Date 18 March 2016
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, Ayelet Zurer, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, Stephen Rider, Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, Wilson Bethel
Director
Phil Abraham, Marc Jobst, Peter Hoar, Floria Sigismondi, Andy Goddard, Ken Girotti, Michael Uppendahl, Stephen Surjik, Euros Lyn
Producer
Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight, Marco Ramirez, Doug Petrie, Erik Oleson, Kati Johnston

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Daredevil Season 3

Release Date 18 October 2019
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, Ayelet Zurer, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, Stephen Rider, Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, Wilson Bethel
Director
Marc Jobst, Lukas Ettlin, Jennifer Getzinger, Alex Garcia Lopez, Julian Holmes, Stephen Surjik, Sam Miller, Phil Abraham, Toa Fraser, Alex Zakrzewski, Jennifer Lynch, Alex Garcia Lopez, Jet Wilkinson
Producer
Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight, Marco Ramirez, Doug Petrie, Erik Oleson, Kati Johnston

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Jessica Jones Season 1

Release Date 6 January 2016
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Rachael Taylor, Wil Traval, Erin Moriarty, Eka Darville, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Tennant
Director
Stephen Surjik, Uta Briesewitz, Rosemary Rodriguez, Simon Cellan Jones, S.J. Clarkson, David Petrarca, John Dahl, Billy Gierhart, Michael Rymer
Producer
Melissa Rosenberg, Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis, Alan Fine, Hilly Hicks Jr., Howard Klein, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Jim Chory, Dan Buckley, Liz Friedman, Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland

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Jessica Jones Season 2

Release Date 8 March 2018
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, J. R. Ramirez, Terry Chen, Leah Gibson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Janet McTeer
Director
Stephen Surjik, Jennifer Getzinger, Uta Briesewitz, Rosemary Rodriguez, Mairzee Almas, Neasa Hardiman, Deborah Chow, Anna Foerster, Liz Friedlander, Zetna Fuentes, Jennifer Lynch, Millicent Shelton, Minkie Spiro, Jet Wilkinson
Producer
Melissa Rosenberg, Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis, Alan Fine, Hilly Hicks Jr., Howard Klein, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Jim Chory, Jack Kenny, Raelle Tucker

Jessica Jones Season 3

Release Date 14 June 2019
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Benjamin Walker, Sarita Choudhury, Jeremy Bobb, Tiffany Mack, Carrie-Anne Moss
Director
Stephen Surjik, Jennifer Getzinger, Mairzee Almas, Neasa Hardiman, Sanford Bookstaver, Sarah Boyd, Anton Cropper, Tim Iacofano, Michael Lehmann, Krysten Ritter, Larry Teng, Liesl Tommy
Producer
Melissa Rosenberg, Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis, Alan Fine, Hilly Hicks Jr., Howard Klein, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik

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Luke Cage Season 1

Release Date 30 September 2016
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Cast
Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Erik LaRay Harvey, Rosario Dawson, Alfre Woodard
Director
Andy Goddard, Marc Jobst, Clark Johnson, Stephen Surjik, Paul McGuigan, Phil Abraham, Magnus Martens, Sam Miller, Vincenzo Natali, Guillermo Navarro, Tom Shankland, George Tillman Jr.
Producer
Cheo Hodari Coker, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Alison Engel, Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland, Charles Murray

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Luke Cage Season 2

Release Date 22 June 2018
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Cast
Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Gabrielle Dennis, Mustafa Shakir, Jessica Henwick, Finn Jones, Stephen Rider, Alfre Woodard
Director
Andy Goddard, Marc Jobst, Clark Johnson, Stephen Surjik, Neema Barnette, Alex Garcia Lopez, Everardo Gout, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Steph Green, Kasi Lemmons, Lucy Liu, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Millicent Shelton
Producer
Cheo Hodari Coker, Jeph Loeb, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada

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Iron Fist Season 1

Release Date 17 March 2017
Genre Action, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Stroup, Ramón Rodríguez, Sacha Dhawan, Rosario Dawson, David Wenham, Simone Missick, Alice Eve
Producer
John Dahl, Cindy Holland, Allie Goss, Alison Engel, Kris Henigman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Scott Buck, Raven Metzner, Evan Perazzo

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Iron Fist Season 2

Release Date 7 September 2018
Genre Action, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Stroup, Ramón Rodríguez, Sacha Dhawan, Rosario Dawson, David Wenham, Simone Missick, Alice Eve
Director
Mairzee Almas, MJ Bassett, Toa Fraser, Rachel Talalay, David Dobkin, Jonas Pate, Julian Holmes, Sanford Bookstaver, Stephen Surjik, Philip John
Producer
John Dahl, Cindy Holland, Allie Goss, Alison Engel, Kris Henigman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Scott Buck, Raven Metzner, Evan Perazzo

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The Defenders

Release Date 18 August 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime, Superhero
Cast
Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Eka Darville, Elden Henson, Jessica Henwick, Simone Missick, Ramón Rodríguez, Rachael Taylor, Deborah Ann Woll, Élodie Yung, Rosario Dawson, Scott Glenn, Sigourney Weaver
Director
S. J. Clarkson, Peter Hoar, Phil Abraham, Uta Briesewitz, Stephen Surjik, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Farren Blackburn
Producer
S. J. Clarkson, Cindy Holland, Allie Goss, Alison Engel, Kris Henigman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Drew Goddard, Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez, Evan Perazzo

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The Punisher Season 1

Release Date 17 November 2017
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero
Cast
Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Daniel Webber, Paul Schulze, Jason R. Moore, Michael Nathanson, Jaime Ray Newman, Deborah Ann Woll
Director
Jim O'Hanlon, Jeremy Webb, Jet Wilkinson, Andy Goddard, Tom Shankland, Antonio Campos, Kevin Hooks, Marc Jobst, Kari Skogland, Stephen Surjik, Dearbhla Walsh
Producer
Steve Lightfoot, Jim Chory, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Jeph Loeb, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Laura Delahaye, Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland

The Punisher Season 2

Release Date 18 January 2019
Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast
Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Daniel Webber, Paul Schulze, Jason R. Moore, Michael Nathanson, Jaime Ray Newman, Deborah Ann Woll, Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima, Giorgia Whigham
Producer
Tom Shankland, Cindy Holland, Allie Goss, Laura Delahaye, Kris Henigman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Karim Zreik, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Steve Lightfoot, Gail Barringer

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