With Daredevil: Born Again poised to bring Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock back to the forefront of the MCU, it looks like more familiar faces from Netflix’s Defenders saga could soon follow suit, if a new interview with Marvel’s Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation Brad Winderbaum is anything to go by. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Winderbaum confirmed that the studio is actively exploring ways to reintroduce Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones, Mike Colter’s Luke Cage, and Finn Jones’ Iron Fist into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“I can’t say much, but I’ll tell you that it’s so exciting to be able to play in that sandbox. Obviously we don’t have the unlimited storytelling resources like a comic book… But I can just say that all those variables taken into account, it is certainly something that is creatively extremely exciting and that we are very much exploring.”

So there you have it, folks. While there’s no official announcement yet, it sounds like they want it to happen, which is something positive, right? Before Disney+ became Marvel’s primary streaming hub, the studio launched a darker, more grounded pocket of the MCU on Netflix. It all started with Daredevil in 2015, followed by Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and then finally, The Punisher. The latter starred Jon Bernthal, who also reprises his role in Born Again.

What’s Next for ‘The Defenders’?

While nothing is set in stone, Winderbaum’s comments suggest that Marvel is seriously considering how to reintroduce these characters in a way that makes sense for the current MCU. The studio has already proven it’s willing to bring back past characters, from Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men in No Way Home. If Marvel is looking for more grounded heroes to anchor its street-level stories, it’s hard to imagine a better group to call on than the Defenders.

When asked about other missing figures like Elektra (Elodie Yung) or the Hand, Winderbaum was coy but didn’t rule anything out. “Who knows what the future brings?” he teased. “Once we arc out here, there’s obviously any number of stories that we’d want to revisit or pull from the comics.” Similarly, Born Again executive producer Sana Amanat acknowledged that Elektra is still on Marvel’s radar:

“100 percent it’s in the back of our heads. Eventually, we’ll try to figure out a bit more with that.”

Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Disney+ on March 4.

via Collider