Disney and Netflix have just worked out a deal that gives the streaming site exclusive access to their catalog starting in September. That means if you subscribe to an online streaming service, you won’t be seeing The Lion King, any of the Star Wars films, or the likes of the Avengers anywhere else. This also means that some Disney owned properties, like the canceled Agent Carter, are hitting the rumor mill with a second chance at life.
Agent Carter, which aired two seasons on ABC, was canceled right before the network’s upfront presentation this year, prompting plenty of fan outcry. There’s already a petition in place from fans who want to see Netflix pick up the Hayley Atwell fronted series for more episodes, and if the rumored deal goes down, fans could get that, but maybe not quite how they wanted.
According to ExStreamist, a site that covers news for all streaming platforms, Agent Carter could be picked up by Netflix as an original series to go along with its other Marvel shows. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the show would pick up where the ABC series left off. And that doesn’t even mean the same cast would be back.
When rumors of a possible Netflix revival of the series surfaced, the site reached out to their own Netflix sources to get the scoop, and they didn’t get much, only that, “there are definitely some phone calls being made” and “Netflix and Marvel are exploring all expansions of their current partnerships.” Expanding the current series is more likely in reference to the spinoffs the streaming site is looking at in regards to the current offerings of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. They’ve already ordered The Punisher spinoff, but are looking to expand. The site did, however, get a few more details.
ExStreamist notes that Agent Carter could be covered under the new Netflix and Disney deal since ABC and Marvel are both Disney companies, but the changeover would make things a little more complicated than if Netflix had picked up an ABC series still in development. Jessica Jones did start as an ABC series after all. It’s unclear just why Netflix wouldn’t be able to continue the series in the same way that Hulu did for The Mindy Project or Yahoo did for Community from a deal-making standpoint, but it might all come down to scheduling.
Because Hayley Atwell is signed on to ABC’s Conviction, a drama series that will premiere in the 2016-2017 season, and word is ABC loves it, it’s unlikely they’d work around an Agent Carter schedule with another network. When the option was there for Atwell to do both shows for ABC, there was talk that the network would enable her to film both. But if Agent Carter becomes a Netflix property without the ABC studio behind it, that deal wouldn’t be in place.
So far, there’s been no official word from any of the studios or networks involved on if they’re even making a deal, even if the rumor mill has been in overdrive. We’ll let you know if we hear more. [Source]
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