That Netflix ‘The Punisher’ Spinoff? It’s Not Happening Just Yet…

Briefly: Damn.

Back in January an exciting, believable rumour churned across the internet that had Marvel, Daredevil, and The Punisher fans absolutely ecstatic. Word at the time was that a standalone Netflix The Punisher series was seemingly moments away from being greenlit.

It looks as though this was, sadly, nothing more than a rumour (damn you), as a just published excerpt with Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb, notes that “I think that’s something that people are speculating on, as opposed to something that’s actually happening. It’s certainly our hope that any of our characters will be embraced and that people want to see more of them.”

Now, we can certainly hope that Loeb is simply trying to downplay this whole thing, and that an official The Punisher announcement will arrive just days after Daredevil‘s second season blows all of our minds on March 18th… But for now, hope is all that we can do.

Loeb also spoke on the quick renewal of Jessica Jones, stating that “When they announced that Jessica Jones was getting a second season, every single report said, ‘It should come as a surprise to no one that Jessica Jones has received a second season order’. I’m the guy going, ‘Well, it was a surprise to me! It isn’t a given in television. The fact that we get to continue telling stories with these characters speaks a lot about the quality of the storytelling and the acting and the writing. We are telling the best stories that we can at Netflix, and they seem to be responding to it.”

Daredevil‘s second season hits Netflix in its entirety on March 18th, and we can’t freaking wait. Just how badly do you want to see a standalone The Punisher series? Be sure to sound out below!

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Source: DigitalSpy