The executive producers/showrunners from Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2 have been tasked by Marvel with Marvel’s The Defenders for Netflix.

Douglas Petrie (Marvel’s Daredevil, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Marco Ramirez (Marvel’s Daredevil, Orange is the New Black) will serve as showrunners for the miniseries which brings Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist together for a group adventure.  They will also be joined by Drew Goddard (Marvel’s Daredevil, The Martian, Lost, Alias) as the series executive producer.

“We're incredibly excited to be able to bring our four street level heroes together in an epic tale woven by Doug and Marco whose work on Marvel’s Daredevil speaks for itself,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. "They write and produce not only great action and adventure, but also the heart and touch of humor that's makes us Marvel.”

In the comics, the  original Defenders team was formed by Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor and later, the Silver Surfer. However the team has had many incarnations and has always featured a rotating membership. Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daredevil have all been members of different “non-team” Defenders group efforts. This will be the first time Jessica Jones joins the “street level heroes” squad.