Looks like Hulu is happy with the performance of its two new superhero shows — the streaming service is renewing both Runaways and Future Man for second seasons of 13 episodes each.
Both shows premiered in November. Runaways is based on the Marvel comic created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, and it tells the story of superpowered teenagers who discover that their parents are… Read More
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Lord of the Rings as a streaming TV series? It might happen. Also, Netflix is releasing a comic book with Mark Millar, and Harry Potter is getting its very own Pokémon Go. Plus, TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha enjoy an early look at Marvel’s Runaways, coming to Hulu later this month. We also get into some off-topic chat around the Now You See Me film franchise,… Read More
Hulu’s ‘Runaways’ is bringing a big change to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Longtime fans of Marvel’s Runaways comics might be inclined to argue that, among the company’s near-countless properties, the beloved series requires the least amount of tweaking to be adapted for Hollywood. And from the looks of the new series coming to Hulu this month, its showrunners, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, agree.
Runaways is a relatively recent addition to the Marvel Universe — debuting in 2003 from writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona — which means that unlike many of the older-school Marvel properties created by the legendary Stan Lee and his equally iconic collaborators, the property didn’t come with decades of continuity baggage or need any significant updates to get in step with modern sensibilities. Read more…
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