Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and All Other Marvel TV Shows Set To Leave Netflix in March
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and all of Netflix's other Marvel TV shows will no longer be available on the streaming service from the beginning of March.
IGN can verify that Netflix's Marvel TV shows are all now prefaced with a removal notice, which states that "this show is available until 1st March." This brief warning is presented at the beginning of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist, and The Defenders, leaving a window of just a few weeks before these titles are removed from the streamer.

IGN's screenshot (above) shows the pop-up message at the beginning of the first season of Marvel's Jessica Jones, on an episode titled "AKA Ladies Night," though no official announcement about the removal of the shows has been made by Netflix as of yet. As such, there has also been no word on where these shows might be heading next, if anywhere.
In 2013, Marvel and Netflix announced a deal that would create a mini Marvel universe on Netflix based on The Defenders. This included original shows starring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Later, a Punisher spinoff was also created and released on Netflix as well as a team-up series for The Defenders.
However, this deal effectively ended in 2019 when Netflix announced that it would be cancelling the remainder of its Marvel shows, possibly in light of the news that Marvel was pursuing its own original television programming, with shows like WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, on the then newly-announced Disney+ streaming service.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Spider-Man: No Way Home and the Hawkeye series.
Last year, Marvel regained the live-action rights to Jessica Jones and The Punisher from Netflix, meaning that all of the Marvel characters Netflix previously held the live-action rights to, including Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, reverted back to Marvel and opened the door for some of those characters to appear in MCU projects.
Just recently, Charlie Cox reprised his role as Matt Murdock for a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, while Vincent D'Onofrio made an appearance as Kingpin in the Disney+ show Hawkeye. There hasn't been any news concerning the return of other characters from Netflix's Marvel shows, but Cox believes there's more Daredevil and Kingpin in the MCU's future.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Report: Original Halo Composers Are Suing Microsoft Over Unpaid Royalties
Halo's original composers are suing Microsoft over unpaid royalties for using their music in the upcoming Halo TV series.
Eurogamer reports that composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori are suing Microsoft, claiming they signed a contract with Microsoft that gives them 20% of profits for any use of their Halo music outside the games — such as in the Halo TV show, soundtrack sales, and so on.
O'Donnell said that while Microsoft pays them quarterly, they believe the amount doesn't represent what they're owed through the true contract.
O'Donnell told Eurogamer, "If this is 20%, then it doesn't seem like Microsoft is really making much money. So we would say, 'could you guys tell us what the numbers are?' And then they just wouldn't. But sure enough, four months later, you would get another little cheque, and just, 'here's your amount'."
Microsoft has stated that O'Donnell and Salvatori's Halo music were done as work-for-hire, meaning O'Donnell and Salvatori made the Halo music for Microsoft with Microsoft retaining the copyright.
Both parties will appear in a pre-trial for the case which is due to take place on May 9th.
Work for hire is a precedent where a creator, like O'Donnell and Salvatori, creates work for a company like Microsoft under contract, and Microsoft would ultimately own the copyright to that work. This is the same precedent that Marvel uses to claim characters created by comic writers while working for Marvel.
In the meantime, the Halo TV series is set to premiere on Paramount+ on March 24, 2022.
Report: Original Halo Composers Are Suing Microsoft Over Unpaid Royalties
Halo's original composers are suing Microsoft over unpaid royalties for using their music in the upcoming Halo TV series.
Eurogamer reports that composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori are suing Microsoft, claiming they signed a contract with Microsoft that gives them 20% of profits for any use of their Halo music outside the games — such as in the Halo TV show, soundtrack sales, and so on.
O'Donnell said that while Microsoft pays them quarterly, they believe the amount doesn't represent what they're owed through the true contract.
O'Donnell told Eurogamer, "If this is 20%, then it doesn't seem like Microsoft is really making much money. So we would say, 'could you guys tell us what the numbers are?' And then they just wouldn't. But sure enough, four months later, you would get another little cheque, and just, 'here's your amount'."
Microsoft has stated that O'Donnell and Salvatori's Halo music were done as work-for-hire, meaning O'Donnell and Salvatori made the Halo music for Microsoft with Microsoft retaining the copyright.
Both parties will appear in a pre-trial for the case which is due to take place on May 9th.
Work for hire is a precedent where a creator, like O'Donnell and Salvatori, creates work for a company like Microsoft under contract, and Microsoft would ultimately own the copyright to that work. This is the same precedent that Marvel uses to claim characters created by comic writers while working for Marvel.
In the meantime, the Halo TV series is set to premiere on Paramount+ on March 24, 2022.
Siberian Teen Jailed for Five Years After Attempting To Blow Up a Russian Government Building… in Minecraft
Three Siberian teenagers have been sentenced for plotting to destroy the Russian Government's Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Minecraft among other activities.
A Russian military court found the teens guilty of "undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities," The Moscow Times reported, with one sentenced to five years in a penal colony.
The other two teens were given three and four-year suspended sentences, though all three were arrested the same time, at 14-years-old, for posting political leaflets on their local FSB office.
The FSB searched their phones after the arrest and found videos of the teens making pyrotechnics and allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails, alongside their plot to blow up the virtual FSB building created in Minecraft.
Nikita Uvarov, the teen given a five-year sentence, told the court: "I had a desire to learn something new, I liked to learn something about physics, chemistry, biology, about various famous scientists; I also watched scientific and educational programs.
He added later: "I am not a terrorist. I am not guilty. I would just like to finish my studies, get an education and go somewhere far away from here, somewhere I don’t irritate anyone from the special services."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.
Siberian Teen Jailed for Five Years After Attempting To Blow Up a Russian Government Building… in Minecraft
Three Siberian teenagers have been sentenced for plotting to destroy the Russian Government's Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Minecraft among other activities.
A Russian military court found the teens guilty of "undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities," The Moscow Times reported, with one sentenced to five years in a penal colony.
The other two teens were given three and four-year suspended sentences, though all three were arrested the same time, at 14-years-old, for posting political leaflets on their local FSB office.
The FSB searched their phones after the arrest and found videos of the teens making pyrotechnics and allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails, alongside their plot to blow up the virtual FSB building created in Minecraft.
Nikita Uvarov, the teen given a five-year sentence, told the court: "I had a desire to learn something new, I liked to learn something about physics, chemistry, biology, about various famous scientists; I also watched scientific and educational programs.
He added later: "I am not a terrorist. I am not guilty. I would just like to finish my studies, get an education and go somewhere far away from here, somewhere I don’t irritate anyone from the special services."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.
Horizon Zero Dawn Has Sold Over 20 Million Copies Across PS4 and PC
Sony and Guerilla Games have announced that Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 20 million copies globally across PlayStation 4 and PC.
The new statistic reflects the number of copies sold on both platforms as of November 2021. Additionally, more than one billion hours have been spent playing the game. This news bodes well for the franchise as its sequel is set to release next week.
Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst said in a Tweet, "Wow, Horizon Zero Dawn has officially sold over 20 MILLION copies around the world across PS4 and PC!" What an incredible achievement Guerrilla, and a big thank you to our hugely supportive fans!"
Wow, Horizon Zero Dawn has officially sold over 20 MILLION copies around the world across PS4 and PC! What an incredible achievement @Guerrilla, and a big thank you to our hugely supportive fans!
— Hermen Hulst (@hermenhulst) February 11, 2022
Now, let's get ready to visit #HorizonForbiddenWest in a week... pic.twitter.com/OsG3jLY2fX
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad mentions that Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition's release on both PS4 and PC helped the game reach the sales milestone. The last known sales figure for the game was over 10 million back in 2019, and so has doubled since then.
Horizon Zero Dawn also now joins God of War (2018), Uncharted 4, and The Last of Us (across both the PS3 version and the PS4 remaster) in the 20 million-plus copies sold category.
The sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, releases on February 18 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. IGN published an exclusive preview of the game last month.
George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey
Horizon Zero Dawn Has Sold Over 20 Million Copies Across PS4 and PC
Sony and Guerilla Games have announced that Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 20 million copies globally across PlayStation 4 and PC.
The new statistic reflects the number of copies sold on both platforms as of November 2021. Additionally, more than one billion hours have been spent playing the game. This news bodes well for the franchise as its sequel is set to release next week.
Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst said in a Tweet, "Wow, Horizon Zero Dawn has officially sold over 20 MILLION copies around the world across PS4 and PC!" What an incredible achievement Guerrilla, and a big thank you to our hugely supportive fans!"
Wow, Horizon Zero Dawn has officially sold over 20 MILLION copies around the world across PS4 and PC! What an incredible achievement @Guerrilla, and a big thank you to our hugely supportive fans!
— Hermen Hulst (@hermenhulst) February 11, 2022
Now, let's get ready to visit #HorizonForbiddenWest in a week... pic.twitter.com/OsG3jLY2fX
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad mentions that Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition's release on both PS4 and PC helped the game reach the sales milestone. The last known sales figure for the game was over 10 million back in 2019, and so has doubled since then.
Horizon Zero Dawn also now joins God of War (2018), Uncharted 4, and The Last of Us (across both the PS3 version and the PS4 remaster) in the 20 million-plus copies sold category.
The sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, releases on February 18 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. IGN published an exclusive preview of the game last month.
George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey
PS5 Was January’s Best-Selling Console in the US
Sony's PlayStation 5 was the United States' best-selling console in January 2022, the NPD Group has announced.
In the analyst group's latest data it has been revealed that the PS5 was the best-selling hardware platform in January in both units sold and dollars made.
The Xbox Series X/S placed second in both categories, though the two consoles' combined front pushed overall hardware sales to the second highest January on record at $390 million, an increase of 22% from January 2021.
The January with the highest figures to date was in 2009, back when the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 had been on the market for a few years.
Despite the huge hardware sales this January, however, spending across game hardware, content, and accessories declined 2% compared to January 2021.
Software sales saw Pokémon Legends: Arceus take the top spot, followed by Call of Duty: Vanguard, Monster Hunter: Rise, Madden NFL 22, and God of War in fifth place.
Both Monster Hunter: Rise and God of War saw massive spikes in sales due to their Steam releases as last month they were 94th and 146th best sellers respectively.
The PS5 has officially outsold the Nintendo Wii U as of February 2 as it hit 17.3 million sales over the holiday period.
The console also had a fantastic 2021, outselling the PS4 in its first fiscal year, breaking the Nintendo Switch's 33-month streak at the top of US hardware sales, and being the fastest-selling console in U.S. history in both unit and dollar sales.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.
PS5 Was January’s Best-Selling Console in the US
Sony's PlayStation 5 was the United States' best-selling console in January 2022, the NPD Group has announced.
In the analyst group's latest data it has been revealed that the PS5 was the best-selling hardware platform in January in both units sold and dollars made.
The Xbox Series X/S placed second in both categories, though the two consoles' combined front pushed overall hardware sales to the second highest January on record at $390 million, an increase of 22% from January 2021.
The January with the highest figures to date was in 2009, back when the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 had been on the market for a few years.
Despite the huge hardware sales this January, however, spending across game hardware, content, and accessories declined 2% compared to January 2021.
Software sales saw Pokémon Legends: Arceus take the top spot, followed by Call of Duty: Vanguard, Monster Hunter: Rise, Madden NFL 22, and God of War in fifth place.
Both Monster Hunter: Rise and God of War saw massive spikes in sales due to their Steam releases as last month they were 94th and 146th best sellers respectively.
The PS5 has officially outsold the Nintendo Wii U as of February 2 as it hit 17.3 million sales over the holiday period.
The console also had a fantastic 2021, outselling the PS4 in its first fiscal year, breaking the Nintendo Switch's 33-month streak at the top of US hardware sales, and being the fastest-selling console in U.S. history in both unit and dollar sales.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.
Charlie Cox Believes There’s More Daredevil and Kingpin in the MCU’s Future
Daredevil star Charlie Cox thinks his time with Kingpin is far from over.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 39-year-old Daredevil actor thinks he’ll cross paths with Wilson Fisk once more.
“I am imagining, I am hoping, that our worlds will collide again,” he said of his former co-star, Vincent D’Onofrio. “Because the stuff we’ve done in the past was tremendous fun to do, and he’s such an incredible actor. We have to start every conversation with, ‘What do you know?’ because you have to be careful. It’s really exciting.”
The last time we saw Daredevil and Kingpin together on screen was in Daredevil Season 3 when the Man Without Fear finally managed to take down Wilson Fisk once and for all. It was the culmination of an incredible show. But now, with both of them returning to the MCU, it looks as though we could see them go head-to-head once again.
“Look, I don’t have any idea what anyone’s plans are at this stage,” explained Cox. “But I presume there’s more for us to do.” However, he then confessed: “I know a little bit — not a huge amount — but a little bit.”
Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed that Charlie Cox would return as Daredevil in the MCU before the iconic superhero made a surprise cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. But the day before No Way Home opened in theaters, we saw Fisk return. Vincent D’Onofrio reprised his role as Kingpin in the hit TV show, Hawkeye. But after the season finale saw Echo seemingly gunning Fisk down, it looks as though we’ll have to cross our fingers for the Kingpin’s safe return.
After all, even D’Onofrio himself claims to not know Kingpin's fate.
“I hope he didn’t die,” said D’Onofrio. “I’m with the fans, I want to keep playing this part. My hope is that we continue.”
If he does, it might not be long before he gets to take on his old nemesis again. Meanwhile, Charlie Cox might have to bite his lip for a little longer.
“I hate lying,” said Cox about his No Way Home cameo. “But I really don’t want to ruin it for anyone. My feeling is, if someone asks you, and you say, ‘I don’t know … We’ll have to wait and see.’ That gives it away! It’s obvious! No one is going to say that if you’re not in it. I am relieved it’s over.”
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
