Netflix sets premiere date for Marvel’s Daredevil

Charlie Cox stars in the Netflix Original Series “Marvel’s Daredevil.”  Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2014 Netflix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Charlie Cox stars in the Netflix Original Series “Marvel’s Daredevil.”
Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
© 2014 Netflix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Netflix has announced a premiere date for Marvel’s Daredevil, the first in a run of series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe which re being made for the streaming service.

Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.

The series debuts on Friday, April 10th.

Netflix has also announced that its period adventure series Marco Polo will return for a second 10-part run and the start dates for three more shows:

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Friday, March 6, 2015
From creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, this half-hour single-camera comedy series stars Ellie Kemper as Kimmy, who escapes a doomsday cult and decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City.

Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers, and a couple of way-past-due library books, Kimmy’s ready to take on a world she didn’t even think existed anymore.

Wide-eyed but resilient, nothing is going to stand in her way. The 13-episode series, produced by Universal Television, also stars Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane and more.

Bloodline – Friday, March 20, 2015 
When the eldest brother and black sheep of the Rayburn family returns home, he exposes the emotional demons that lie at the core of the family, threatening to tear them apart.

With a stellar cast headlined by Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, Jacinda Barrett, Jamie McShane, Enrique Murciano, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard.

Grace and Frankie – Friday, May 8, 2015
In this irreverent and touching series, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as Grace and Frankie, a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down – and permanently intertwined – when their husbands leave them for each other.

Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.

The series also stars Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn.

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