Sweet Christmas, "Luke Cage" is canceled!

Netflix announced on Friday night that Mike Colter's superhero show would not be coming back for a third season, just four months after the premiere of its long-awaited streaming service release.

Netflix and Marvel announced the cancellation in a joint statement released Friday, according to several reports.

"Unfortunately, Marvel's Luke Cage will not be coming back for a third season," the statement said. "Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is ​​grateful to the showrunner, screenwriters, performers and technical team who have brought the hero of Harlem to life over the last two seasons, as well as to all of us. fans who supported the series. "

This is the second Marvel show in a week to receive Netflix's ax as companion to Hire's hero "Iron Fist" was canceled last Friday.

"Luke Cage" and "Iron Fist" were part of a five-series contract between Netflix and Marvel to tell the story of the heroes of the street in the Marvel Universe, also including "Jessica Jones" , "Daredevil" and the crossover series "Defenders." A derivative of the initial five-deal deal focusing on the anti-hero Frank Castle under the title "The Punisher" was added later. "Jessica Jones" was rehired for a third season in April and "Daredevil" was coming off its third season on Friday.

The twins' cancellation is taking place while Marvel's parent company, Disney, is preparing to launch its own streaming service next year. The popular Marvel superhero movies will eventually migrate exclusively to the Disney service.

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