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Hollywood studios and networks are losing millions of dollars due to the coronavirus pandemic. Two Marvel showrunners recently had their general deals terminated in an effort to cut costs.
Paul Zbyszewski, who has been working on the upcoming Marvel series for Hulu Helstrom and Steve Lightfoot, the showrunner on Netflix’s The Punisher has rescinded his general deals at Marvel Studios.
The most successful Hollywood studios are being hit hard. After all, Marvel Studios changed a lot of their release dates.
The Punisher, which lasted two seasons, was canceled on Netflix along with the rest of the Marvel shows that were located on the streaming service, and Lightfoot still didn’t seem to have a new show in the studio. That’s probably the reason why Marvel chose to terminate their overall television contract, especially since there will be no new shows in production anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Helstrom settles on Hulu and appears to be still in the works despite other Marvel shows being canceled on the streamer. However, I can’t imagine Marvel having any plans to make it a big part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That would explain why the Zbyszewski deal is also being dropped. The showrunner’s history with Marvel dates back to the start of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, which will also end its tenure at Marvel Studios with the upcoming seventh and final season premiering in May.
