Iron Fist interpreter on Netflix, Finn Jones explained why the series underperformed so much.
Only two seasons were produced.
“The first season was full of creative challenges and didn’t live up to expectations. It all boiled down to scheduling conflicts. We decided to rush things because we had The Defenders right next and other actors couldn’t change their schedules at that point. So we had to produce thirteen episodes in that allotted time and unfortunately we just didn’t have the time to do what was expected and what was requested. Our intention was to present a truly amazing series of kung fu and martial arts to the public. We failed due to lack of time.”
explained Geekscape Podcast.
“In season two we worked hard to correct course and I think we managed to do that. We did an amazing job getting the story back into the code, but unfortunately it was over just a month later because Disney wanted to create their own series. They wanted to do their own thing on their own platform, which is understandable.”
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iron fist is available in the Disney+ catalogue.
Daniel Rand (Finn Jones) is a billionaire heir to the Rayne Industries fortune. For 15 years, everyone believed he was dead after a plane crash in the Himalayas that killed his parents, Wendell and Heather Rand. But Danny was saved and all this time he lived in the mystical city of K’unLun, one of the seven capitals of heaven. There Danny learned to channel his chi and became the Iron Fist.
Back in New York, he will try to resume his position at the company, now under the command of his childhood friends Joy (Jessica Stroup) and Ward Meachum (Tom Pelphrey). But he must convince everyone that he really is who he says he is and fight the tentacles with the help of Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick).