User blog:ARTaylor/Marvel Television Shuts Down

Marvel Entertainment is phasing out the Marvel Television division, absorbing it into Marvel Studios. There are going to be significant layoffs. While television projects currently in production will continue, anything currently in development is being scrapped.

It's no secret that this year has seen nearly every single live-action series coming to an end, so far the only holdout is Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In addition, word increases that Jeph Loeb is leaving. According to sources, significant portions of Marvel Television staff are being laid off including Cort Lane, Marsha F. Griffin, Mark Ambrose, Tom Lieber, and Aimee Carlson. Loeb will reportedly stay around long enough for the handover to Marvel Studios.

Senior Vice President of Current Programming and Production Karim Zreik and his team will join Marvel Studios to oversee the remaining television shows. They will watch over the live-action Helstrom and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as well as the animated shows M.O.D.O.K., Hit Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler, Howard the Duck, and The Offenders for Hulu. Other staff members are being reassigned.

A statement from the division stated, "The decision has been made to complete Marvel TV projects that are currently in production, but not continue with any further development."

Marvel Television has been in charge of all of their televised efforts, overseeing the animated works with Marvel Animation. It is unknown what is to become of their other efforts or whether the Marvel Animation division will also be absorbed into Marvel Studios. It is known that Marvel Studios is handling What If...? and, as previously stated, that the upcoming Hulu series seem safe for the moment. The fates of upcoming series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Spidey and His Amazing Friends are unknown.