This is a list of unmade and unreleased television projects based on Marvel Comics. Some of these productions were, or still are, in development hell. Projects that have not provided significant production announcements within at least a year would be considered in development limbo until further announcements are released. The following include live-action and animated productions created for television. Along with Marvel Comics properties, projects based on their imprints (Icon Comics, Malibu Comics, CrossGen, Star Comics, Razorline, and Epic Comics) are included.

Live-Action

Richard Egan's Namor In the 1950s, a television series based on the character Namor was planned, starring Richard Egan, but it never finished production.Brevoort, Tom "1950s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 61: "Martin Goodman had been in talks with television executives about turning Namor's adventures into a live-action TV series, reportedly to star actor Richard Egan. However, negotiations wound up going nowhere, and, as a result, Sub-Mariner's extended lease on life came to an end with issue #42."

Sub-Mariner In the early 1970s, a different Namor/Sub-Mariner television pilot was in development, but never finished filming due to the similarity of the short-lived Man from Atlantis series.

Daredevil and the Black Widow In 1975, Angela Bowie secured the TV rights to Daredevil and Black Widow for a duration of one year and planned a TV series based on the two characters. Bowie had photographer Terry O'Neill take a series of pictures of her as Black Widow and actor Ben Carruthers as Daredevil (with wardrobe by Natasha Kornilkoff) to shop the project around to producers, but the project never came to fruition.

Daredevil In 1983, ABC planned a live-action Daredevil pilot. Academy Award-winning writer Stirling Silliphant completed the draft of the program, but it was not aired.

The Amazing Spider-Man revival In a 2002 interview with SFX magazine, Nicholas Hammond revealed that there were plans to do a reunion movie for The Amazing Spider-Man series in 1984. The proposal would have had the original cast team up with the cast of The Incredible Hulk television series (a major hit for CBS), with Hammond appearing in the black Spider-Man costume. According to Hammond, a deal was arranged to have Columbia and Universal Studios co-produce the project. Bill Bixby was going to direct the TV-movie, in addition to reprising the role of David Banner. However, Universal eventually cancelled the project. Hammond said he was told that Lou Ferrigno was unavailable to reprise his role as the Hulk, because he was in Italy filming Hercules. However, in his 2003 autobiography My Incredible Life as the Hulk, Ferrigno stated that he was never contacted about the project, adding that he had recently finished filming Hercules II and that his availability was not an issue.

Dr. Strange

Philip DeGuere was given an ample budget for Dr. Strange, which he wrote, directed, and produced. The film was shot on Universal sets in Los Angeles, going over-schedule by several days because of the special effects, which included a lot of the era's green screen. Friend and composer Paul Chiraha was encouraged to produce an electronic score. Chirara, interviewed in 2016, said that DeGuere had high hopes for the film, and was crushed when it "tanked".

In January 1985, Stan Lee recounted the largely positive experience of working on Dr. Strange, compared with the other live-action Marvel Comics adaptations under the publisher's development deal with CBS and Universal Television in the late 1970s, saying, "I probably had the most input into that one. I've become good friends with the writer/producer Phil DeGuere. I was pleased with Dr. Strange and The [Incredible] Hulk. I think that Dr. Strange would have done much better than it did in the ratings except that it aired opposite Roots. Those are the only experiences I've had with live-action television. Dr. Strange and The Hulk were fine. Captain America was a bit [of a] disappointment and Spider-Man was a total nightmare." CBS did not pick up Dr. Strange as a series.

Captain America Both Captain America and Captain America II: Death Too Soon were intended as pilots for a follow-up TV series, however Universal Television lost the Captain America license shortly after the production of both films. Additionally the licensing fee had increased to $50,000 per episode compared to The Incredible Hulk's $2,500 per episode.

Thor

In 1988, Thor appeared in the live-action television film The Incredible Hulk Returns, which was meant to be a backdoor pilot episode for a live-action Thor series. Thor was played by Eric Allan Kramer, and Donald Blake by Steve Levitt.

Daredevil (The Incredible Hulk spin-off)

As was the case with The Incredible Hulk Returns, the 1989 telefilm The Trial of the Incredible Hulk also acted as a backdoor television pilot for a series for Daredevil, but went unproduced for unknown reasons. Rex Smith portrayed Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the backdoor pilot.

She-Hulk She-Hulk was announced as co-star of an October 1989 made-for-TV film headlining the Incredible Hulk, the 3rd reunion/sequel to the live-action Incredible Hulk series with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno reprising their roles. Although no specific title or actress was announced, in early July of that year, it was still firmly expected to air that autumn. A third Hulk telefilm did appear in February 1990 without any additional Marvel character adaptation. A year later, a proposed She-Hulk series for the ABC network was "dead."

The Revenge of the Incredible Hulk Despite the Hulk's death in the 1990 film, the movie's makers had intended from the start for him to return in The Revenge of the Incredible Hulk, again with Gerald Di Pego as writer. In early July 1989, Iron Man was planned to make a brief appearance. As of July 10, 1990, a script was being written. It has been reported that the fourth film would have featured the Hulk with Banner's mind,The Incredible Lou , Papa Llama's Convention Report, 7 November 2008. and that the project was canceled because Bill Bixby struggled with cancer, but Di Pego has refuted both these claims as fan rumors, pointing out that Bixby's health had not yet begun to decline at the time the film was canceled. Di Pego said that the plot for The Revenge of the Incredible Hulk began with Banner being revived, but no longer able to change into the Hulk. Banner then begins to work for the government in order to prevent accidents like the one that turned him into the Hulk, but is captured by villains and coerced into turning their agents into Hulk-like beings. According to Di Pego, at the film's climax, Banner would be forced to recreate the accident that transformed him into the Hulk to stop the villains' plans. The sequel was canceled because of the disappointing ratings for The Death of the Incredible Hulk.

Untitled Hulk series In 2010, Marvel Television and ABC announced plans for a new live-action Hulk TV series, with Guillermo del Toro and David Eick attached as developers and executive producers. In 2012, Del Toro confirmed that the project was on hold, with little progress having been made. By 2013, Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb stated that the series was "on pause."

Power Pack Following the cancellation of the original comic, Paragon Entertainment Corporation and New World Television developed Power Pack into a live-action show for NBC's Saturday Morning Kids block. While a pilot episode was made, the series was passed on, and the pilot was later picked up by Fox, which chose to broadcast it as a Saturday morning special, on September 28, 1991, rather than ordering an entire series. The 27-minute pilot has subsequently been aired a few times on Fox Kids during the off-season. Minor alterations to the concept were made for the pilot, ranging from the children's parents being aware of their superhuman abilities, Julie's acceleration power being altered to her being able to move at superhuman speed, without the ability to fly, and the "cloud" aspect of Jack's density power being eliminated; he was only able to shrink in size. The children did not wear costumes.

Stealth Warriors In November 1993, Rick Ungar was developing Stealth Warriors for Marvel.

Artisan Entertainment Television Shows On May 16, 2000, Marvel entered into a deal with Artisan Entertainment to produce 13 movies and 2 television series, those being Captain America and Thor.

Bloodstone In 2001, a Ulysses Bloodstone-centered TV series was in development.

Daughters of the Dragon An intended Daughters of the Dragon TV series was in development in March 2001 by Marvel Studios and Tribune Entertainment, The series would have featured Colleen Wing and two other Daughters, but not Misty Knight. The series was never produced, with Wing and Knight eventually making their debut appearances in the shared universe of Marvel's Netflix series.

Black Cat Also in 2001, a planned TV show based on Black Cat was planned for Tribune Entertainment and Marvel Studios, but it never came to fruition.

Ectokid In August 2001, Ectokid was planned as a television show to air on Nickelodeon. Clive Barker would have acted as an executive producer of the television show, with Daley and Murphy as producers. Talking to Daily Variety, Barker explained that he aimed to create "a franchisable world" for the studio, "of great, transcendent beauty; one that reconfigures people's expectations of what ghosts are, of what comes after death."

Night Thrasher A Night Thrasher TV series was originally in early stages of development for UPN in 2002, before eventually being scrapped.

Brother Voodoo In January 2003, Syfy ordered a live-action made-for-TV-movie and backdoor pilot based on the Marvel Comics supernatural character Brother Voodoo. Hans Rodionoff was announced to write the screenplay, set in New Orleans, of this Reveille Productions and Marvel Studios co-production executive produced by Reveille head Ben Silverman and Marvel Studios' Avi Arad and Rick Ungar.

1000 Days In January 2003, Syfy also announced it was developing 1000 Days, a live-action television film and backdoor pilot, based on the Marvel Comic series Strikeforce: Morituri, in which near-future soldiers gain enhanced abilities but die 1,000 days later. Written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, it was a Reveille Productions and Marvel Studios co-production executive produced by Reveille head Ben Silverman and Marvel Studios' Avi Arad and Rick Ungar.

Skrull Kill Krew In 2006, a television series based on Skrull Kill Krew was in development. At some point in time, Marvel ceased development for unknown reasons.Marvel Reports 3Q Earnings , Newsarama, November 6, 2006

Alter Ego In 2006, a television series based on Alias was in development. At some point in time, production was halted for unknown reasons., Newsarama, November 6, 2006 In 2015, a different adaptation of Alias was produced by Netflix, which was developed by Melissa Rosenberg for ABC Studios and Marvel Television. The name change was needed due to the unrelated ABC series Alias.

Moon Knight According to author Doug Moench, a Moon Knight series was licensed by Toei in the late 1970s for production in Japan, but was instead serialized as a manga from 1979-1980. In 2006, Marvel Studios and No Equal Entertainment announced a live-action Moon Knight TV series.Goldman, Eric (October 25, 2006), "Moon Knight TV Series in Development ", IGN (accessed April 12, 2006) Writer Jon Cooksey confirmed in 2008 that he was developing the Moon Knight television series. 10 June 2008. In August 2019, a different Moon Knight series was announced for Disney+, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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