The Defenders: New promo hints at Elektra’s return
By Steve Lam
A new promo for Marvel’s The Defenders teases the return of Elektra Natchios.
Elektra Natchios was one of the highlights of Daredevil Season 2 (who are we kidding here? The series is one giant highlight!). She exploded onto the scene as a mysterious woman from Matt’s past. Her involvement with Stick and his mission would later be clarified—she was a member of the Hand.
Though Matt loved her, their relationship was very complicated. In the end, the two decided to run off together. However, those plans would be canceled when Nobu killed her during a climactic rooftop battle.
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An enraged Matt (with an assist from the newly minted Hell’s Kitchen vigilante The Punisher) enacted quick vengeance by using his billy club’s grappling line to throw Nobo off the building. Stick, on the ground floor, would soon finish the job with a well-deserved beheading.
After a heart-wrenching scene of Matt and Stick visiting Elektra’s grave, the audience got the big season finale twist—she’s not dead, or at least she wouldn’t be dead for long. We see the Hand ceremoniously wrap her body and place it in an ancient sarcophagus.
Today, the newest promo for The Defenders Twitter account released a promo that hints at Elektra’s return, which will most likely tie into the major story arc for the upcoming ensemble miniseries.
Oh, great. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/PT4ldeiFRP
— The Defenders (@TheDefenders) May 2, 2017
Next: First look at the Defenders assembled
Production Details
Official Synopsis
"Marvel’s The Defenders follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal – to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together."
Netflix will premiere all eight episodes of Marvel’s The Defenders on August 18, 2017
Produced by S.J. Clarkson, Cindy Holland, Drew Goddard, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Marco Ramirez, and Douglas Petrie, the series will star Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Finn Jones as Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Élodie Yung as Elektra Natchios, Sigourney Weaver as Alexandra, Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse, Simone Missick as Misty Knight, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, Scott Glenn as Stick, Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, and Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing.