Netflix announces The Defenders’ release date with the help of fake news

Iron Fist debuted last month to less than rave reviews, but at least Danny Rand’s arrival meant that Netflix had finally finished introducing all of The Defenders. The 8-part series has loomed since about the time Daredevil first hit the Netflix scene, with various hints dropping between the premieres of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. We know Sigourney Weaver is going to be the big threat to The Defenders, and now we finally have a release date. A short teaser popped up earlier today (which has since been pulled), and it shows a somber-looking Luke, a desperate-to-cling-to-his-anonymity Matt Murdock, a weirdly breathless Danny, and one pissed-off Jessica.