Walters And Murdock: How The MCU Handles Attorneys
For a multimedia empire built entirely around superhero fiction, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has tackled a surprising number of different genres in its history. Their TV efforts often divide their time between superhero action and the hero's regular life, which sometimes includes more classic TV fare like private detectives, businessmen, and lawyers.
The legal procedural is a common and respected subgenre that has been central to primetime TV for as long as the concept has existed. Law & Order, for example, has been running for 32 years and has put out well over 1000 hours of content across spin-offs and series. The MCU has taken its own spin on the genre and is set up for another.
She-Hulk: 5 Potential Comic Storylines That The Show Could Adapt
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law has planted its flag in a comedic take on the legal drama, mixed with the necessary superhero action. As in the comic book source material, Jennifer Walters is a professional criminal defense lawyer who accidentally winds up capable of superhuman feats of strength. Her life as an attorney is key to her character and is going for a unique spin in the upcoming series. Though only a little is known about how the character will be portrayed in the series, it has been remarked that she is set to be a lawyer for superpowered beings. Specifically, the only client of hers that fans know of now is Emil Blonsky, AKA Abomination. With The Hulk's longtime nemesis as a client, she'll be defending a known villain from the law. It'll be interesting to see how seriously the series portrays the legal proceedings against a massive chemically-enhanced monster man. However, Marvel has dipped into the courtroom before and did so with great success.
Daredevil neatly divides its
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