20th Century Studios Daredevil series

20th Century Studios Daredevil series
Developer	20th Century Studios
Publisher	20th Century Studios
Platforms	As noted below
Released	2003-2005
Added to Museum	See 20th Century Studios Daredevil category

The 20th Century Studios Daredevil series was an American multimedia series by 20th Century Studios that was spearheaded by films with characters related to the Marvel Comics character Daredevil. It also included comics and music.

Purchase of Daredevil film rights

In 1996, Marvel Enterprises went bankrupt. To save the company, the film rights to its most popular characters were sold to various film studios at relatively low prices. The rights to produce X-Men films, as well as films based on characters related to Daredevil, were purchased by 20th Century Fox.

Discontinuation

It was discontinued in 2005 after the commercial failure of the Elektra film.

After years of disuse, the film rights for Daredevil and characters related to the franchise returned to Marvel.

Legacy

Some of the actors in the 20th Century Studios Daredevil series have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In 2024, the film Deadpool & Wolverine had the 20th Century Studios version of Elektra arrive in the MCU.

20th Century Studios Daredevil films

Title	Studio	Released	Notes
Daredevil	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2003
Elektra	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2005	Spin-off of the 2003 film starring Elektra.
Deadpool & Wolverine	Marvel Studios	2024	The 20th Century Studios version of Elektra crosses over with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

20th Century Studios Daredevil video games

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Daredevil	Griptonite Games	Game Boy Advance	2003	Video game based on the 2003 film.