Finn Jones revealed story details for Season 3 of Marvel and Netflix's Iron Fist.
Jones spoke with Collider about the abrupt cancellation of the show, along with the other series set in the Defenders corner of the MCU, and how much of a gut punch it was when things ended. But he also revealed that the third season of the show was already mapped out, as the Season 2 finale teased.
"Raven [Metzner], who was the showrunner for the second season, and I were sure that there was gonna be a Season 3, so we had already devised the whole thing," Jones said. "I was so excited to get into that. It really was gonna be about Danny finally assuming the role of the Iron Fist, fully accomplished, fully charged up, and fully in control of his shit, as well. It was gonna be this amazing story [with] Danny and Ward off in foreign lands as a buddy storyline almost. And then, you had Colleen in New York, isolated with this new power, struggling to come to terms with her identity and with this power. At some point, we would have met again and probably formed this crazy power couple [or] superhero relationship."
The end of Season 2 saw Danny and Ward off together fighting evil and searching for answers. The final moments show a Danny fully in tune with his powers and finally accepting his role, as Jones mentions. Meanwhile, Colleen ended things with her own version of the Iron Fist's powers, channeling the mystical energy through her sword.
"Really, Season 3 just had so much promise and it's a shame to see it squandered and never get to reach its full potential," Jones said on the ending of the show. "It’s horrible. It’s like the death of a friend or a close family member. You've spent years building this other world within yourself and sharing this other person with the whole world. Usually, with films or plays, you get to see that arc through. There’s a journey. But with Iron Fist, it was like we just got to the peak. We were just getting there. We’d just turned the show around. We had just done so much great work, really getting the train back on the tracks."
The first season of Iron Fist was met with poor critical reception, especially when compared to breakout hits like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Season 2 course-corrected in many ways, however, and seemed to win over audiences as it more thoroughly explored the mythology of the Iron Fist.
With Disney and Marvel once again in control of the rights to the characters, many fans are wondering if the Defenders will return. Daredevil is rumored to appear in Spider-Man 3, and Jessica Jones is said to have a role on She-Hulk. Perhaps Jones will be able to suit up as Iron Fist on Disney+.
Source: Collider