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The honeymoon between Netflix and Marvel is definitely and officially over. The former has canceled The Punisher and Jessica Jones.

While Jessica Jones we totally get (its forthcoming third season will still air), axing The Punisher is right up there with the shock of the cancellation of Luke Cage.

But then again, it shouldn’t be a surprise with the loud rumors being that Disney will be handling all the Marvel live-action series moving forward. The Disney+ streaming service is due to launch later this year, putting them in competition with Amazon and Netflix.

“Marvel’s The Punisher will not return for a third season on Netflix Showrunner Steve Lightfoot, the terrific crew, and exceptional cast including star Jon Bernthal, delivered an acclaimed and compelling series for fans, and we are proud to showcase their work on Netflix for years to come,” announced Netflix via a press statement. “In addition, in reviewing our Marvel programming, we have decided that the upcoming third season will also be the final season for Marvel’s Jessica Jones. We are grateful to showrunner Melissa Rosenberg, star Krysten Ritter and the entire cast and crew, for three incredible seasons of this groundbreaking series, which was recognized by the Peabody Awards among many others. We are grateful to Marvel for five years of our fruitful partnership and thank the passionate fans who have followed these series from the beginning.”

Needless to say, Twitter is irate and maybe a bit relieved since Disney+ is on the way. However, if and when said shows return, if at all, on the new streaming service is anyone’s guess.

Also, there are contractual obligations that prevent the canceled shows from streaming elsewhere, or being renewed, for years. Seems like the fans are the losers here, for now.

Peep some of the more poignant reactions in the gallery. Also, actor John Bernthal is Frank Castle, forever.

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To all who have served. All who know loss. All who love and understand Frank and his pain. It has been an honor to walk in his boots. I’m endlessly grateful to the comic fans and the men and women of the Armed Services and law enforcement community who Frank means so much to. Thank you to the USMC and all the wonderful soldiers who trained me. Go Hard. Be safe.

A post shared by Jon Bernthal (@jonnybernthal) on Feb 18, 2019 at 7:49am PST

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Marvel’s The Punisher is coming back even sooner than we thought. A new teaser trailer reveals a January premiere date on Netflix as well as Season 2’s villain, Jigsaw.

January 18 is when fans will get to take in a new season of Frank Castle exercising his brand of justice. In the teaser, we see Frank’s old buddy Billy Hoyle devolve into Jigsaw while our protagonist continues to wrestle with his purpose.

Eventually, Frank is seen holding and aiming a rifle, so any comic fans fearing a tamer version of the murderous vigilante need not worry.

We still feel a ways that Daredevil was canceled, though. Hopefully, the new season of Marvel’s The Punisher will help heal the wound.

Peep the announcement below. Check out more production still from the new season on the flip.

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