Loki (2021– )

Loki is "retrieved" from a moment before his death to be charged and punished for crimes against the timeline by an authority that protects the planned conduct of time.

'Loki' is a series from the Marvel universe that borrows one of the most beloved villains to turn him into a quasi-hero. The series has endless adventures, with a use of time travel theory very reminiscent to Doctor Who and provides completely imperfect and easy-to-love characters and unfolding of plots that are full of originality.

Director:  Kate Herron   

Production:  Disney   

Creator:  Michael Waldron 

Duration:  1 season so far of 6 episodes(42-55 minutes each)   

With: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino

Rating: 9/10

Morbius (2022)

Michael Morbius suffers from a rare blood disease, as does his best friend, and in an attempt to cure himself, he accidentally infects himself with vampirism.

'Morbius' is a vampire action thriller set in the Marvel Universe. The vampiric presence is not particularly strong, but it is welcome, because it refreshes the MCU-type of action with a little more darkness. The film is the recipient of a lot of unfounded hatred, possibly due to the disappointment of the fans caused by Jared Leto's Joker. The character is believable and interesting enough, the narrative line is decent, the action is a bit all over the place, but overall, it's not half bad.

Director:  Daniel Espinosa    

With: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris

Rating: 7/10

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Shang-Chi must face his not-so-perfect past after his father tries by all means to find his way to a hidden mystical territory that will thus become vulnerable.

'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' is a mystical, superhero action movie set in the Marvel universe. As an action film, it is well thought out, original, multicultural, visually impressive, imaginative and fascinating enough. The martial art of Kung Fu done as it should be is well put into focus and is welcome in the far too prolific MCU.

Director:  Destin Daniel Cretton      

With: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Yeoh

Rating: 9/10

Jessica Jones (2015-2019)

Jessica Jones is a superhuman who chooses a career as a private investigator.

'Jessica Jones' is another Marvel TV hit series. As usual, it involves the story of another superhero with special powers, but it is a much more different series in style, as it's much more introspective and dark, especially when considering the personality of the main character, her cynicism and her alcohol problems. Krysten Ritter is wonderful as the protagonist of the series and is accompanied by her very different sister (Rachel Taylor), a lawyer who changes her tack often (Carrie-Anne Moss) and the few others who help her here and there in  her investigations.

Drector:  Stephen Surjik and others   

Production:  Netflix   

Creator:  Melissa Rosenberg   

Duration: 3 seasons of 13 episodes (56 minute each)   

With: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Carrie-Anne Moss, John Ventimiglia, David Tennant, Rebecca De Mornay, Janet McTeer, Mike Colter, Aneesh Sheth

Rating: 9/10

Daredevil (2015–2018)

Matt Murdock is Daredevil, a blind lawyer who turns into a vigilante at night.

'Daredevil' is the series based on the Marvel universe that helped give birth to the MCU TV movement, now with its own streaming service. With many action and characters' crossovers with the other series in the same family, 'Daredevil' works well on its own, has interesting intrigues, a worthy villain and very well choreographed fight scenes. The only downsides are the occasional dragged and filler episodes at the beginning of each season, just until the viewers get a full feel of the new plot setup.

Director:  Phil Abraham and others

Production:  Netflix   

Creator:  Drew Goddard   

Duration:  3 seasons of 13 episodes (54 minutes each)   

With: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, Jon Bernthal, Ayelet Zurer, Wilson Bethel, Elodie Yung

Rating: 8/10