It's no secret the tremendous success that Marvel has been absolutely killing it with their new Netflix shows ready to stream at a moment's notice.

The Netflix model differs and has been so successful with audiences because a normal movie has to try to incorporate everything they're trying to show within say a two-hour window; this leads to a lot of material getting cut out or left behind. Netflix doesn't necessarily have to abide by that; being that their series are generally ordered in 13 episodes the range and space the writers have to creatively showcase a story to their audience is far greater and usually incredibly well-written.

For my friends who know me, they usually can't quite get me to shut up about the content Marvel is producing on Netflix unless they distract me with a bigger bone. And I'm sure they'll probably be laughing to themselves once they read this article and realize it's just more shameless propaganda from my end telling people they need to get on to watching Daredevil and Luke Cage before I pop a nerve. But shameless propaganda it is, and woo you into watching these shows I will.

For now, Marvel has produced Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and the recently released Luke Cage. They are in the production of releasing Iron Fist, The Punisher, and an Avengers-like collaboration called the Defenders all in 2017. Before I get into why each of these shows is so uniquely amazing, the central aspect that attracts me to all of these "superhero" shows, is that they're usually quite far from being the superheroes you would find in Superman or Batman (maybe not so much Batman; that dude doesn't follow a lot of rules). These shows come from the streets and so deal with gangs, politics, police, the law, and show very real human characters trying to balance these personas or shed their old identities for something greater.

Without further ado:

Daredevil

This was honestly the show that revitalized my interest in comic books and comic book characters. Daredevil follows Matthew Murdock (Charlie Cox)- a blind lawyer by day who poses as the initially unnamed vigilante Daredevil by night. In the city of Hell's Kitchen, Mr. Murdock will make a name for himself by protecting the people of his city while fighting the wide-spread corruption that Wilson Fisk has inseminated throughout all of societies structures there. The philosophical arguments about vigilantism and reform in the criminal justice system cannot be overlooked and make for some really compelling moments in season two when Daredevil squares off against The Punisher (Jon Bernthal).

There are currently two seasons with a third being thought to be released in 2018. While you wait, you can always watch Daredevil and then binge-watch the next two shows I'm about to tell you about.

Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones follows a private investigator with super human strength of the same name who we quickly realize has an over-tendency to drink, swear, and throw any societal expectations of what a female superhero should be like down the drain. In many senses, Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is not a superhero, just a person with abilities trying to pay her rent and get involved as little as possible.

The show deals with very mature themes of mental and physical abuse, rape, recovery, and shows the fragility of the human self even if that person has superpowers. While having a different vibe to it than Daredevil does, Jessica Jones is still an incredibly rich show that provides an unstoppable villain in the mind-controlling David Tennant and should very well be given a chance before you skip over it in your next "I don't know what to watch on Netflix" scrolling session. Currently, a second season of Jessica Jones has been issued for an expected 2018 release.

Luke Cage

With an almost all-black cast, a story set in Harlem, and a bullet-proof black protagonist Luke Cage was bound to turn some heads when it was released. It not only turned mine, it sent my head spinning on my shoulder with all my barely contained excitement. One of Netflix's more daring projects, Luke Cage has been described as "the blackest thing Marvel has produced yet" and they are right in every single way that counts.

While initially, Luke (Mike Colter) is hesitant to take action and assume his position as the protector of Harlem, events lead him to assume his bullet-proof mantle and take down Harlem's corrupt politicians and gun-runners one at a time. I can't emphasize how wonderfully different Luke Cage is from so many other shows out there today, incorporating the best of Harlem's culture, music, and reality. The show also deals with many contemporary issues we see with race relations in the United States today and doesn't shy away from the problems African Americans and minorities indiscriminately face.

The writings, stunts, and immense effort that goes into these shows should really not be missed next time you're looking for something to watch. These aren't your mom and pop superhero shows, and they're not your little sibling superhero movies either.

With the release of Iron Fist in March 2017 we will have our final Defender and an eight-episode series revolving around these four superheroes together (and possibly The Punisher) in a street-level style Avengers team mash-up.

I know (and subsequently my friends will know) that I'm incredibly excited for all the content that Netflix will be pumping out in the next year, I can only hope you'll read this and jump on this crazy train with me too!