Update: August 13, 2016
Rumor: Netflix Considering Marvel's WHITE TIGER for New Series
According to Bleeding Cool, the next Marvel property Netflix is interested in is
White Tiger. The site is reporting that production has wrapped on four pilot shorts which Marvel intends to assess as they look for future Netflix series to create. And, apparently, one of those shorts is titled 'White Tiger.'
Clearly, there’s no word from either Marvel or Netflix on the validity of this news, but fans are already hopeful that the rumors are true. After all, sources are saying the short would be following Angela Del Toro’s iteration of White Tiger, making her Marvel’s first Hispanic superhero to reach the small screen.
For those of you who’re unfamiliar with Angela, the character has a long history with some very familiar faces on Netflix. The character debuted back in 2004 in the
Daredevil comics, and Angela was even babysat by Luke Cage and Danny Rand/Iron Fist as a child. And, what's more, Angela approaches Matthew Murdock/Daredevil after she’s presented with White Tiger’s gifts to have him mentor her. So, clearly, Netflix would have lots of history to play with should they develop a series for the hero.
Angela, who is the niece of the original White Tiger, inherits the White Tiger mantle after she's handed-down mystical amulets which are imbued with the Jade Tiger’s supernatural power. The braces give Angela superhuman abilities and camouflage capabilities, leading her to abandon her career as an FBI Agent to pursue the life of a vigilante.
So far, there are some fans who’re definitely skeptical about this news. Umberto Gonzalez, EIC at Heroic Hollywood, recently
tweeted to say the story is “not true.”
Netflix Rumored To Be Considering Marvel's White Tiger For New Series