Marvel cancels plans for live-action Ghost Rider series after ‘creative impasse’ in devastating blow to fans

THE Ghost Rider solo series Marvel fans were hoping for is dead, according to streaming service Hulu.

The live-action superhero drama was set to pick up the story of Robbie Reyes (Gabriel Luna) in an informal spin of from Marvel's Agents of Shield.

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While the series was announced in May alongside fellow supernatural superhero show Marvel's Helstrom, it appears the more well-known property has been cancelled due to a "creative impasse" between producers and the streaming service, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Ingrid Escajeda was announced as showrunner and executive producer for Ghost Rider, alongside Paul Zbyszewski and head of Marvel TV Jeph Loeb also executive producing.

The character has been described as "consumed by hellfire and supernaturally bound to a demon. He lives on the Texas/Mexico border and when he unleashes the Rider, Robbie brings vengeance for the innocents he encounters, but struggles to control the power he wields."

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It's unclear whether the show will be shopped to other services or even debut on Disney+. There's also the possibility they could be using the character in a movie instead.

Disney - which owns Marvel Studios and is the leading shareholder at Hulu - still has multiple shows in development for the streaming service.

This includes live action shows Marel's Runaways and Marvel's Helstrom, but also animated series Marvel's M.O.D.O.K., Marvel's Hit-Monkey, Marvel's Tigra & Dazzler Show and Marvel's Howard The Duck.

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These animated shows will converge for an Avengers team up called Marvel's The Offenders.

Meanwhile, Disney+ has a whole range of other superhero shows to be released after the streaming service's launch.

This includes shows from movie characters like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Hawkeye and Loki, as well as new characters Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight and She-Hulk.

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