Finn Jones is swapping Netflix for Apple (Picture: Getty)

Finn Jones announced that he will be swapping streaming services as he joins Apple TV+ after the cancellation of Netflix’s Iron Fist.

The Game of Thrones actor will be the latest addition to the cast of comedy-drama Dickinson’s second season.

The show stars Hailee Steinfeld in the title role as poet Emily Dickinson, 30 Rock legend Jane Krakowski plays Dickinson’s over-bearing mother.

There’s no details as to what character he will be playing, however, with the news of his casting being shared by Dickinson showrunner Alena Smith.


Jones’ move will see him back on the small screen after Netflix cancelled the Marvel TV series Iron FIst after just two seasons.



It was part of a wider cull of Marvel properties from the platform thanks to the introduction of Disney+. Every other live-action Marvel production on Netflix – from Daredevil to Luke Cage – met the same fate.

The first season of Iron Fist released in March 2017 was mauled by the critics, with many seeing it as the first major misstep in Netflix’s Marvel shows.

Iron Fist was cancelled by Netflix after two seasons (Picture: Netflix)

A second season was released a year later, and while it was received more warmly, it perhaps didn’t quite catch enough fire to warrant more investment.

Dickinson was one of the launch shows for Apple’s streaming service Apple TV+, alongside the Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon-lead The Morning Show.

We said Steinfeld shone in the titular role. and praised the show for being a surprising and evocative LGBT+-centric exploration of Dickinson’s life.

It’s also been announced that Marvel’s Runaways will be ending after its third season.

Runaways was one of the last live-action series in production under the Marvel Television brand. All six of Netflix’s MCU tie-ins – including Daredevil and Jessica Jones – have been culled to make way for original series for Disney+.

There are a number of series in the works to air on the streaming service, including WandaVision and a Hawkeye spin-off, and with the news of Runaway’s imminent demise, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D will be the last show standing when it airs its seventh (and also final) season next year.

Iron Fist season 1-2 are available to stream now on Netflix. You can catch Dickinson season 1 on Apple TV+.

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