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After Charlie Cox’s cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, many fans were hoping to see more of the Man Without Fear we had come to know from the successful Netflix series Daredevil. Then we saw Vincent D’Onofrio in Hawkeye, followed by Daredevil's joyous return in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. This successful return was something that no one expected, with Charlie Cox even saying in an interview that he "did not expect to be asked to reprise the role.” Thankfully, for both Charlie Cox and us as fans, we have a new series titled Daredevil: Born Again, but this Daredevil isn’t quite the same as the one we last saw.
The series is set to have 18 episodes despite its billing as a “miniseries.” Kingpin is also confirmed to be the primary villain after his return in Echo. While this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce the rest of the Defenders, nothing has been officially confirmed yet. Here's everything we know about Daredevil's upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe series.
Editor's Note: This article was updated on April 14.
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When and Where Is 'Daredevil: Born Again' Coming Out?
Daredevil: Born Again
SuperheroActionCrime Release Date 2024-00-00 Cast Charlie Cox , Margarita Levieva , Jon Bernthal , Vincent D'Onofrio Main Genre Superhero Seasons 1The new show is currently still in the works, but all of the details haven’t been released yet. As of right now, we know the series will be exclusively streaming on Disney+, as with all the newer Marvel content. Daredevil: Born Again was originally slated for a Spring 2024 release date, but has now been delayed indefinitely due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. However, if you want to relive Daredevil's previous adventures, you can watch the first three seasons of Daredevil with the link below.
Who's Making 'Daredevil: Born Again'?
Daredevil: Born Again was set to be written by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, both veterans of the 2010 series Covert Affairs. However, things changed when the original vision for the series was scrapped. Corman and Ord have since moved to executive producer roles as the series underwent a massive overhaul. Marvel then hired Dario Scardapane (The Punisher) as the series showrunner, a role they've never filled on any of the previous Disney+ shows. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead were brought in to direct the remaining episodes of the Daredevil relaunch. The director duo had previously worked with Marvel on Moon Knight and Loki Season 2.
Vincent D’Onofrio spoke about the changes and his excitement for the series, saying:
I think all the powers out there that control this whole creative world of the MCU, also believe that we’re in the right place right now … I have to say, it’s luck, really. I mean, my favorite series so far have been Moon Knight and Loki , and we’ve got those guys as directors, and so that’s pretty lucky. And we’ve got Dario [Scardapane], who’s an incredible writer who wrote The Punisher . We’re in a very happy place right now .
The series resumed filming on January 22, 2024, and has since wrapped.
Who Are the Stars of 'Daredevil: Born Again'?
CloseThe confirmed cast for Daredevil: Born Again has been steadily building up. Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio were the first to be confirmed for the series. It has also been announced that Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark) has been cast in an undisclosed role. The only thing Gandolfino has revealed about his character is that he's from Staten Island, which doesn't exactly narrow things down. Other confirmed cast members include Margarita Levieva, Sandrine Holt, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Nikki M. James. In March 2023, it was revealed that Arty Froushan (Carnival Row) has been cast in the series, playing a character called Harry. We don't know much about the character yet, but he has been described as one of the main characters, so he's definitely someone to look out for in the show.
Perhaps the most exciting piece of casting news for Daredevil: Born Again has got to be the return of Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher. Bernthal's version of the character was introduced in Daredevil Season 2, going on to get his own series. Bernthal's Punisher was one of the best adaptations of the ultra-violent character, so it would be interesting to see him join the MCU. Also returning is Wilson Bethel as Bullseye. We also recently discovered that Nikki M. James is set to play Kirsten McDuffie, an important figure in the Daredevil comics. Ayelet Zurer was also spotted on set reprising her role as Vanessa Mariana. Keep in mind that these casting announcements were made prior to the show's overhaul, and roles could have been cut or recast entirely. Stay tuned as we await more casting information from Marvel Studios.
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Other Characters Who Could Appear in 'Daredevil: Born Again'
Many casting rumors are still swirling about the possible cast members, one of which involves a certain character introduced in Hawkeye. We already have official confirmation that Echo, played by Alaqua Cox, will be starring in her own show in 2023. Charlie Cox is currently credited as a cast member of the series, and given that we last saw Echo “killing” Kingpin it is likely we will get a good look into more of the cast members' status then. Additionally, Jennifer Walters has certainly established her ties to Matt Murdock in a fairly concrete way, and we will be looking forward to seeing Tatiana Maslany (hopefully) reprise her role once again in the show. That said, Daredevil wouldn’t be himself if we didn’t have a lot of his supporting staff. Here are just a few of the great characters and actors from the original show that deserve (and have been rumored) to appear in this new series. Again, none of them have been confirmed yet but hope springs eternal and Cox has shown interest in having his old co-stars back in the new show.
Deborah Ann Woll plays former assistant and firebrand reporter Karen Page in Daredevil, while Elden Henson plays Matt's best friend and business partner Foggy Nelson. While their inclusion in the new show would be a treat for the fans, there have been reports that they won't be returning, so it's still rather doubtful if they'll be back.
Is This the Same Daredevil as the Netflix Series?
All the fans of the previous show and the Defenders Saga want nothing more than the return of their favorite Daredevil. But as the more astute observers of She-Hulk have noticed, this Matt Murdock doesn’t seem to be acting the same as the one we got to know previously. Not enough for them to be entirely different, but the tone of the shows is quite different.
Charlie Cox has addressed some of these questions for us recently, and recent interviews have helped provide some answers. Cox has commented on these tonal shifts saying that he was having a “really good time” finding out how this Daredevil was fitting in with this new world. That could mean that this version of Daredevil is the same one that we have seen previously in the Netflix show. This was Charlie Cox’s full statement answering the question.
"It should be and it is always the same character. The difference is just like with people, we morph and change and are very different based on what's going on in our lives. The Matt Murdock from the Netflix show, that world and what was going on for Matt meant that most of the time we were living with a man who had a huge amount of pressure and strain, and tonally the show was very dark and gritty and heavy. I don't know what the new show will be like, but when I came over to do Spider-Man and She-Hulk, the tone is much more lighthearted and tongue in cheek and fun and witty and full of levity, so the hope was that Matt can fit into that world and participate in it without it being a different character, a different person. I certainly had a really good time exploring that, experimenting with it, and seeing if it fit."
Marvel Producer Brad Winderbaum mentioned in an interview with ScreenRant that he views Daredevil as part of the MCU's sacred timeline. Winderbaum said:
Now that some time has passed; now that we see actually how well integrated the stories are, I think that I personally, Brad Winderbaum, would be confident in saying it [Daredevil] is part of the Sacred Timeline.
So, Is 'Daredevil: Born Again' a Reboot or a Continuation?
The show is most certainly a reboot, and all the previous canons should not be assumed to be happening in this universe. Matt Murdock has taken on his persona of Daredevil, but Charlie Cox has confirmed that this is a Season 1 and not a Season 4, going on to suggest that some aspects of the character may be revisited or even rewritten saying:
“We potentially get to tell some of the stories over and over again. In the same way that they do in the comics you know every now and again, they stop back at the beginning of Murdock's journey as a little boy and they tell the whole origin story again. So maybe we'll get to do that. I don't know."
Again, this was before the show's rewrite so it's possible that things have changed. We'll have to see how much of the original show's DNA carries over into Born Again.
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