Daredevil: Born Again - Release date speculation, cast, and news
How will Daredevil return to the MCU?
After the release of Echo, it's all looking very exciting for upcoming Marvel outing Daredevil: Born Again - especially now we know Bullseye's returning!
Wilson Bethel's Benjamin Poindexter will be back in business in the new series, after his key role in the third season of the original show. Deadline reports that Bethel will appear in three episodes in total.
The new show comes after Netflix's Daredevil series was cancelled after three seasons – a move that left fans heartbroken. While Daredevil has had various returns to the MCU since then, this will mark a new era for the hero.
In a stunning series of announcements, it was revealed that Jon Bernthal will return as The Punisher, with Vincent D'Onofrio also reprising his role as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk.
Read on for everything we know so far about Daredevil: Born Again!
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Daredevil: Born Again release date speculation
We're not expecting Daredevil: Born Again to be released any earlier than 2025.
According to Deadline, the series is currently filming.
It was initially targeting a spring 2024 release but, after the show reportedly parted ways with head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, that has been pushed back.
The series will consist of 18 episodes, as confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and will be part of Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Five.
It seems we're not in for a one-season heartbreak either as, weeks into shooting the show, D'Onofrio revealed there are plans in place for season 2.
He told Newsweek: "And, by the second season, there are gigantic, gigantic payoffs – in the first season, too, but I can't say much about that – but the fans are gonna really get what they want. It's really quite cool to be doing it."
Daredevil: Born Again cast
The following cast members have been confirmed for Daredevil: Born Again.
- Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk
- Jon Bernthal as The Punisher/Frank Castle
- Wilson Bethel as Benjamin Poindexter/Bullseye
- Sandrine Holt as TBC
- Nikki James as TBC
- Margarita Levieva as TBC
- Michael Gandolfini as TBC
- Arty Froushan as TBC
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It was confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 that Charlie Cox would return as the lead character after his turns in Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk. Cox and D'Onofrio have both most recently been seen in Echo.
Most recently, and perhaps most surprisingly, it was confirmed that Jon Bernthal would be returning as The Punisher. He was last seen in his own Netflix show, named after his character, which ran from 2017 to 2019.
Michael Gandolfini, Sandrine Holt, Nikki James and Margarita Levieva are all playing yet to be confirmed characters. Meanwhile, Carnival Row star Arty Froushan was spotted on set.
There have also been rumours that stars of the original Daredevil Netflix series, Elden Henson And Deborah Ann Woll, could be back for the Disney Plus show.
Which Daredevil cast members could return?
The following cast members of Daredevil on Netflix could return for the new episodes.
- Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk
- Stephen Rider as Blake Tower
- Joanne Whalley as Sister Maggie Grace
We could see returns for Murdock's mother and nun Maggie Grace (Joanne Whalley) and Fisk's beloved wife Vanessa Marianna-Fisk (Ayelet Zurer).
District Attorney Blake Tower (Stephen Rider) could also be back, while the Netflix run ended with the suggestion that the dangerous Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter (Wilson Bethel) will seek revenge as the Marvel Comics villain Bullseye.
Also possible is a return for Elodie Yung as Elektra Natchios - Matt's former lover and an adversary who appeared to die in the crossover event series The Defenders.
Finally, given how closely she is now tied to Wilson Fisk, we imagine Echo/Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) could return in this series too, while Tatiana Maslany could also put in an appearance as She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters.
How did Daredevil season 3 end on Netflix?
The third season of Daredevil that was released on Netflix ended with Wilson Fisk being brought down by the likes of Matt Murdock, Karen Page and more.
Fisk agreed to return to prison in return for Matt not exposing Fisk's beloved wife Vanessa and her involvement in the death of a federal agent.
Meanwhile, the psychopathic former federal agent Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter turned on his master Wilson Fisk, but was left paralysed in a fight with the Kingpin.
However, in the final scene, we saw Dex undergoing an experimental treatment to mend his spine - suggesting he will return for revenge on Murdock and Fisk.
Finally, Murdock reunited with former flame Karen Page and best friend and fellow lawyer Foggy Nelson, and made clear he would like to work with them again.
It remains to be seen just how much of the Daredevil series will remain canon.
When did we last see Wilson Fisk?
Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, last appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Echo on Disney Plus, with his adoptive niece Maya seeking bloody revenge for the death of her father.
Miraculously, he survived a shot to the head from Maya, with D'Onofrio ominously telling TVLine: "If you’re a fan of Kingpin and Daredevil - the old comics - you know that Kingpin never dies."
Crucially, the mid-credits scene shows Kingpin deciding to run for mayor of New York City, setting up a major storyline in Daredevil: Born Again.
Said scene shows Kingpin back on his plane, as he tells his aide: "I want a meeting with all the other heads. We need to stabilise the situation before it spirals out of control."
Looking at the TV, he notices a debate about the race for for mayor of New York City – and how there's no clear frontrunner yet - before clearly deciding he's the man for the job.
Before then, he appeared in the series Hawkeye on Disney Plus when he was revealed in the penultimate episode to be the chief antagonist of the show.
Fisk was shown to be in league with Eleanor Bishop (Vera Farmiga), whose late husband owed him money. When Bishop tried to end their partnership, Fisk tried to kill her but was stopped by her daughter Kate (Hailee Steinfeld).
The series also introduced Fisk's surrogate niece and protégée Maya Lopez, who commands the gang known as the Tracksuit Mafia for her uncle.
Lopez wanted revenge on the assassin Ronin – the former alias of Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) – for the murder of her father William Lopez (Zahn McClarnon).
Barton revealed to Lopez that he was hired by an informant in the Tracksuit Mafia to kill her father, causing her to suspect her lieutenant and best friend Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak (Fra Free).
After a confrontation that saw her kill Kazi, Lopez is armed with the knowledge that her "uncle" Fisk orchestrated her father's death.
Following his escape from the authorities after his encounter with the Bishops, Fisk came face to face with Lopez who confronted him at gunpoint before a shot rang out.
When did we last see Matt Murdock?
We also last saw Matt Murdock, played by Charlie Cox, in the Disney Plus series Echo. In a brief appearance, teased in a clip released before the show aired, Daredevil came face to face with Maya.
Before then, Daredevil was seen in She Hulk: Attorney at Law. Cox appeared alongside Tatiana Maslany in the finale episode of the series, taking on a mission with Jennifer Walters.
He told EW at the time: "I think I'm still coming to terms with it. It still feels too good to be true. I really had put this to bed emotionally; I didn't think that this was going to happen. I literally don't have the words to describe it. I feel incredibly grateful."
It came after his surprise appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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