Daredevil: Born Again: What We Know About The Upcoming Marvel Series

Matt in costume in Daredevil
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Can you hear that? It’s the sound of Marvel fans collectively screaming in excitement everywhere, as a new Daredevil series is officially happening. 

Daredevil was a popular Marvel show that was once on Netflix along with a series of other Marvel TV shows that were produced on the platform, but are now streaming on Disney+. There were sparks that Matt Murdock would officially join the MCU from his appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and then he had a guest episode in She-Hulk. 

Nothing was better than hearing that a new series for the MCU focused on Daredevil was in the works. At San Diego Comic-Con in 2022, Marvel announced at their Hall H panel that Daredevil: Born Again is in development for Disney+. This is what we know so far. 

What Is The Daredevil: Born Again Premiere Date?

Costumed Daredevil in Netflix series

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At the time of updating this in February 2024, there isn’t a set release date for Daredevil: Born Again, but we have an idea of when it could release, and that’s at some point in 2025. According to the U.S. Copyright Office, an approximate release date was expected to be around January 2025 for the first episode of the series. 

Again, this isn’t a confirmed date, but rather an estimated timeframe that was mentioned and it’s what we have to go on for the time being. It also said that they originally thought completion of the show would take place in December 2023, but filming is still ongoing now, so at this point, there’s nothing confirmed.

Daredevil: Born Again was originally announced as part of the Phase 5 Marvel line-up at San Diego Comic Con 2022, and we thought that it might appear on the 2024 TV schedule, but due to filming delays due to the Writer’s and SAG-AFTRA Strikes of 2023, rewrites and much more, the show has been pushed back. 

Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio And More Will Star

Daredevil in his Man in Black suit.

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With a cast like this, Daredevil: Born Again is going to be the next best Marvel TV show. Here is who we know so far is going to star or appear in some way in the new show:

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil

Something we can definitely confirm is that Charlie Cox is going to be back as Matt Murdock, otherwise known as Daredevil. It was confirmed he officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his appearance in 2022’s She-Hulk, but it’s still exciting news nonetheless. 

Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin

Also confirmed at Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022 was that Vincent D’Onofrio, known for his portrayal of Kingpin in both the original Daredevil series, as well as in Hawkeye, is coming back to play the role in Daredevil: Born Again.  

-- Spoilers ahead if you aren't caught up on Hawkeye on Disney+! --

While Kingpin's fate was left rather ambiguous at the end of Hawkeye -- where it looked like he was shot, though we didn't actually see it happen -- he will apparently be around when this new series arrives. 

In December 2021, D’Onofrio spoke about that moment from the Hawkeye finale in an interview with Entertainment Weekly regarding the possibility of him returning as Kingpin, hoping that the “door would be open"...

I can only hope that they stay open. That would be great. That's what I want, and I think that's what the fans want too. For me to say whether that's going to happen or not, it's impossible to know for sure.

As we know now, it's definitely happening!

Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle

Another piece of news that was huge was that Jon Bernthal, known for playing the Punisher in the Netflix series based on the same name, is returning to play Frank Castle again in Daredevil: Born Again, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This is huge news, as many fans seriously loved Bernthal as the actor for the character, so it’ll be awesome to see him again. 

Sandrine Holt as Vanessa Fisk

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed in March 2023 that Sandrine Holt would be in Daredevil: Born Again, and she would be playing Vanessa Fisk, the wife of Kingpin. The role was previously played by Ayelet Zurer in the first Daredevil series. 

Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page

For some time, it was unconfirmed if Deborah Ann Woll would return as Karen Page in Daredevil: Born Again, but her return was official when Jeff Sneider of The Insneider reported that both she and Elden Henson would return – this was later confirmed by several behind-the-scenes photos that were taken during filming (via ScreenRant).

Elden Henson as Foggy

As also confirmed above by the InSneider, Elden Henson will return as Foggy, rounding out the trio from the original Daredevil series. 

In the show, the two characters sort of acted as Matt’s moral compass and really drove him to do great things in both law and crime-fighting. But since there hasn’t been an announcement just yet, we’ll just need to hopefully keep praying they’ll return. Fingers crossed. 

Other Daredevil: Born Again Cast Members

There have been several other cast members for Daredevil: Born Again that have been confirmed. 

From that same article from The Hollywood Reporter about Sandrine Holt, it was confirmed that Margarita Levieva would play a role in the upcoming series. 

According to Deadline, Michael Gandolfini is set to have a role in the upcoming MCU series. Who he is going to play is not known, but Deadline says it’ll be a major role.

ComicBook reported that Wilson Bethel would return as Bullseye, a fan favorite from the third season of Daredevil. 

In May 2023, it was confirmed that Clark Johnson would recur in Daredevil: Born Again, according to Deadline, and he is believed to be playing Cherry. The actor is also set to direct two of the episodes in the show. 

Deadline confirmed in February 2024 that Genneya Walton will play a young journalist with connections to the original series. 

The Events Of Marvel’s Echo Lead Right Into Daredevil: Born Again

Alaqua Cox as Echo in Hawkeye

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For those who aren’t familiar with Echo, I’m referring to the character that was introduced in Hawkeye, a worthy adversary of Kingpin who was born deaf and is an amazing fighter. She was given a spinoff show on Disney+, simply titled Echo. It premiered in November 2023. 

Prior to the show premiering, Vincent D’Onofrio talked about how the two shows are going to connect. When interviewed at Salt Lake FanX in November 2022 (via CBR), the Kingpin actor confirmed that Echo is going to have moments that will carry directly into Daredevil: Born Again, saying that the battles are something that are “full-on.”

It's like full-on in the last few episodes of Echo. It's going to be quite something. And that leads into, of course, Born Again.

And then Echo’s post-credits scene did lead directly into a major comic book storyline for Kingpin, so we’re looking at a great story of Daredevil: Born Again. 

The Show Will No Longer Be Eighteen Episodes

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in a bar chatting with Jen on She-Hulk

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According to the announcement in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, Daredevil: Born Again was set to be eighteen episodes. That is the longest season for a series that we have seen from the more recent Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

However, Daredevil: Born Again received a creative overhaul in late 2023, according to The Hollywood Reporter. So much so that a new showrunner, Dario Scardapane, was tapped to become the new showrunner of the series in October 2023. 

Because of that, in January 2024, it was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter that the new overhaul of the series wouldn’t contain eighteen episodes, but be closer to the lower episode count of the original Daredevil series on Netflix.  

However, we still don’t know exactly how long these episodes are going to be. The standard for most live-action MCU TV shows looks to be somewhere between 40 minutes to an hour – while She-Hulk: Attorney at Law had some shorter episodes. Daredevil: Born Again could have longer episodes or be shorter, but we'll have to wait and see.   

Filming Has Restarted

Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin in Hawkeye series

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In June of 2023, it was confirmed that Daredevil: Born Again shut down production on the show because of the WGA strike that is ongoing right now, as reported by Deadline. And then it had that whole creative overhaul that really stopped shooting for some time. 

However, from The Hollywood Reporter article about the amount of episodes the new series would have, production on the new series has resumed. And not that long after, set footage began to come out – including those scenes that showed Foggy Nelson, Karen Page and Matt Murdock together again from ScreenRant above. 

How long filming is supposed to last, we’re not sure, but hopefully we’ll get some more updates as time goes on. 

What are you looking forward to the most with this new series? Daredevil’s future is seriously going to be bigger than we expected. I know that as the days get close, I’m going to be re-watching Daredevil over and over again until I get to see these two back together. 2025 can’t come soon enough. 

Alexandra Ramos
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