After deciding that a creative overhaul was needed to correct course on Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel Television’s upcoming D+ streaming series became a revival of Netflix’s Daredevil rather than the “whole new deal” it was originally intended to be. As a result, Daredevil co-stars Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson found themselves written into Daredevil: Born Again after initially not having been part of the story. While spoilery set photos with another Netflix returnee certainly provided some reason to be concerned about the well being of Foggy and Karen, they’re not the only members of Matt’s supporting cast back for more.
Following rumors that he would return in Daredevil: Born Again as Frank Castle, trade reports confirmed that Jon Bernthal had indeed boarded the project. It wasn’t long before photos from the New York City set caught Bernthal in action alongside Charlie Cox’s Daredevil with the pair apparently under fire from an anti-vigilante task force assembled by Mayor Wilson Fisk. And while Castle certainly didn’t appear to survive that encounter unscathed, it seems as though he’ll live to see another day…in fact, several of them.
According to industry insider Daniel Richtman, following his appearance in Daredevil: Born Again, The Punisher will return to kill more people that need killing in his own Disney Plus streaming series.
It’s already been nearly five years since the second and final season of The Punisher debuted on Netflix and given the pace at which Marvel Television is now developing and producing streaming series, it may be another five before the next chapter in Frank’s story is told. With very few loose threads left hanging from the series’ two-season run on Netflix, it’ll be interesting to see which characters, if any, are brought back into the fold on D+ or if Marvel Television sets up Frank’s new story in Daredevil: Born Again and goes in an entirely different direction.
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