146-813: Daredevil is an American television series created for Netflix by Drew Goddard , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise , and is the first in a series of shows that lead up to a crossover miniseries, The Defenders . The series is having a revival on Disney+ titled Daredevil: Born Again . The series stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil , as well as Deborah Ann Woll , Elden Henson , Rosario Dawson , and Vincent D'Onofrio . Toby Leonard Moore , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Bob Gunton , and Ayelet Zurer join them in
292-526: A Marvel Knights merchandise program was created to support the series, which creates new opportunities for individual product lines and collector focused products. Licensing partners wanted to pair up with Marvel, despite this not being a film project, given its previous successes. An update for the mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions was released in November 2015, featuring a six-part story quest involving Daredevil and Jessica Jones along with
438-444: A character with different layers. I think Elektra isn't a bad person. She's not a good person. She's a person with different traits, with layers, and she's seeking for who she is." Lily Chee plays a young Elektra. Blake Tower (portrayed by Stephen Rider ) is a New York assistant district attorney under Samantha Reyes who assists Daredevil "with information to help track down and capture criminals." Following Samantha Reyes' death, Tower
584-419: A conspiracy of the criminal underworld being led by Wilson Fisk . In the second season , Murdock continues to balance life as a lawyer and Daredevil, while crossing paths with Frank Castle / Punisher , a vigilante with far deadlier methods, as well as the return of an ex-girlfriend— Elektra Natchios . In the third season , after Fisk is released from prison, Murdock, who has been missing for months following
730-570: A consumer insights company, released data that examined the "social-media buzz" for the series to try to correlate it with potential viewership. The data showed that when the first season premiered in April 2015, the season had nearly 275,000 Twitter and Instagram posts regarding it. For when the second season was released in March 2016, the posts had declined to just over 200,000, and for the third season, looking at data gathered halfway through October 2018,
876-426: A face that is intended to match the bottom half of an actor's face, "because half of his face has to be covered and has its own expression and the actor's face is going to be doing something else". For the billy clubs used by Daredevil in the series, which were designed by Andy Park , "There was a discussion early in the process, because Charlie Cox [and his stunt double] Chris Brewster are both right handed, of having
1022-508: A falling out when Murdock explains that a relationship between the two would not work, but she still helps him on occasion when needed. Rosario Dawson joined the cast in June 2014, and her role was revealed to be that of Temple in October of that year. The character is an amalgam of Temple and Night Nurse . DeKnight noted that the character was originally "going to be the actual Night Nurse from
1168-416: A format which has been used for other Netflix original series . Daredevil was the first Netflix original series to receive its Descriptive Video Service audio description track. Despite being branded as a "Netflix Original", Daredevil was licensed to Netflix from Disney. Daredevil was removed from Netflix on March 1, 2022, along with the other Marvel Netflix series , due to Netflix's license for
1314-465: A gritty, 1970s New York feel for the show. We love the idea of beauty and the decay of the city, and Hell's Kitchen being a place that's both beautiful and gritty at the same time. And that's why Matt Murdock loves it and wants to protect it." The series' action sequences took inspiration from The Raid films. Matthew J. Lloyd was the director of photography for the first season, Martin Ahlgren for
1460-425: A lethal projectile. Raised in an orphanage, he underwent mandatory psychiatric treatment after killing his baseball coach. With this aid and the military chain of command, he was able to maintain a moral path until his psychiatrist died, after which he was manipulated by Wilson Fisk into being a Daredevil imposter, assassinating threats to Fisk's return to power and discrediting Matt Murdock's alter ego. However, Murdock
1606-553: A level based on Hell's Kitchen. Daredevil was released on the streaming service Netflix , in all territories where it is available, in Ultra HD 4K and High-dynamic-range video (HDR). The first two seasons were enhanced to be available in HDR after their initial release by post-production vendor Deluxe . The episodes for each season were released simultaneously, as opposed to a serialized format, to encourage binge-watching ,
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#17327934985081752-422: A little too much. Also there was no real natural way to get to Kingpin. It felt a little off. There is a point down the line to get there." Discussing Fisk's fighting style, compared to Daredevil's, series stunt coordinator Philip J Silvera said that, "I feel like they're almost two sides to the same coin. They're both doing things for their city. And it's a tricky thing with their two characters. I think when you get
1898-425: A lot of iterations of this character and in all of them it's a man who's gone through this unbelievable trauma and what's interesting about our take on him is how this trauma reshapes his own philosophy." Bernthal also talked about the character's "superpowers", saying, "If I got one thing from the comics, I think, as far as superpowers... his superpower is his rage. His superpower is that he is not going to quit, and he
2044-503: A mid-century look, enhanced to become unique in the world." D'Onofrio reprises the role in MCU productions produced by Marvel Studios, starting with the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021). Francis "Frank" Castle Sr. (portrayed by Jon Bernthal ) is a vigilante who aims to clean up Hell's Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results, which earns him the name 'The Punisher' from
2190-525: A miniseries based on the Defenders . This format was chosen due to the success of The Avengers (2012), for which the characters of Iron Man , The Hulk , Captain America , and Thor were all introduced separately before being teamed up in that film. In December, Goddard was officially hired as executive producer and showrunner for Daredevil , and his production company Goddard Textiles produced
2336-563: A movie a couple of years ago, long after the Affleck movie . But what we all sort of realized is that, this movie doesn't want to cost $ 200 million. The thing about Matt Murdock is, he's not saving the world. He's just keeping his corner clean. So it would feel wrong to have spaceships crashing in the middle of the city. But because of that, Marvel on the movie side is not in the business of making $ 25 million movies. They're going big, as they should". Marvel Studios eventually decided that
2482-492: A new and better Hell's Kitchen. He was opposed by Murdock both as a lawyer and a vigilante, and he began to lose the trust of his allies after he began seeing Vanessa Marianna. His dealings are exposed to the FBI by a whistle-blower that Murdock protected, and when he attempts to escape custody he is defeated in combat by Murdock as Daredevil and incarcerated at Rikers Island. During his incarceration, Wilson Fisk works to gain control of
2628-460: A new antagonist in the fourth before a final showdown between Daredevil and Fisk in the fifth. Oleson expanded that it was planned for Typhoid Mary to serve as the antagonist for the fourth season, along with the return of the Owl , with Bullseye reappearing in the fifth season. That same month, Hulu 's senior vice president of originals Craig Erwich said that the streaming service was open to reviving
2774-407: A new series, Daredevil: Born Again (2025), which is in development for Disney+; Born Again will also see Woll, Henson, Zurer, Bernthal, and Bethel reprise their roles. The first season sees lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock use his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood as Daredevil while uncovering
2920-576: A no-nonsense dramatic flair, Daredevil excels as an effective superhero origin story, a gritty procedural, and an exciting action adventure." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The second season has an 81% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Bolstered by some impressive action, Daredevil keeps its footing in season two, even if its new adversaries can't quite fill
3066-414: A producer. In April 2015, Marvel and Netflix announced that Daredevil had been renewed for a second season, but DeKnight would not be returning due to prior commitments. He was replaced as showrunner by Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez, who served as writers for the first season and worked closely with DeKnight and Goddard. Mark Verheiden , Alison Engel, Ramirez, and Petrie became executive producers for
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#17327934985083212-543: A retelling of the character's origin. Goddard had been a longtime fan of Daredevil after being raised Catholic, and identifying with the character's story of a "Catholic superhero struggling with the notions of right and wrong". He did not want to be "a guy that just takes the comics and then shoots them onscreen. I think it's our job to treat it as if it's our run. If I'm the writer of a comic book, you wouldn't just retell someone else's story, you would just take that ball and move it forward." In August 2014, when talking about
3358-589: A strong nod to the original characters. We wanted to pick up where the comics version left off. I studied the illustrations from The Man Without Fear , Daredevil Yellow , and the issues of the 1960s, to which the newer collections pay homage. I wanted the costume design to reflect the illustrations of those volumes through a modern lens while maintaining a retro sensibility." Joshua Shaw, who has also done design work on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), helped design costumes for several characters on Daredevil , while Lorraine Calvert took over as costume designer for
3504-483: A tin suit, or the idea that they think there's a Thor out there with a magic hammer. But the truth of the matter is, 'I've never seen him. Have you ever seen him?' It's that kind of world that we exist in. For us, it makes Marvel what Marvel has always been, which is grounded. Jeph Loeb on the opportunities that Daredevil existing within the Marvel Cinematic Universe presents. Daredevil
3650-512: A young Wilson Fisk. Maslansky explained that "Wilson Fisk has a specific look. His choices reflect the man he is and the man he's become. As with Matt Murdock's costumes, I was influenced by the comics with the same stipulation that they feel authentic and modern. We dressed Fisk in current style, embracing a slim silhouette. It's classic and consistent. His clothing was custom-made by a highly skilled tailor, Michael Andrews who's well versed in modern design details." Significant props used for Fisk in
3796-575: Is a New York District Attorney, who goes against Nelson and Murdock for the People v. Frank Castle trial. This is due to her playing a role in Castle's family's deaths and covering them up. Reyes is killed by a sniper working for the Blacksmith. Hurd reprises her role from Jessica Jones . Father Paul Lantom (portrayed by Peter McRobbie ) is a Catholic priest and confidante for Murdock. The character
3942-472: Is actually looking for it, and she won't let her fear stop her from finding the truth." Woll does not watch the series, which helped in the second season where Page was unaware of Murdock's role as Daredevil, as she never saw Cox acting as Daredevil in the costume. Maslansky looked to Page's backstory within the show when designing her costumes, with Page having dreams and fantasies of a life in New York along
4088-476: Is after Ben's untimely demise. There was something technically tricky of somebody actually saying the words, "Hey you're some kind of Daredevil." The solution was to play that off-screen and then hit it in the paper that he's been given this name Daredevil." Skylar Gaertner plays a young Matt Murdock. Cox reprises the role in MCU productions produced by Marvel Studios, starting with the film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Page (portrayed by Deborah Ann Woll )
4234-476: Is an American television series created by Drew Goddard for the streaming service Netflix , based on the Marvel Comics character Daredevil . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films , and was the first Marvel Netflix series leading to the crossover miniseries The Defenders . Daredevil was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios . Steven S. DeKnight served as showrunner for
4380-490: Is an accountant who works for Fisk, controlling the money for all of Fisk's allies as well. Owlsley disapproves of Fisk's relationship with Vanessa Marianna , and he works with Madame Gao to have the former killed in an assassination attempt made to look like an attempt on Fisk. Though the attempt fails, Fisk is extremely angered by the event, and when he discovers that Owlsley has been taking Fisk's money for himself, Fisk throws Owlsley down an elevator shaft, killing him. Gunton
4526-720: Is an office worker who discovers corruption in her place of employment, Union Allied, and is subsequently framed for murder, and then the subject of attempted murder, with Murdock and Nelson helping her with the former, and the vigilante with the latter. Joining Murdock and Nelson as their paralegal, Page is determined to take down the corruption in Hell's Kitchen and works with reporter Ben Urich to expose Fisk. When Fisk's right-hand man James Wesley discovers their investigation, which leads to Fisk's beloved mother, Wesley kidnaps Page and attempts to blackmail her. Page kills Wesley with his own gun in self-defense and escapes but becomes traumatized by
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4672-459: Is based on a minor comic character who first appeared in Runaways Vol. 2 #9 (December 2005). McRobbie appears throughout the series as Lantom. Series writer Ruth Fletcher Gage called Lantom "almost Matt's therapist. He was used in a lot of different ways. We wanted him to be someone who would actually discuss the things Matt brought to him." Writer Christos Gage added, "Father Lantom really
4818-689: Is contractually obligated to appear in films if asked by Marvel. Cox expressed interest in making a cameo appearance in Captain America: Civil War (2016) due to Daredevil's presence in Mark Millar 's 2006–2007 " Civil War " crossover storyline, which inspired the film, but acknowledged that he might had "missed the boat" due to principal photography having already commenced by that point. While writing Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely talked about possibly including Daredevil and Luke Cage in
4964-432: Is for two people to finally have their masks off with each other. For Matt Murdock, this is the first person he has that's going to be able to see that transition for him. For her, she's someone who also throws herself into the fray and had made it her life mission to help, even if that means risking her own life. But she gets confronted with the question: How far will you go? What does it mean if you're helping someone who
5110-483: Is going to go forward no matter what. And that's as human and grounded a quality as I think as this sort of genre could have". Bernthal will reprise the role in Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again . Elektra Natchios (portrayed by Élodie Yung ) is a mysterious and dangerous woman from Murdock's past. In July 2015, Marvel announced that Yung had been cast as Elektra for the second season, after
5256-422: Is killed by Page with his own gun in self-defense. Moore was announced as cast in the role of Wesley in October 2014. Moore described Wesley as an "interesting character to play, because in one moment he can be incredibly charming, and in the next, dastardly as all hell, manipulative and Machiavellian, but always loyal to Wilson Fisk." Talking about the killing of Wesley by Page, and if it was due to carelessness on
5402-415: Is maybe going to hurt other people?" Wilson Fisk (portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio ), along with his mother, was emotionally abused as a child by his father, until he killed him. His mother, who was often beaten by her husband, helped him cover it up, and Fisk grew up wanting to make Hell's Kitchen a better place, with no people like his father. He planned to buy the entire neighborhood, demolish it, and build
5548-455: Is sworn in as the new district attorney. In September 2015, Rider joined the cast of the second season as Tower. Margaret "Maggie" Grace (portrayed by Joanne Whalley ) is a nun who cares deeply about Murdock's safety. She is revealed to be Murdock's estranged mother. Isabella Pisacane portrays a young Maggie when she is a novitiate . Rahul "Ray" Nadeem (portrayed by Jay Ali) is an honest and ambitious FBI agent. An original character made for
5694-674: Is the split-second distraction that allows Karen to grab the gun." Benjamin "Ben" Urich (portrayed by Vondie Curtis-Hall ) is an investigative journalist for the New York Bulletin , struggling with the lack of interest in the crime pieces that made him successful during his youth, and with his sick wife for whom he can barely afford to keep in hospital or move to a retirement home. He agrees to work with Page in her investigation of Fisk, but after Fisk learns that Urich met with his mother while investigating him, he breaks into Urich's apartment and strangles him to death. Curtis-Hall joined
5840-455: Is tricky shit. We have not shied away from the rich complicated reality of Now. If you've got a gun and you're not the police you're going to incite strong feelings." He added that the writers hoped to "stir the pot" and "get people to think" when watching Punisher. Bernthal added that "This character has resonated with law enforcement and military [...] and the best thing about him is that if he offends you, he just doesn't care." In order to get in
5986-448: The Marvel Cinematic Universe . As explained by head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb in 2015, Marvel Studios had "first dibs" on the character once the rights had reverted. Drew Goddard pitched a new Daredevil film to Marvel, but Marvel was not looking to create an R-rated film, and Goddard did not want a "watered down version" of the character, as he also explained in 2015: "I went into Marvel and talked to them about making it as
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6132-445: The first season , while Jon Bernthal , Élodie Yung , and Stephen Rider join them for the second ; Joanne Whalley , Jay Ali and Wilson Bethel join for season three . In addition to original characters, several characters based on various Marvel properties also appear throughout the series. Matthew "Matt" Murdock (portrayed by Charlie Cox ) was blinded in a car accident as a child, which heightened his other senses. Approached by
6278-604: The first season , with Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez taking over as co-showrunners for the second , and Erik Oleson joining the series as showrunner for the third ; Goddard served as a consultant for the series. Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock / Daredevil , a blind lawyer-by-day who fights crime as a masked vigilante by night. Deborah Ann Woll , Elden Henson , Rosario Dawson , and Vincent D'Onofrio also star, with Toby Leonard Moore , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Bob Gunton , and Ayelet Zurer joining them for season one , Jon Bernthal , Élodie Yung , and Stephen Rider joining
6424-538: The "series stuff with Netflix", Marvel has "a bigger plan to branch out". In December 2014, Loeb explained that "Within the Marvel universe there are thousands of heroes of all shapes and sizes, but the Avengers are here to save the universe and Daredevil is here to save the neighborhood [...] It does take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's all connected. But that doesn't necessarily mean that we would look up in
6570-531: The 2015 TV series Daredevil . In 2011, aged seven, Gaertner was handpicked by Steven Spielberg to play Bode Locke in the TV pilot horror-thriller Locke & Key . Gaertner started acting in TV commercials aged three. He landed the role of Jonah Byrde in Ozark aged 12. For his role in Ozark, Gaertner was part of the ensemble nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in
6716-634: The Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021). At that time, Jessica Henwick , who portrayed Colleen Wing in the Marvel Netflix series, indicated that Cox had known about the opportunity to reprise the role in Marvel Studios productions years prior. In March 2022, a Daredevil reboot series was revealed to be in development, with Feige and Chris Gary producing. The series was confirmed to be in development for Disney+ in late May, with Matt Corman and Chris Ord attached as head writers and executive producers. The series, titled Daredevil: Born Again ,
6862-499: The FBI to his side including Benjamin Poindexter, Wilson Fisk takes up the name of Kingpin. FBI agent Ray Nadeem provides posthumous testimony against Kingpin, who fights Daredevil and paralyzes Dex. Daredevil spares Kingpin's life and promises he will leave Vanessa unharmed in return for his going to Rikers Island and not harming Karen or Foggy. D'Onofrio, who was cast as Fisk in June 2014, stated that he hoped his portrayal of Fisk
7008-533: The Fisk character to a certain point, it just becomes pure rage, and all thought process is out the window. [...] The brutality is just relentless with him. When he gets into this mode, he just keeps going until he's done. And that's it. He will drive for you. That is the Kingpin, that is D'Onofrio. He's a very smooth, calculating individual, but when you bring the rage out in him, he's like a bulldozer." Cole Jensen plays
7154-620: The Frank Miller, you have the Brian Bendis run, you have the Ed Brubaker run. I was lucky enough to do Daredevil: Yellow (2001–2002). But they feel different. They have different elements to them. Same cast. In many cases, same tone. But a different adventure [...] you can watch Daredevil season two without having seen Daredevil season one. But if you watch each of them, it's like getting two different books. It's closer to
7300-559: The Galaxy films and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). An update to the Disney+ timeline split out the series by season, with Daredevil 's second season placed after Ant-Man (2015), and the third before Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Skylar Gaertner Skylar Gaertner (born May 13, 2004) is an American actor, best known for playing Jonah Byrde in the Netflix TV series Ozark from 2017 to 2022, and Matt Murdock in
7446-692: The Netflix series as a more integral part to the MCU once Daredevil: Born Again underwent a creative overhaul in September 2023. Footage from the series was used in promotional material for Echo . With Echo 's release, all of the Netflix series were retroactively added to the MCU Disney+ timeline , with Daredevil placed alongside the Phase Two content of the MCU, between the Guardians of
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#17327934985087592-456: The Punisher in season one, felt it would "be really interesting to see how [the writers] differentiate" the two in the second season. Describing the character, Bernthal said, "As a man who put his [life] on the line and really went through the ultimate sacrifice for this country in his involvement in the military. He's a guy who brought the war home with him [in] the worst possible way. There are
7738-521: The actor does. Foggy has one particular accessory that helps define his look, a vintage tie-bar w/ the letter 'F'. We imagine it was a gift from his father." Henson will reprise the role in Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again . James Wesley (portrayed by Toby Leonard Moore ) is Wilson Fisk's right-hand man and friend who does a lot of his hands-on work. After discovering that Page met with Fisk's beloved mother while investigating Fisk, Wesley confronts Page in an attempt to blackmail her and
7884-432: The antagonist [...] [he] really felt like the right yin to the yang for Matt, and for what we wanted to do this season." Concerning Fisk not being called Kingpin during the first season, like he is in the comics, DeKnight explained that "I think there is a, dare I say, critical mass where things get a little bit silly. You know if in the last five minutes we went, "Oh they called him Daredevil! Oh they called him Kingpin!" It's
8030-437: The audience know that the gloves were off: just because he was a beloved character in the comics, doesn't mean he's safe [...] Urich gets murdered because he committed the unforgivable sin in Fisk's mind: he went to Fisk's mother. The last thing you want to do with Fisk is at all involve, insult, drag through the mud the women in his life he loves. That will be a serious trigger for him." Leland Owlsley (portrayed by Bob Gunton )
8176-418: The behalf of the former, DeKnight said "It was a moment of underestimating Karen Page. We always knew he was going to die; that was decided at the beginning of the season that Karen was going to kill Wesley at some point but the mechanics of "how" were tricky. It's not so much a moment of carelessness as it was underestimating Karen. He dies because Wilson Fisk is worried about him. That moment when Fisk calls him
8322-459: The best TV scripts I've read". Season one showrunner Steven DeKnight stated that "He's not super strong. He's not invulnerable. In every aspect, he's a man that's just pushed himself to the limits, he just has senses that are better than a normal human's. He is human." On the character's "grey" morals, he said, "He's a lawyer by day, and he's taken this oath. But every night he breaks that oath, and goes out and does very violent things. I really liked
8468-421: The billy clubs holster on the right leg. But Daredevil wears those billy clubs on the left hand side. So while it would have been easier to place the holster on the right we all felt that we had to keep to the classic profile and keep them on the left." The suit was upgraded for the second season, with Calvert calling it "a much more fluid suit and much more tactical in a way." The costume department "streamlined"
8614-560: The body. Her clothing might indicate a woman who has travelled or at least has an interest in cultures other than her own." Dawson explained that "[her] character is a normal person and she becomes more heroic in a way that she maybe didn't expect", and went on to state that "She's not a love interest – she's this skeptical eye looking at this strange situation. She's the one who can be like, "You're not really good at this." That makes it feel more real." On her character's relationship to Murdock, Dawson said that "The show explores how necessary it
8760-648: The cast for season two , and Joanne Whalley , Jay Ali and Wilson Bethel joining in season three . Daredevil entered development in late 2013, a year after the film rights to the character reverted to Marvel, with Goddard initially hired in December 2013. Cox was cast in May 2014, and the Daredevil costume was designed by Ryan Meinerding of Marvel Studios ' design team. The series was intended to be darker than other Marvel projects, intentionally avoiding crossovers with
8906-432: The character had initially been referred to in the first season. Describing Elektra's effect on Murdock, Petrie called her "the best bad girlfriend you can possibly have. She does everything wrong and attractive, she's [Matt's] id, the wild side. Matt is always taming his wild side. Elektra just lets it out. He's both repulsed and deeply drawn to that." Talking about the character, Yung said, "What I tried to capture by reading
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#17327934985089052-439: The character would be better served in a television series. Although Feige had plans to use Daredevil in the films, the superiors of Marvel Entertainment ordered Marvel Studios to focus the films on the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy so the characters whose rights they had regained could help build a planned "television empire" under their direct control. In October 2013, Deadline Hollywood reported that Marvel
9198-478: The church in an attempt to kill Karen, and in the course of the fight, Father Lantom is killed shielding her from one of Dex's batons. At the end of the season 3 finale, Matt gives a eulogy for Father Lantom in the church with Karen, Foggy, Marci, Ellison, Brett, and Tower all in attendance. Turk Barrett (portrayed by Rob Morgan ) is a small-time criminal working for Wilson Fisk whom Daredevil beats for information. Daredevil (TV series) Marvel's Daredevil
9344-405: The city and make a lot of money". In our story, we tell the story of how he met his wife Vanessa and how they fell in love – our antagonist actually has a love story. That's the love story you're following, the one you're invested in, and seeing how that affects him and changes him." He also said that "if you're looking for a juicy, multi-faceted crime drama, Wilson Fisk was the obvious choice to play
9490-430: The comics [...] we had her name in a script and it came back that it was possible [the feature side] were going to use her" and "had plans for her down the road," necessitating the team to use the more obscure comics character Claire Temple as her name. Maslansky revealed that "Claire Temple's look is effortless and casual; she exudes an unstudied sensuality. She wears slim boyfriend jeans and shirts that skim rather than hug
9636-404: The comics is I wanted to keep the coldness that Elektra has. And I had conversations at length with Doug [Petrie] and Marco [Ramirez]. We think Elektra is kind of a sociopath. This world is a game for her. It's like a chess game, and what motivates her is what she wants. She'll use anything she needs to use to get to her goal, and if she needs to kill people, she would." However, "we wanted to create
9782-468: The correct mindset to portray Castle, Bernthal trained with military members, along with receiving weapon training. Bernthal also "had to put myself in as dark of place as possible" to connect with "the emptiness inside" Castle, and isolate himself, including walking across the Brooklyn Bridge to get to set "to shed any outside influence of joy." Rosario Dawson, who felt Matt Murdock behaved like
9928-608: The country on her own. After Fisk makes a deal with the FBI to ensure Marianna would not be charged as an accessory for his crimes, she returns to New York and marries Fisk. Zurer joined the cast as Marianna in October 2014. Clinical psychologist Dr. Andrea Letamendi noted that Marianna "allows us to see the compassion Fisk has, and it's genuine that he's so loving and heartfelt and compassionate—he has this sense of connection to humanity. It's so interesting to have that dynamic and that this incredibly intelligent, powerful woman brings it out in him." Maslansky looked to Marianna's backstory in
10074-535: The creators in terms of "imagination and delivering on what the show was about". DeKnight explained that multiple companies had made pitches to the creative team involving "variations of the same idea, where you zoom in on an eye and you see a sonar map of the city." However, one of Elastic's pitches had "fluid-like blood dripping over everything [...] as if paint were covering something invisible and revealing it", which both DeKnight and Loeb wanted to use immediately. Elastic's Creative Director Patrick Clair "came up with
10220-476: The day, that's really exciting, but how did that affect the people who were six blocks over and three avenues down? That's the richness of the Marvel Universe. You can have that sort of thing happen and refer to it, but not have it be – we're not the world of the comics where you look up in the sky and Thor flies by all the time. This is a world where people do refer to Tony Stark as a billionaire in
10366-867: The directors for the remainder of the series, with Dario Scardapane, a writer on The Punisher , hired to serve as showrunner and filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead hired to direct the remaining episodes of the first season. Bernthal, Woll, Henson, Bethel, and Zurer are also reprising their roles as Frank Castle / Punisher, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter, and Vanessa Mariana-Fisk in Born Again . Ahead of Cox's appearance in Echo , which released in January 2024, Marvel Studios' head of streaming Brad Winderbaum acknowledged that Marvel Studios had previously been "a little bit cagey" about what
10512-442: The elderly and blind ninja Stick , Murdock trains to hone his senses so he can "see" using them, and also learns martial arts, with Stick wanting a soldier for his secret war. Stick leaves Murdock when he realizes that the boy wants a father figure, and Murdock eventually attends Columbia University School of Law. Meeting Foggy Nelson , the two graduate and intern at the law firm Landman and Zack, but Murdock grows uncomfortable with
10658-460: The events of The Defenders , reemerges as a broken man and must decide between hiding from the world as a criminal lawyer, or embracing his life as a hero vigilante. In April 2013, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that the film rights to Daredevil and his associated characters reverted to Marvel from 20th Century Fox in October 2012, allowing those characters to be used within
10804-536: The film's scenes taking place in New York City but felt that including them for quick cameos would not have satisfied the audiences. Disney Consumer Products created a small line of products to cater to a more adult audience, given the show's edgier tone. Paul Gitter, senior VP of Marvel Licensing for Disney Consumer Products explained that the focus would be more on teens and adults than very young people, with products at outlets like Hot Topic . Additionally,
10950-461: The films is "possible. I think there's a way that the worlds can merge. I think our show feels tonally and thematically a bit different from the Avengers movies, but it's all one universe and I feel like there's a way for Daredevil—and other characters, Luke Cage and street level crime characters—to fit into that universe. I think there has to be a way, and I think it's about finding an autonomous tone for that [crossover] film". Cox also said that he
11096-427: The firm's lack of morals, just as he begins to take vigilante action against those he knows the law cannot prosecute. Murdock and Nelson decide to start their own law firm, and through their first client, Karen Page become embroiled in the politics of post- Incident Hell's Kitchen . Murdock and his allies are able to take down crime lord Wilson Fisk using the law, and when Fisk escapes custody, Murdock defeats him as
11242-421: The first season. Goddard was happy with the change to television from his film idea "because you can take time and deal with these smaller things, which to me are much more interesting on a character level". However, Marvel announced in May 2014 that Goddard had stepped down as showrunner to focus on directing a feature film based on Marvel's Sinister Six team for Sony Pictures Entertainment . Goddard, who wrote
11388-473: The first two episodes of the series, remained with the show as a consultant while Steven S. DeKnight took over as showrunner and his production company DeKnight Productions produced the first season. The series was officially titled Daredevil , with Peter Friedlander, Allie Goss, Kris Henigman, Cindy Holland, Alan Fine , Stan Lee , Joe Quesada , Dan Buckley , Jim Chory, Loeb, Goddard, and DeKnight also serving as executive producers. Kati Johnston served as
11534-440: The flawed heroes, the human heroes." The character's Catholicism plays a large role in the series, with DeKnight calling him "one of the most, if not the most, religious characters in the Marvel Universe". Cox, who was raised Catholic, found that helpful, saying, "You grow up steeped in that. If you're in church, standing in front of the altar, you sort of automatically know how to respond. It all kicks in – you genuflect, you sit in
11680-548: The ground and there are guns and drugs—bones are going to break. People aren't hitting each other and nothing's going to happen because they're indestructible. These are people. They're vulnerable and you get to experience that." In March 2015, Loeb spoke on the ability for the series to crossover with the MCU films and the ABC television series , saying, "As it is now, in the same way that our films started out as self-contained and then by
11826-402: The gun she says, "You think this is the first time I've ever shot somebody?" That's a secret from her past that she doesn't want anyone to know. The fact that she shot him once, you can explain that as self-defense; but then she pretty much unloaded the gun into him. That crosses a bit of a line. The last thing she would want is for those two to be horrified by what she's done." Woll will reprise
11972-448: The idea of making a red world that was revealed by liquid." Simulating the CG liquid, which was meant to be an ambiguous reference to poison and blood that behaved like "something in between liquid chocolate and tar", was difficult, with Clair saying "It's hard to make an algorithm act 'insidious'". CG Lead Andrew Romatz elaborated that "Developing the right consistency and behavior of the fluids
12118-516: The incident enough to sympathize with Punisher's goals. She later quits working for Murdock after learning his secret identity and becomes a reporter herself after Urich is murdered by Fisk. Woll was cast as Page in July 2014. On creating the character of Karen Page, after portraying Jessica Hamby in True Blood from 2008 to 2014, Woll said, "I'm already starting to notice huge differences between
12264-400: The incorporation of some of how New York was created into the suit, which led to the use of rivets and "architectural" shapes. The suit is intended to look like a Kevlar vest , and the black sections are an homage to comic panels where the artists highlighted certain areas with red, with "deeper portions" in shadow. On the mask, Meinerding noted the difficulty in designing the entire top half of
12410-561: The inmates while being visited by his lawyer Benjamin Donovan. When Punisher is sent to Rikers Island, Wilson Fisk manipulates Punisher into killing a rival inmate and later orchestrates Punisher's escape. In season three, he cuts a deal with the FBI to become their informant in exchange for a house arrest deal at the Presidential Hotel and for Vanessa to not be incriminated for Wilson Fisk's crimes. When he starts swaying some of
12556-439: The latter's vigilante activities, but they become close again following their defeat of Fisk. Henson joined the cast as Nelson in June 2014, and in April 2015 he spoke of his excitement for the character's role in the series, saying "I was really excited as I was getting the scripts and reading that Foggy wasn't just a useless sidekick. He's not just comic relief. I mean, he is some of those things. He does have comic relief, but it
12702-665: The lines of Katharine Hepburn and Lauren Bacall , and dressing according to those thoughts ("retro, slim skirts, tighter fitting tops and slim dresses"). Maslansky also said that "Page embodies innocence and knowingness. We referenced the comic illustrations and updated them, then built her wardrobe with the same retro nod as for the other characters [...] Her look is body conscious and professional." Explaining why Page does not tell Murdock and Nelson that she has killed Wesley, DeKnight said, "There's something that happened in Karen's past — we allude to it, Ben alludes to it — and when she grabs
12848-555: The media. In June 2015, Marvel announced that Jon Bernthal was cast as Castle for the second season. DeKnight and the writers had discussed introducing the character in a post-credits scene during the first-season finale, but were unable due to the way that Netflix begins the next episode during the credits of the current one. The scene would have seen Owlsley escape rather than be killed by Fisk, only to be killed by Castle, whose face would not be revealed, but whose iconic skull insignia would have been featured. DeKnight felt that this "was
12994-421: The more important thing is not whether or not they look the part, but if they feel the part." Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert served as casting directors on the series. In December 2017, D'Onofrio revealed he had "a standing agreement with Jeph Loeb", created before the first season, that allowed him to "come in and out of the show", with an unspecified amount of notice given when Marvel hoped to use D'Onofrio in
13140-414: The one from the comics, saying, "In the comic books, in the beginning Karen is very innocent, and then towards the end she's really swung a full 180, she's in a lot of trouble, so I wanted to find a way to make her both of those things at the same time. Can she be a really wonderful, kind person who is a little bit attracted to danger? She's not just always getting into trouble because 'Oh, silly woman!' Karen
13286-481: The pew. I didn't have to pretend any of that." On how the name Daredevil is revealed in the series, DeKnight explained that "We talked about, do we do one of the versions in the comics where when he was a kid people used to taunt him with the name Daredevil, but that didn't quite feel like our world. At one point we were going to have Ben Urich (Vondie Curtis-Hall) give him the name, but the timing wasn't right from where he's in his black outfit and then gets his suit, which
13432-419: The posts had declined to 75,000. The series entered Nielsen Media Research 's streaming list, which measures the number of minutes watched by United States audiences on television sets, as the eighth-most-watched original series across streaming services for the week of December 20–26, 2021, with 195 million minutes viewed. Daredevil ' s appearance on the list was believed to be from viewers returning to
13578-541: The right decision. I think there's a better, more organic way to introduce him to the world." DeKnight also noted that this version of Punisher would be "completely the Marvel version," as previous portrayals did not appear under the Marvel Studios / Marvel Television banner. He also felt Bernthal's Punisher would not be as "graphically violent" as in Punisher: War Zone . Goddard felt that television
13724-419: The role in Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again (2025). Franklin "Foggy" Percy Nelson (portrayed by Elden Henson ) met Matt Murdock at law school and became best friends with him. After interning together at Landman and Zack, Nelson and Murdock start their own law firm in Hell's Kitchen, where Nelson wants to fight for 'the little guy'. His friendship with Murdock falters after he discovers
13870-425: The sculptures, along with small attraction fields and thousands of tiny adjustments to achieve the shapes and behavior Patrick was looking for. In the end I simulated hundreds of tests and thousands of frames of fluids to achieve just the right balance for each shot." Due to time constraints, references to Murdock's boxing history such as a punching bag and boxing ring were cut from the final sequence. The final sequence
14016-437: The second season, and Christopher LaVasseur for the third season. Visual effects for the series were completed by the New York studio Shade VFX. Bryan Goswin serves as visual effects supervisor. Editing for the series was done by Jonathan Chibnall, Monty DeGraff, Jo Francis, Michael N. Knue, and Damien Smith. It was revealed that John Paesano would be composing the music for the series in October 2014. The main theme of
14162-533: The second season, while Friedlander left the show. The series was renewed for a third season in July 2016, with Petrie and Ramirez intended to return as showrunners, but Erik Oleson was announced in October 2017 to be taking over as showrunner, and Karim Zreik, and Oleson also serving as executive producers. Sonay Hoffman and Evan Perazzo served as producers for the season. Elements of the series storyline were adapted from Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. 's 1993–1994 miniseries Daredevil: The Man Without Fear ,
14308-412: The second season. For Daredevil's red suit, introduced at the end of the first season, Marvel Comics' Chief creative officer Quesada contacted Ryan Meinerding and the costume artists and design team at Marvel Studios, who all contributed design ideas, with one of Meinerding's ultimately being picked. Quesada, who previously worked as an artist on Daredevil comics, gave several suggestions, including
14454-476: The series "in order of how they're interested in them and how they learn about them." Netflix's data also showed that a viewer watching Daredevil would most often then move on to Jessica Jones , and vice versa, while other series "with antiheroes and themes of moral ambiguity" such as Bloodline (2015–2017), Breaking Bad (2008–2013), Dexter (2006–2013) and House of Cards (2013–2018) led viewers to starting Daredevil . In October 2018, Crimson Hexagon,
14600-430: The series are his father's cufflinks, on which Maslansky said, "[Fisk's father] would have bought them in the 1950s or '60s—a mid-century design. We searched for the perfect vintage cufflinks. We finally landed on a sterling silver pair with interesting negative space. We knew from reading ahead we'd need many duplicates. I redesigned them, adding more detail—a tiger's eye stone and a portion of it cast in gold. They retained
14746-413: The series as Urich in October 2014. The decision to kill off Urich, an iconic comic book character, was made by Marvel before DeKnight joined the show. He explained that Marvel "really wanted to show that toward the end of the season because we knew we'd get some sympathy for Fisk, to have him do something truly terrible that would propel Matt into that final endgame in the confrontation with Fisk. And to let
14892-518: The series ending and Disney regaining the rights. Disney opted not to have Netflix pay a large licensing fee to retain the distribution rights for the series, and instead announced that all the series would be made available on Disney+ on March 16 in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, and in Disney+'s other markets by the end of 2022. In the United States, revised parental controls were introduced to
15038-661: The series following Cox's appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and D'Onofrio's appearance in Hawkeye (2021). Following the release of Echo in January 2024, Daredevil experienced a notable increase in viewership on Disney+. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 99% approval rating for the first season, based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With tight adherence to its source material's history, high production quality, and
15184-542: The series has attracted a large number of male viewers. Also in the month, Netflix released viewing patterns for the Marvel Netflix series. The data, which came from Netflix's "1,300 'taste communities' around the world, where subscribers are grouped based on what they watch", showed that viewers would not watch the series in chronological order by release, rather starting with Jessica Jones , then Daredevil , Luke Cage and finally Iron Fist . Todd Yellin, Netflix's vice president of product innovation, noted that audiences watch
15330-737: The series in comparison to the 2003 film, Ted Sarandos said, "The series will not be afraid to go darker than the film did. What we love about this particular set of heroes is that they're a little more down to Earth. Costume wise and also in that these are gritty crime stories, more in the streets than in the clouds." Elaborating on this, DeKnight said, "It is a little grittier and edgier than Marvel has gone before, but we're not looking to push it to extreme graphic violence, gratuitous nudity or anything like that. The story does not require that and I think [it] would suffer if you pushed it that far." Marvel Television head and executive producer Loeb later stated that, "There aren't going to be people flying through
15476-544: The series, and on June 20, Rosario Dawson joined the cast. A few days later, Elden Henson was cast as Foggy Nelson , while on July 17, Deborah Ann Woll was cast as Karen Page . On October 11, Dawson's role was revealed to be Claire Temple , a character resembling that of Night Nurse , while Ayelet Zurer , Bob Gunton , Toby Leonard Moore , and Vondie Curtis-Hall joined the series as Vanessa Mariana , Leland Owlsley , James Wesley , and Ben Urich , respectively. In June 2015, Marvel announced that Jon Bernthal
15622-414: The series, along with the other former Netflix series. In June 2020, Cox was contacted by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about reprising his role in Marvel Studios' MCU productions, with Feige confirming in December 2021 that Cox would reprise the role for Marvel Studios, first doing so in the film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Additionally, D'Onofrio first reprised his role as Kingpin in
15768-399: The series, confirmed the two-year wait requirement and also said the decision to cancel the series came as a surprise to the executives at Marvel given the extensive work that had been done for a potential fourth season. She added that filming for the fourth season had been expected to begin around February 2019 and that many of the cast and crew felt the series would last for five seasons, with
15914-431: The series, he worked with Daredevil when it comes to dealing with Wilson Fisk and Benjamin Poindexter. After he was killed by Dex on Vanessa's orders, the information Ray gathered was forwarded to the authorities by Karen and Foggy, after they picked it up from Ray's wife. Ali was cast by March 2018. Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter (portrayed by Wilson Bethel ) is a psychopathic FBI agent who is able to use almost any object as
16060-503: The series, which was co-composed by Braden Kimball, is derived from Paesano's original demo for the series, which he submitted during the auditioning process. Paesano noted that it is rare for such material to be incorporated into a final score like this. A soundtrack album for the first season was released digitally on April 27, 2015, for the second season on July 15, 2016, and for the third season on October 19, 2018. If you live in New York, there are things that are going on all
16206-436: The series. Costume designer Stephanie Maslansky, talking about the inspiration and vision for the series, said " Daredevil is rooted in the authentically gritty New York City neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen where Matt Murdock grew up. In the comics—particularly those of the Frank Miller era in the early 1990s—there were detailed illustrations we endeavored to bring to life in a grounded, gritty, and updated way, with respect and
16352-416: The series. Cox was saddened by the cancellation, since it "felt like we had a lot of stories to tell", especially since he had been excited by what had been discussed for a potential fourth season. He added that many of the cast and crew "really expected to keep going" and that he was hopeful there would be an opportunity to portray the character again in some form. Amy Rutberg , who portrays Marci Stahl in
16498-467: The series. Despite the pitch, on November 29, 2018, Netflix canceled the series after three seasons. Netflix said the three seasons would remain on the service, while the character would "live on in future projects for Marvel". Deadline Hollywood noted, that "unlike Iron Fist or Luke Cage , the door seems to be wide open" for the series to continue elsewhere, potentially on Disney's streaming service, Disney+. However, The Hollywood Reporter felt this
16644-528: The service to allow the more mature content of the series to be added, similarly to the controls that already exist for other regions that have the Star content hub. As Netflix does not reveal subscriber viewership numbers for any of their original series, Karim Zreik, senior vice president of original programming at Marvel Television, provided some viewership demographics for Daredevil in August 2017, noting that
16790-588: The show, with the character coming into the series as a mysterious yet glamorous femme fatale , dressing in high-end, couture clothing; "she needed to appeal to [Fisk]. He wouldn't go for just any chick in a pair of old jeans and a t-shirt." Zurer will reprise the role in Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again . Claire Temple (portrayed by Rosario Dawson ) is a nurse who helps Murdock when she finds him beaten and injured, and after he saves her from some Russians who are using her to get to him, she becomes his confidant and near-full-time nurse. The two have
16936-428: The sky and see [Iron Man]. It's just a different part of New York that we have not yet seen in the Marvel movies." Dawson later elaborated that "When you've got that level of superpowers, the fighting is different, the stakes are different, and it has a grander feel. In that world, they exist in it, so they know it and it's normal to them. But in reality when people are fighting and doing really bad, elicit [sic] crimes on
17082-491: The sky; there are no magic hammers. We've always approached this as a crime drama first, superhero show second." DeKnight took inspiration from The French Connection (1971), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Taxi Driver (1976), and stated that "we would rather lean toward The Wire (2002–2008) than what's considered a classic superhero television show." Loeb compared the series' approach to telling stories over multiple seasons to "the world of publishing, where you have
17228-471: The suit to make it simpler, using less material on the gauntlets and boots. Cox described the changes as "tweaks" that were needed after seeing the suit in action in the first season, and noted that the changes are woven into the storyline of the season, including the need for a new, redesigned mask. The opening title sequence was created by Elastic. The company previously created the title sequence for True Detective (2014–present), which had stood out to
17374-419: The time we got to The Avengers , it became more practical for Captain America to do a little crossover into Thor 2 (2013) and for Bruce Banner to appear at the end of Iron Man 3 (2013). We have to earn that. The audience needs to understand who all of these characters are and what the world is before you then start co-mingling in terms of where it's going." In April, Cox stated that crossing over with
17520-430: The time, but did say, "I'm never going to discourage a network from looking at one of our characters and encouraging us to do more [...] If we are lucky enough that through the writing, through the direction, through the actor that people want to see more of that person, terrific." In April 2016, Marvel and Netflix ordered The Punisher , confirmed Bernthal's involvement and named Steve Lightfoot as showrunner. The series
17666-471: The time. I would never make light of the tragedy of 9/11 , but 9/11 affected different neighborhoods in very different ways. They were all aware that this had happened, but the further down you got towards that area, the more affected you were by it. So we started with that sort of idea, that if the sky opened up and Chitauri were raining down with giant whales, and the Hulk and the Avengers were there to save
17812-410: The two characters [...] I can feel myself go, 'Oh, if this was Jessica she would do this,' but wanting to kind of steer differently than that. It's always going to be me in some way. I think, as an actor, that's part of it." Woll had not previously read any Daredevil comics, and turned to her boyfriend who is "a huge comic book fan" for guidance. She also added that Page's backstory would be different from
17958-423: The vigilante, who is christened 'Daredevil' by the media. At the end of May 2014, Cox was cast as Murdock. The idea of casting Cox as Daredevil came from Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada in 2012, before Marvel Studios gained the rights to the character from 20th Century Fox . Cox wanted to be involved with the series after reading the first two scripts for the series, telling his agent "These are two of
18104-456: The void left by Wilson Fisk." On Metacritic, it has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The third season has a 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 65 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Man with No Fear returns to top form with a third season that begins tediously slow but gradually generates comic book thrills, immeasurably helped by
18250-405: The welcome return of Vincent D'Onofrio's menacing Kingpin." On Metacritic, it has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In December 2015, IGN named Daredevil the second best Netflix original programming series released to date. By January 2016, ahead of the debut of Bernthal as armed vigilante Frank Castle / Punisher in season two, Netflix
18396-659: The wider MCU and focusing on a crime fiction style that was inspired by 1970s films. Design inspiration was taken from the Hell's Kitchen setting of the comics, with filming taking place in New York City. The first season was released in its entirety on Netflix on April 10, 2015, followed by the second on March 18, 2016, and the third on October 19, 2018. They were met with positive reviews, and received numerous accolades including several nominations for Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards . A spin-off series centered on Bernthal's character Frank Castle / Punisher , titled The Punisher ,
18542-427: The world of the graphic novel than it is to the world of the ongoing, serialized show." At the end of May 2014, Charlie Cox was cast as Matt Murdock / Daredevil . Cox was the first choice for the role, suggested by Quesada in 2012 before Marvel Studios regained the rights to the character from the former 20th Century Fox. On June 10, Marvel announced that Vincent D'Onofrio would portray Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in
18688-401: Was a new way to look at the character, and that it would be the definitive portrayal of the character. "Our Fisk, he's a child and he's a monster," D'Onofrio said. "Every move that he makes and everything that he does in our story comes from his foundation of morality inside himself." In December 2014, DeKnight detailed that "Fisk has very many different aspects so it's not all, "I want to conquer
18834-509: Was able to prove to Poindexter that he was forcibly isolated by Fisk, leading to Poindexter making a murderous rampage that culminated in a three-way duel between himself, Fisk and Murdock, the result of which was Poindexter being paralyzed and Fisk arrested. Cameron Mann portrays a young Dex, while Conor Proft portrays him as a teenager. Bethel was cast in November 2017. He will reprise the role in Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again . Samantha Reyes (portrayed by Michelle Hurd )
18980-437: Was added to the cast in October 2014. Vanessa Marianna-Fisk (portrayed by Ayelet Zurer ) is an art gallery curator who catches the eye of Fisk, and is acceptive of his line of work. Growing close with Fisk, Marianna helps him come out to New York as an apparently legitimate businessman, and when Fisk's true dealings are revealed, she accepts his offer of marriage. When Fisk is defeated by Daredevil and imprisoned, Marianna leaves
19126-424: Was animated to a temp track —"an old piece of 90s trip hop"—before John Paesano's music for the sequence was completed. Filming for the series took place in New York City, in areas of Brooklyn and Long Island City that still look like the old Hell's Kitchen, in addition to soundstage work. The production had an eight-day-per-episode shooting schedule. On the feel of the show, DeKnight stated, "We're going for
19272-432: Was cast as Frank Castle / Punisher for the second season, joining season one returners Cox, Woll, Henson, Dawson, and D'Onofrio. The next month, Élodie Yung was cast as Elektra Natchios , a character that had been mentioned already in the first season. In September 2015, Stephen Rider joined the cast in the role of Blake Tower . Cox, Woll, Henson, D'Onofrio, and Rider return for the third season. Wilson Bethel
19418-455: Was definitely a tricky process. Getting the scale to feel right was something that we had to play with quite a bit in simulation and also in lighting and texturing. Patrick wanted the sculptures we were forming to feel like miniatures, so we did a lot of experimenting with scene scale and with camera settings, simulating depth of field to achieve that look." Fluids Lead Miguel A. Salek stated that "Each shot required custom flow maps to be painted on
19564-505: Was exciting to know that these other characters would have their own path and their own things that they're dealing with." Maslansky noted that "In the original comics illustrations Foggy wears a bowtie and his color palette is lively. We updated his look but didn't stray from his overall distinctive style—quirky but not flamboyant. He favors warm colors and printed shirts. His ties are patterned with animals or objects. Even his socks are patterned and colorful. The audience may never see them, but
19710-428: Was in "very early development" on a spin-off series titled The Punisher , and was looking for a showrunner. The series would be centered on Bernthal as Castle, and was described as a stand-alone project, outside of the series leading up to The Defenders . Loeb implied that Marvel Television had not instigated the development of the spin-off and were focusing on making "the best 13 episodes of Daredevil season two" at
19856-415: Was officially announced that July for an 18-episode first season, with Cox and D'Onofrio confirmed to return. Cox described Born Again as a "whole new thing" and not a fourth season of the Netflix series. In late September 2023, the series underwent a creative overhaul after a few episodes had been filmed to bring it more in line with the Netflix series. Corman and Ord were let go as head writers, as were
20002-400: Was ordered by Netflix in April 2016. Netflix canceled Daredevil on November 29, 2018. It, along with the rest of Netflix's Marvel series were removed from Netflix and added to Disney+ in March 2022, after Disney regained the license for them. Beginning in 2021, Cox and D'Onofrio reprised their roles as Murdock and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in MCU projects produced by Marvel Studios, including
20148-468: Was part of their Sacred Timeline , noting how there had been the corporate divide between what Marvel Studios created and what Marvel Television created. He continued that as time has passed, Marvel Studios has begun to see "how well integrated the [Marvel Television] stories are" and personally felt "confident" in saying Daredevil was part of the Sacred Timeline. Marvel Studios began looking at
20294-411: Was preparing four drama series and a miniseries, totaling 60 episodes, to present to video on demand services and cable providers, with Netflix , Amazon and WGN America expressing interest. A few weeks later, Disney announced that Marvel Television and ABC Studios would provide Netflix with live action series centered around Daredevil, Jessica Jones , Iron Fist , and Luke Cage , leading up to
20440-424: Was released in November 2017. Woll reprises her role as Karen Page in the series. Ahead of the release of season three, Deadline Hollywood noted the series was expected to be renewed for a fourth season since it was "widely watched and critically acclaimed". Oleson pitched what he wanted to do with a fourth season to Netflix in November 2018, and was hoping that this meeting would lead to an official renewal of
20586-492: Was revealed to be joining them in November 2017, as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter , with Joanne Whalley joining as Sister Maggie Grace by January 2018, and Jay Ali joining as FBI agent Rahul "Ray" Nadeem by March 2018. Zurer has a guest appearance in the season. On the casting process, DeKnight stated that "You just have to hope you find the right way. Luckily our cast came together, and I couldn't have been happier. No one will ever perfectly fit what's in your head. For me,
20732-466: Was supposed to be a catalyst to force Matt to question his own view on things and his own feelings about what he was going to do." In season 3, Father Lantom and Sister Maggie secretly take Matt in and nurse him back to health following the events of Midland Circle in The Defenders . Later in the season, when Karen makes herself a target of Fisk, he agrees to shelter her at the church. Dex attacks
20878-403: Was the best fit for the character, as the writers are "able to do things on the small screen that fit that character better than if we had to water him down for the movies." Season two showrunners Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez talked about creating their version of the character following the film versions, with Ramirez saying, "even if you know the character, you've never seen him like this. That
21024-502: Was the big thing we wanted. There are four movies, eight hours and four actors. We've seen this guy. We think we know who he is, but even we learned that he's so much more." Petrie said, "We hope to make people forget what they've seen before, whether they've loved it or not." Petrie stated that Son of Sam , Bernard Goetz , and Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver were influences on the character, as well as current events, saying, "Taking lethal justice into your own hands in America in 2015
21170-448: Was the first of the Marvel Netflix series, and was followed by Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Luke Cage (2016–2018), and Iron Fist (2017–2018), which led to the miniseries The Defenders (2017). In November 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that, if the characters prove popular on Netflix, "It's quite possible that they could become feature films," which Sarandos echoed in July 2015. In August 2014, D'Onofrio stated that after
21316-434: Was unlikely, especially since, per the original deal between Marvel and Netflix for the series, the characters cannot appear in any non-Netflix series or films for at least two years following the cancellation of Daredevil , as reported by Variety . Kevin A. Mayer , chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International , noted that, while it had not yet been discussed, it was a possibility that Disney+ could revive
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