'Daredevil: Born Again' Gets A Release Date And An Incredible Trailer

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: (L-R) Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Charlie Cox, Elden ... [+] Henson and Jon Bernthal of "Daredevil: Born Again" pose in the IMDb Official Portrait Studio at D23 2024 at Honda Center on August 09, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Corey Nickols/Getty Images for IMDb)

Easily one the most-hyped reveals of Disney’s D23 showcase was the premiere of the first Daredevil: Born Again trailer, the revival of the famed Netflix series that was cancelled due to a deal expiration and the rise of Disney Plus wanting to re-collect all its Marvel Infinity Stones. Now, we know that Daredevil: Born Again’s release date (well, release window) is March 2025.

The new trailer, which I’m not going to embed here because it’s very much pirated and Disney for some reason did not want to officially release it, channels the vibe of the first three seasons, especially season 3, extremely well, and we are going back to those bloody days again, it seems. This is of course after a bizarre idea that had Daredevil returning in a much different form, cutting almost all old cast members and making it a sort of courtroom drama. That entire concept was scrapped, and new showrunners and all the old cast was brought in for Born Again.

The trailer reveals the return of Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle, as the Punisher will have a role in this season. There’s also a jailed Bullseye, played by Wilson Bethel, who has returned after his excellent turn in season 3. ne Tiger and Muse are briefly seen.

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: Jon Bernthal of "Daredevil: Born Again" poses in the IMDb Official ... [+] Portrait Studio at D23 2024 at Honda Center on August 09, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Corey Nickols/Getty Images for IMDb)

I saw relatively little of Karen and Foggy in this trailer. Supposedly the first draft had both characters killed offscreen, but that’s not the case here as they are back in some capacity.

All of this led to a reunion of the core cast on stage, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Charlie Cox, Elden Henson and Jon Bernthal, which was just wonderful to see after all these years. Daredevil remains a fan-favorite MCU series, despite being very much detached from the larger MCU storylines, and it did seem very dead after the mass-removal from Netflix. With enough fan demand, Disney brought it back, and with enough pressure, presumably even from the cast, this “true to the original” version has formed.

It’s an open question whether Disney is going to fully revive the old “Defenders” squad with either Daredevil cameos or reinstating old shows. We do not know the fates of Luke Cage, Iron Fist or Jessica Jones here, though Krysten Ritter has strongly hinted at a Jones return on social media for a while now.

We also know that Marvel is apparently focusing on “street level” content in some capacity on Disney Plus, which already includes Echo, co-starring Daredevil’s Kingpin. It would seem odd to stop that at just two shows, and these series at least should be cheaper than insane D+ productions like the $200+ million Secret Invasion. But Disney’s spending on all its content has never made much sense in recent years.

Daredevil: Born Again looks incredible, and Disney absolutely needs to release the official version of this trailer soon.

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