Ten years after Charlie Cox first helmed the Netflix series “Daredevil,” the actor is finally back as Matt Murdock AKA the titular MCU superhero.
Cox is leading the Disney+ series “Daredevil: Born Again“, bringing back the entire main cast of the Netflix show. Vincent D’Onofrio returns as Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, with Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson reprising their respective roles. Netflix’s “Daredevil” was canceled in 2018 after three seasons. To and with Jon Bernthal, who helmed his own stand-alone Netflix Marvel series “The Punisher,” is back in character.
Michael Gandolfini also makes his MCU debut, with Ayelet Zurer, Margarita Levieva, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan and Clark Johnson rounding out the cast.
The official synopsis for “Daredevil: Born Again” reads: “Cox stars as a blind lawyer with enhanced abilities who fights for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (D’Onofrio) pursues his own political aspirations in New York .As their former identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.”
Disney+ series with 18 episodes underwent a creative overhaul and reshoots.
Cox said earlier NME that he was “fascinated to discover why” the first season has so many episodes, the first of its kind for any Disney+ series.
“I imagine there will be an element to it that is like old fashioned procedural show. Not necessarily the case of the week, but something where we go really deep into the attorney Matt Murdock and see what his life is like, Cox says. “If it’s done right and he really gets dirty in that world, I think there’s something pretty interesting about that.”
He added, “My opinion is that this character works best when he’s aimed at a slightly more mature audience. My instinct is that on Disney+ it will be dark but it probably won’t be as gory,” Cox said. We have done it. Let’s take the things that really worked, but can we broaden? Can we appeal to a slightly younger audience without losing what we’ve learned about what works?”
Cox has too played Daredevil in the series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and “Echo,” as well as the movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
Dario Scardapane is “Daredevil: Born Again” showrunner. The episodes are directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and David Boyd. The executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Sana Amanat, Chris Gary, Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman, Chris Ord, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
“Daredevil: Born Again” premieres at 6pm PT/9pm ET on March 4th on Disney+. Check out the trailer below.
