‘Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2 Gets A Surprising Release Date
Daredevil: Born Again season 1 ended with one of the best finales in MCU history, and also, by far, the bloodiest, as Disney has seemingly let that crew do…whatever they want (Kingpin, ouch).
It was always the plan for Daredevil: Born Again to run for at least two seasons (or by some accounts, one giant season broken in half), but with filming having been underway for a bit now, there's some good news on that front. Showrunner Dario Scardapane confirms that Daredevil: Born Again's season 2 release date will be in March of 2026, just one year after season 1 premiered.
Yes, of course many years ago, especially in the age of broadcast TV, this used to be the standard gap between seasons. But in the streaming era, it's more often 1.5 to 2 years, with some big shows even pushing three year gaps. A one year gap for a show like Daredevil, which is say, more complicated than filming something like The Bear, another yearly offering, is impressive.
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Past season 2, it's already been said that they want to go beyond that and stay yearly. Here's head of Marvel TV Brand Winderbaum speaking to ScreenRant:
And why they want to continue:
When asked which former Netflix character he'd like to see return, Winderbaum said Jessica Jones. Given that he's…the head of Marvel TV, that seems likely to happen, whether it's a Daredevil guest appearance or the return of her own show. Former Danny Rand, Finn Jones, has recently said that fans should 'give him a chance' as Iron Fist, apparently wanting to take on the role again. Elodie Yung wants to return as Elektra, resurrected from season 2 of Daredevil. And here's ex-Luke Cage, Mike Colter 'I still have hopes for it…I don't think it's impossible. Anything can happen.'
I think Marvel is attempting to assemble a harder-edge, R-rated street-level MCU outside of theaters. Before this, we had Echo. Now infinite seasons of Daredevil, perhaps. A Punisher special and the seemingly imminent return of Jessica Jones. And all the rest of the actors that got left behind apparently want to return too. So let's do it.
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