The launch of the Hell’s Kitchen-based crime series was announced at New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Oct. 19, where stars Charlie Cox (the title masked vigilante) and Vincent D’Onofrio (villain Kingpin) surprised attendees with an appearance.
News came during the Marvel Fanfare with C.B. Cebulski panel today, which featured series producer and Marvel Studios production and development executive Sana Amanat in conversation with Marvel editor-in-chief Cebulski. The discussion delved into Marvel’s long history of New York storytelling and shooting Season 1 of Marvel TV’s Daredevil: Born Again on location.
In addition to the series’ release date, Cox and D’Onofrio previewed a sneak peek of the much-anticipated drama.
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Following blind attorney Matt Murdock’s (Cox) cameo in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, excitement for the character’s return after Netflix’s three-season Daredevil wrapped in 2018 reached a fever pitch. With a nine-part installment, Born Again follows Murdock’s quest for justice, which spans his daytime (and legal) efforts via his firm and nighttime crime-fighting through his heightened abilities. Meanwhile, former mob boss Wilson Fisk (D’Onofrio) pursues his own political aspirations in the city. As per the show’s longline, “When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.”
The series also stars Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, with Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal, reuniting some of the former cast and key characters of Daredevil.
Dario Scardapane serves as showrunner. Episodes are directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and David Boyd. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Chris Gary, Christopher Ord & Matthew Corman executive produce, along with Benson & Moorhead, Amanat and Scardapane.
