Charlie Cox will be joined by Vincent D’Onofrio about the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again, but while Marvel fans will see more of the feud between Daredevil and Kingpin, the new series will be a stark contrast to the previous show that ran for three seasons on Netflix. From now, Daredevil: Born Again is in production, and given that it’s been given an 18-episode order, it’s clear that Marvel Studios executives see great potential in the show. Whether it manages to match the quality and acclaim of its predecessor remains to be seen, but bringing back Cox and D’Onofrio, along with Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, certainly puts the Reborn team off to a good start.
Talking about the show with News weekD’Onofrio teased what fans can expect Daredevil: Born Again. While production is only just getting underway, the actor now knows the new show will be vastly different. That gets him excited as this could potentially surprise the fans in a good way as the idea is to provide some fan service while still presenting something new and original. As D’Onofrio puts it:
“We’ve just started shooting. I think we’re a few weeks into it and the show will be very, very different from the Netflix show, and it’s so exciting because what we’re doing is quite something. I”I guess it’s something people don’t expect. But always with these Marvel old comics revisited and reinvented by us actors and the writers, the most important thing is to answer the fans. To give them what they want, but at the same time try to be original in some way, which is what we do on the show. It’s definitely an original way of looking at this, and it’s very deep, very emotional. ‘
The cast will have some differences
These comments can be seen as a hint that the new series cannot be compared to the previous one Daredevil show, while still keeping fans happy with some of the original cast members returning. But not everyone will be back, as Ayelet Zurer’s role as Vanessa Fisk has been revealed to have been recast with Sandrine Holt. In any case, everyone involved has high expectations of how Reborn will be received when it is released, as D’Onofrio also confirms that the first season will bring big payouts for a second season, which has not yet been announced.
“And by the second season, there are massive, massive payoffs — also in the first season, but I can’t say much about that — but the fans are really getting what they want. It’s really pretty cool to do it.”
Daredevil: Born Again will be released on Disney+ sometime in 2024.