Daredevil: Born Again season 1: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more news on the Marvel TV show

Daredevil: Born Again is almost here. Marvel‘s revival of The Man Without Fear’s Netflix series will make its debut on March 4 (US) and March 5 (UK and Australia), so there’s no time like the present to learn more about it.

Below, I’ve rounded up the biggest and latest news on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV show, including the Marvel Phase 5 project’s official trailer, cast, plot, and more.

Full spoilers follow for Netflix‘s Daredevil TV adaptation. Potential Daredevil: Born Again season 1 spoilers are also discussed, so proceed with caution.

Daredevil: Born Again release date

The first season of Daredevil: Born Again will launch on March 4 (US) and March 5 (UK and Australia). That announcement, which came last October, arrived a few months after Marvel confirmed its rebooted Daredevil series would arrive in March 2025.

What time will Daredevil: Born Again episode 1 be released on Disney+?

Daredevil: Born Again‘s first episode will be released at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET on March 4 (US). It’ll also debut at 2 AM GMT (UK) and 1 PM AEDT (Australia) on March 5.

It won’t be the only one, either. Previously Marvel confirmed the show would launch with a two-episode premiere, so you can watch them back-to-back on Disney+, aka one of the world’s best streaming services.

New chapters are also set to arrive weekly at the aforementioned times – well, apart from episodes 5 and 6. That’s because Daredevil: Born Again has an unusual Disney+ release schedule for a Marvel TV show. So, for a full rundown of when new entries will be released, read the list below:

• Daredevil: Born Again episode 1 – March 4 (US); March 5 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 2 – March 4 (US); March 5 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 3 – March 11 (US); March 12 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 4 – March 18 (US); March 19 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 5 – March 25 (US); March 26 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 6 – March 25 (US); March 26 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 7 – April 1 (US); April 2 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 8 – April 8 (US); April 9 (UK and Australia)
• Daredevil: Born Again episode 9 – April 15 (US); April 16 (UK and Australia)

Daredevil: Born Again trailer

Daredevil: Born Again‘s first trailer was released on January 16 – and it looks as gritty and brutal as its Netflix forebear. Curiously, some Marvel fans thought Born Again‘s trailer contained a Spider-Man Easter egg, but it proved to be nothing in the end. Ho hum.

Anyway, ahead of the trailer’s reveal, Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D’Onofrio confirmed it was “coming”, but its released was delayed by the devastating wildfires that swept across Los Angeles days earlier.

Until the trailer was released publicly, the only footage we’d seen was the briefest of looks in a video celebrating Marvel’s 85th anniversary, which included first looks at Daredevil: Born Again, Thunderbolts, and Ironheart, and a further 20 seconds of footage in a Marvel video that saw the comic giant unveil its full 2025 TV line-up last October.

Daredevil: Born Again cast: confirmed and rumored

Potential spoilers follow for Daredevil: Born Again.

Here’s the confirmed cast for Daredevil: Born Again so far:

• Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
• Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
• Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
• Elden Henson as Franklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
• Wilson Bethel as Benjamin ‘Dex’ Pointdexter/Bullseye
• Ayelut Zuhrer as Vanessa Fisk
• Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn
• Nikki M. James as Kirsten McDuffie
• Zabryna Guevara as Sheila Rivera
• Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman
• Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blade
• Kamar de los Reyes as Hector Ayala/White Tiger
• Genneya Walton as B.B. Urich
• Clark Johnson as Cherry
• Jeremy Earl as Cole North
• Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne/Swordsman
• Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan
• TBC as Muse

Before January 2024, Cox and D’Onofrio were the only members of Netflix’s Daredevil cast who were expected to appear in its sequel show. However, after numerous Born Again images confirmed the return of two fan-favorite characters – Woll’s Karen and Henson’s Foggy – and, days later, Bernthal’s Castle, this trio were also confirmed to feature. Bethel was revealed to be returning in other leaked Born Again footage that had fans fearing for the fate of a beloved character last February.

As for the rest of the cast, you can learn more about them in my Daredevil: Born Again cast and character guide. It’s a good and informative read, I promise!

One character who won’t be showing up in Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Fans have long clamored for the webslinger to team up with The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, not least because Fisk/Kingpin is originally a Spider-Man villain. However, speaking on the Phase Zero podcast, Marvel’s Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation Brad Winderbaum said the comic giant can’t use Spider-Man in long-form Disney+ projects because Sony holds the live-action rights to the character. Boo and hiss.

Daredevil: Born Again story synopsis and rumors

Full spoilers follow for Netflix’s Daredevil series and Echo on Disney+. Possible spoilers also follow for Daredevil: Born Again.

Here’s Daredevil: Born Again‘s plot synopsis: “Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.”

That sounds very similar to Netflix’s take on the superpowered vigilante – and that’s deliberate because, as Cox told Empire magazine, Daredevil: Born Again is a “continuation of the Netflix show.”

That wasn’t always the case. Originally, Marvel decided a wholesale reinvention – even with Cox and D’Onofrio’s involvement – was necessary to bring Daredevil into the MCU. However, in October 2023, Daredevil: Born Again was said to be in serious trouble as Marvel looked to rework the entire show. Insiders suggested Marvel was unhappy with its narrative direction and, with the 2023 Hollywood strikes in full force at the time, the comic titan not only opted to hire a new head writer and directors that renewed our faith in Daredevil’s reboot, but also pick up where the Netflix series left off.

Elaborating on why the change was made, Winderbaum told the Official Marvel Podcast (as TechRadar reported at the time): “Daredevil: Born Again is incredible. It’s similar in some ways to X-Men 97 because it’s reviving something that fans love, but it’s taking it in a new direction. These characters have matured [and] the universe is different than it was. Things have changed, society has changed, Matt [Murdock] and Wilson [Fisk] have changed, and their characters are going to collide in ways we’ve never seen before. It’s no longer enough to try and murder each other; there’s a whole game of politics at play.”

The decision to essentially turn Born Again into Daredevil season 4 (in all but name, anyway) is a sound one. After all, with She-Hulk episode 8 confirming Netflix’s Daredevil series was canon in the MCU, fans were baffled by the prospect of a Daredevil TV show that wasn’t connected to the Netflix series. Thankfully, Born Again will fully respect what’s come before, pick up loose plot threads from its predecessor’s final season, and go harder in the violence stakes than initially planned.

Speaking to TechRadar in December 2022, Cox initially revealed that Marvel’s reboot wouldn’t be fully R-rated. However, in conversation with Rotten Tomatoes, D’Onofrio hinted that the violence “will go further” than the Netflix TV Original. With Winderbaum telling Entertainment Weekly (EW) that it’ll feature “some of the most brutal action” Marvel has ever made, plus Cox revealing (via Collider) that Murdock will say the f-word, it’s little wonder it’ll carry a TV-MA rating in the US (18-plus in the UK and MA 15-plus in Australia).

Okay, so what’s Born Again about? For starters, it’s reportedly set five years after Netflix’s adaptation (per Collider) and, per showrunner Dario Scardapane, it’s “been conceived as more of a legal procedural, and we really brought it back towards an action-based New York crime story” (per EW).

As D’Onofrio told PopVerse, it’s also been inspired by the ‘Devil’s Reign’ storyline from the comics. Without spoiling too much from that graphic novel series, Fisk becomes Mayor of New York – a position that, based on what happens in Echo, he’ll be running for in Dardevil: Born Again. In Echo‘s final episode, the titular character uses her superpowers to try to cure her surrogate father’s trauma and anger. Equal parts confused and enraged by what she did to him, the bewildered crime boss flees the scene before the police arrive. Then, in a mid-credits scene, we see a still shaken Fisk watching a news report – on his private jet – about a lack of genuine options for people to vote for ahead of the New York mayoral elections.

If Fisk wins the election, he’ll likely use his hatred for superpowered individuals and vigilantes, plus his new governmental powers, to clamp down on, or even eradicate, self-appointed law enforcers like Daredevil and Frank Castle. For what it’s worth, it doesn’t sound like Fisk and Murdock will share many scenes in season 1, either, with Cox confirming (via Collider) that such moments are kept to a bare minimum.

But back to Fisk’s desire to put an end to vigilantism. As he does in the comics, you can expect him to form an Anti-Vigilante Task Force led, which may be led by crooked police officer North Cole. He reportedly starts using Castle/The Punisher’s skull-based symbol to enact justice in his own manner, too, which will surely infuriate him as cops will be using his symbol to serve justice without his consent. Don’t be surprised if Castle and Murdock set their differences aside again, then, to team up and put an end to North and Fisk’s plan.

There’ll be plenty more besides for Murdock to deal with, though. The return of Bullseye will put his closest friends in the line of fire – indeed, Bullseye knows the easiest way to hurt Murdock is to go after Page and/or Nelson, so one of them could get seriously injured or even die. As I mentioned in our cast section, Marvel fans are already worried about the duo’s welfare, so don’t bet against one of these outcomes.

There’ll be lots of other references to Netflix’s Daredevil, as well as new storylines and personal arcs, that impact Born Again‘s characters, but much of those remain a mystery ahead of the show’s release. Thankfully, it won’t be long before we can see what those are for ourselves.

What should I watch before Daredevil: Born Again?

Want to know which programs you need to stream before Daredevil: Born Again arrives? Read on to see which three Marvel projects are required viewing ahead of its March 4 debut:

Daredevil

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I’ll admit this is an obvious recommendation, but the best way to prepare for Daredevil: Born Again is to watch its Netflix forebear. Available to stream on Disney Plus worldwide, it’s clear to see why Daredevil is a shoo-in on our best Disney Plus shows list, even though it was originally developed for one of its streaming rivals. From powerhouse acting performances and unashamed hardcore violence, to reams of melodrama and a grounded, gritty vibe and aesthetic, you’ll be engrossed from minute one. An utterly terrific show that doesn’t diminish in quality throughout its three-season run.

Echo

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An offshoot to 2021’s Hawkeye, this Alaqua Cox-fronted series was Marvel Studios’ first real foray into R-rated TV storytelling. It’s worth checking out to not only to gain an insight into how violent Born Again will be, but also because some of its narrative threads set up what’s to come in Daredevil‘s standalone MCU series. With just five episodes, Echo is a somewhat enjoyable miniseries you can work through in a single sitting.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

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A Marvel TV show that’s been panned by many (I enjoyed She-Hulk, for what it’s worth…), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law may not sound like necessary viewing. However, considering one of its episodes sees Cox’s Matt Murdock/superhero alias play a starring role, as well as cameo in its series finale, you’ll need to watch some of this fourth wall-breaking legal dramady. If you don’t want to watch all nine chapters, just check out episodes 8 and 9, which Murdock is a part of.

Will there be a Daredevil: Born Again season 2?

Yes! In fact, season 2 is already in the works. Phase Hero confirmed filming started on February 28, while Winderbaum told ScreenRant that Marvel is eyeing a 2026 release window for it. It’ll comprise eight episodes (per Collider), too, with showrunner Dario Scardapane telling ComicBook.com that seven of its eight scripts had been signed off on.

How will Daredevil: Born Again impact the MCU?

We’re not sure yet, but the picture is becoming a bit clearer.

For one, Winderbaum told Phase Zero’s Brandon Davis that Born Again could run for multiple seasons and that discussions had taken place about future MCU projects that Daredevil could appear in. During the same interview, Winderbaum also said there are plans for Bernthal’s Castle to appear in other MCU productions – it’s since been confirmed he’ll get his own Disney+ Special Presentation, which might arrive in 2026. Winderbaum told EW that Marvel is “very much exploring” reviving other shows from Netflix’s Defenders-Verse, too.

Born Again could, then, be the progenitor for a smaller, street-level corner of the MCU. Hawkeye and Echo have already somewhat established it, but Marvel’s Daredevil reboot could truly ignite the fanbase’s interest in a grittier, more hard-hitting portion of Marvel’s cinematic juggernaut.

Even if it doesn’t, Marvel is clearly investing plenty of resources in Daredevil as a character. There’s been plenty of speculation that a Daredevil team-up with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man could happen in Spider-Man 4. However, D’Onofrio pored cold water on his and Cox’s involvement in that during a chat with The Meltdown Press.

There is the possibility, though, that Daredevil could be part of the next two Avengers films. That’s something Cox would love (per ComicBook.com) but, in a different EW article, Cox played down reports that he was training in preparation to appear in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. We’ll see if Cox is telling little white lies when filming begins on the former in April.

For more Marvel-based coverage, read our guides on how to watch the Marvel movies in order, the best Marvel movies, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Marvel Phase 6.

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