The PunisherSeason 2 debuts this week and Netflix has just dropped an action-packed trailer. Billy Russo is back, but he has a gang with him this time around and his brain isn’t functioning properly after Frank Castle beat him to a bloody pulp at the end of the first season. While he won’t be literally called Jigsaw, his brain is desperately trying to put the pieces back together and he’s out for revenge.
Frank Castlewas leading a quiet life for a while, but things don’t always go as planned.The PunisherSeason 2 sees Jon Bernthal’s character as he gets involved in the life of Giorgia Whigham’s character after she’s almost killed. We get to see a tease of this in the latest promo, and from there on out, the action just keeps coming. Now that Frank has a fresh target on his back, he’s also going to have to deal with thereturn of Billy Russoand his gang.
Frank Castle and Billy Russo were best friends back in the day, but Russo proved to be anything but a friend inThe PunisherSeason 1.Ben Barnes, who plays Russo, has said that Season 2 is showing a different take on the Jigsaw character, which is more psychological and different looking than the comic book version of the villain. Russo’s scars underneath his mask are far less severe than they are in the comics, which has some fans worried that the Netflix show isn’t staying true to the source material.
Now thatThe PunisherSeason 2 is gearing up for release this week, many are waiting to see how long it takes forNetflixto announce its cancellation. The streaming platform has been going through and canceling all of their Marvel shows, starting at the end of last year withIron Fist,Luke Cage, and thenDaredevil. Marvel fans are still holding out hope that these shows will be revived at Disney+ in the near future, but there has not been any confirmation on that at this time. Fans have also really taken a liking to Jon Bernthal’s take on Frank Castle, so cancellingThe Punishermight be even bigger news than the cancellation ofDaredevil.
The PunisherSeason 2premieres Friday, January 18th, exclusively on Netflix. Early reviews have been starting to come in, so it might be best to ignore certain areas of social media if you want to go in completely spoiler-free and without any preconceived thoughts as to how the highly anticipated Season 2 will play out. The wait is almost over and this new promo is just the thing that fans might need to get extra excited for the return of Frank Castle. You can watchThe PunisherSeason 2 promo below, provided by the Netflix YouTube channel.
