Daredevil: Born Againstars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio have opened up about Marvel Studios' decision to overhaul the series creatively. Marvel Studios not only shocked fans when they first confirmedDaredevil: Born Againwas in development at San Diego Comic-Con back in 2022, but the next year dropped a bigger bomb following the production shutdown due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike that they wouldgiveDaredevil: Born Againa complete reworking. The series is a continuation of the originalDaredevilseries that ran on Netflix from 2015 to 2018, and revisions to the series have been done to bring it closer to the original.
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Daredevil actor Charlie Cox and Kingpin actor Vincent D’Onoforio attended Fan Expo Boston 2024. During an interview held at the convention (viaComicBook.com), the two actors spoke about the original plans for the series and how creatively they were involved with the series' new direction. Both actors spoke highly of Marvel Studios' willingness to scrap work that was already finished and start over to make sure the series lived up to the high expectations fans had rather than potentially disappointing them.
Charlie Cox:“Marvel had been incredibly open-minded and willing to correct course, and incredibly supportive. Early on, we were trying something that was a bit different, and very quickly they were able to identify that wasn’t maybe working as well as it could’ve done. Where we are now, I think I can speak for both of us that we feel very happy.”
Vincent D’Onofiro:“The best thing about the situation is what Charlie just said about the bosses at Marvel, and also the fact that Charlie and I were a team. We just supported each other in everything that each other wanted, whether we were in the scene or not. Whether it featured our characters, it didn’t matter. As a team, Charlie and I considered the story and the fans. Literally, I’m not sh*tting you. You guys, we considered you constantly and brought you up constantly.”
When Daredevil premiered on Netflix on June 25, 2025, it was a major boost for the Marvel brand. It kicked off a new era of gritty, grounded television set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and received near-universal praise, particularly for all the actors involved, from Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock to Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin as well asDeborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page and Elden Henson’s Foggy Nelson. While 2015 was difficult for Marvel at the movies, asAvengers: Age of UltronandAnt-Manhad people discussing superhero fatigue,Daredevil,and the following Defenders Saga series,Jessica Jonesbookend those two films and showed Marvel had a bright future in television.
When Netflix started canceling the various Marvel superhero shows in 2018, fans quickly began campaigning forDaredevilto be revived. While the contract with Netflix stipulated that Marvel Studios could not use the characters for two years after their cancelation, that means that during 2020, while COVID-19 had shut down various productions and development was being worked on, Marvel Studios could truly start to plan out Daredevil’s return. December 2021 was a big day for fans ofDaredevil, as on December 15th, the penultimate episode ofHawkeyeended with the reveal that the main villain was The Kingpin and D’Onoforio reprising his role. The next day,Spider-Man: No Way Homeopened in theaters, andCharlie Cox reprised his role as Matt Murdockthree years afterDaredevil’s cancelation.
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The next year, Marvel confirmed that they had big plans for Daredevil. At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, it was confirmed thatCox would reprise his role as Daredevil inShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawand that Vincent D’Onoforio would appear as Kingpin in the Disney+ seriesEcho, which Cox would also appear in. These two series would lay the foundation forDaredevil: Born Again, a revival ofDaredeviland relaunch. Marvel originally hired Matt Corman and Chris Ord as head writers and executive producers, with Michael Cuesta directing the first episode.
In September 2023, after filming half the series, it was announced the series would be creatively overhauled with Corman and Ord replaced by Dario Scardapane as the showrunner. This was also when it was announced that Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson would reprise their roles as Karen Page and Foggy Nelson, respectively, after not being included in the original plans. While Sandra Holt was originally hired to replace Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, it waslater confirmed that Zurer would return. It appears that Marvel Studios is very intent on makingDaredevil: Born Againfeels as much a continuation ofDaredevilasX-Men ‘97did forX-Men: The Animated Series.
