Daredevil: Born Again: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more Marvel news and rumors on the Disney Plus show

Daredevil: Born Again's release is fast approaching. The Devil of Hell's Kitchen is finally set to get his own Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV show, which begins airing on March 4. Before it arrives, then, you'll want the complete lowdown on what we know so far.

Below, we've compiled every piece of news and speculation we can find on the Marvel Phase 5 series. That includes the Disney Plus show's first trailer, confirmed cast, story specifics, and more.

Be advised that full spoilers follow for Netflix's Daredevil TV adaptation. Potential Daredevil: Born Again spoilers are also discussed, including elements of its plot and likely character appearances, so proceed with caution if you're actively avoiding spoilers prior to release.

Daredevil: Born Again release date

Daredevil: Born Again will debut on March 4 (US) and March 5 (UK and Australia). That announcement, which came in October 2024, arrived a few months after Marvel confirmed its rebooted Daredevil series would launch next March.

It's possible that Daredevil: Born Again could join Echo, one of three MCU projects Daredevil has appeared in, in being released in full. However, with Born Again set to comprise 12 episodes – seven more than Echo – it's highly unlikely they'll arrive on the same day. Instead, expect it to premiere with two episodes, with new episodes releasing weekly on Disney Plus, aka one of the world's best streaming services, after that.

Daredevil: Born Again trailer

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After months of waiting, Daredevil: Born Again's first trailer was released on January 16 – and it looks as gritty and brutal as its Netflix forebear. Before that date, we didn't know when it would arrive. Indeed, earlier in the month, Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio said "its coming", but the teaser's debut was reportedly delayed due to the devastating LA wildfires, which began on January 7. With less than two months to go until the show's debut, Marvel has finally seen fit to release it.

Before its public release, trailer #1 was shown exclusively to D23 Expo 2024 attendees. Until it was posted online, the only footage that the rest of us had 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 an October 2024 Marvel video that saw the comic giant unveil its full 2025 TV line-up.

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
• Genneya Walton as B.B. Urich
• Margarita Levieva as TBC
• Arty Froushan as TBC
• Michael Gandolfini as TBC
• Zabryna Guevara as TBC
• Nikki James as TBC
• Clark Johnson as TBC

Before January 2024, Cox and D'Onofrio were the only members of Netflix's Daredevil cast who were expected to make the leap to Disney Plus' follow-up show. However, when a bunch of 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, too.

In a Disney press release, other supporting cast members – some from Netflix's Daredevil show, others being newcomers for Marvel's TV adaptation – were also announced. Zurer reprises her role as Fisk's wife Vanessa, while Walton has been cast as B.B. Urich (per Deadline), aka the daughter of Ben Urich – he was murdered by Wilson Fisk in the Netflix show's second season – who's followed in her father's footsteps and become a journalist. Gandolfini, Froushan, and Leiveia's character identities remain a mystery, even after the first trailer's release.

Elsewhere, The Wrap claims Mohan Kapur's Yusuf Khan – yep, Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel's father – will cameo, which will mark his third MCU appearance after Ms Marvel and The Marvels. Industry insiders DanielRPK and MyTimeToShineHello suggest Tony Dalton's Jack Duquesne, aka Swordsman from Hawkeye, will have a guest role, too.

Other individuals expected to feature include Jeremy Earl as crooked police cop North Cole (per Inverse) and the late Kamar de los Reyes, who'll seemingly play one of Daredevil's fellow vigilantes in White Tiger (per Forbes). De los Reyes passed away last December from cancer, so this'll be his final acting role.

Lastly, Born Again's initial trailer confirmed Muse, a silent serial killer and recent addition to Daredevil's rogues gallery in the comics, will be one of the series' primary antagonists. It's unclear which actor will portray them, but D'Onofrio told Brazilian outlet Legado TV that Muse "has an appetite that is not fun", which suggests we'll see him perform some really gory crimes in the show.

Daredevil: Born Again story synopsis and rumors

Full spoilers follow for Netflix's Daredevil series and Echo on Disney Plus. 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 blind superpowered vigilante – and that's deliberate. Daredevil: Born Again is a "continuation of the Netflix show", Cox told Empire magazine.

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 the Disney subsidiary 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 continue the story told in Netflix's adaptation.

Elaborating on why the change was made, Marvel's Head of TV and Streaming Brad 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 – outside of Cox's Murdock and D'Onofrio's Fisk – to the Netflix series. Thankfully, Born Again will now fully respect what's come before, pick up loose plot threads from its predecessor's third and 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 at D23 Expo 2024, D'Onofrio hinted that the ultraviolence "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 Studios has ever made, plus Cox revealing (via Collider) that Murdock will say the f-word, it's little wonder that Disney has confirmed 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'd done to him, the bewildered crime boss flees the scene before the police arrive. Later, 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 – and, with the series' plot brief confirming he'll run for office, he'll likely do so – one of two things could happen. If he's really a changed man after the events of Echo, he may surprisingly start working with superhumans (Murdock/Daredevil included) to tackle the city's criminal enterprises, although Cox confirmed (via Collider) that Murdock and Fisk/Kingpin won't share much screentime in Born Again. Alternatively, given what his adoptive daughter Maya did to him, he could 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.

Whatever path Fisk walks, someone won't be happy. It could be crooked police officer North Cole, who reportedly starts using Castle/The Punisher's skull-based symbol to enact justice in his own manner. It might be Castle himself, who becomes infuriated by those cops using his symbol to serve justice without his consent. It may be Castle and Murdock if Fisk decides to use the police to crack down on vigilantism. Heck, it could even be Bullseye – you know, provided he fully recovers from spinal injuries inflicted by Daredevil in the Netflix show's season 3 finale. He knows the easiest way to hurt Murdock is to go after Page and/or Nelson, so we might see one of them get seriously injured or even die. As we 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 should be other references to Daredevil, as well as new storylines and personal arcs, that impact Born Again's characters. Unsurprisingly, the cast is reluctant to reveal too much for fear of spoiling anything significant. Speaking to EW, though, Bernthal teased: "[There are] enormous leaps [with the plot and development of our characters], and not in a spoon-fed, candy-ass way. If there were things that were much different, they wouldn’t just be different and you were sort of forced to accept that. It was done for a reason and very intentional. It wasn’t just huge jumps. I do continue to be blown away by how respectful this group [is] and how much these folks who lead this show demand that we’re respectful to the fans". If the frank (see what we did there?) Bernthal claims this is the case, we're inclined to believe him.

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.

• Watch Daredevil on Disney Plus

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.

• Watch Echo on Disney Plus

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.

• Watch She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney Plus

How will Daredevil: Born Again impact the MCU?

We're not sure yet, but the picture is becoming a bit clearer as Daredevil: Born Again's launch date draws closer.

For starters, Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is already in the works. At D23 Expo 2024, Marvel president Kevin Feige confirmed season 2 would start "shooting soon" but, since then, there's been little word on when the cameras will roll.

A second season won't be the only place that we see Murdock/The Devil of Hell's Kitchen, though. Speaking to Phase Zero's Brandon Davis, Winderbaum revealed 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 claimed there are plans for Bernthal's Castle/The Punisher to appear in other MCU productions, too.

Born Again could, then, be the progenitor for a smaller, street-level corner of the MCU. Sure, the likes of 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. MCU insider DanielRPK (per Cosmic Marvel) claims he'll have a small role to play in Avengers: Doomsday, while there's growing speculation that a Daredevil team-up with Tom Holland's Spider-Man – something Cox (per Collider) is certainly open to – could happen in Spider-Man 4, or another film or TV show. Make it happen, Marvel.

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