Spoilers ahead for Daredevil: Born Again, Episode 1!
For almost a decade, Marvel fans concluded the story of Hell’s Kitchen’s most beloved vigilante and accepted the fact that Daredevil would never return to screens after Netflix announced the cancellation of the show. That was until Marvel announced the show’s revival–Daredevil: Born Again back in July of 2022 at Comic-Con. On March 4th, the first two episodes of the show were released on Disney+, which gained a total of over 7.5 million viewers within the first five days, The show continues its success as episodes are set to be released every week until April 15th.
The last time Daredevil made an appearance on screen was back in October 2018 when Daredevil was still on Netflix. The series left off with Daredevil defeating one of the most powerful crime lords in New York, Wilson Fisk. The two agreed to keep Fisk’s partner, Vanessa’s involvement in crime a secret in return for keeping Matt Murdock’s identity as Daredevil unknown. Last season also left off with Benjamin Poindexter, also known as Bullseye–who impersonated Daredevil intending to turn the public against the vigilante–getting Cognium steel put into his spine after his last encounter with Daredevil.
The first episode of Daredevil: Born Again begins by setting up the audience with a warm atmosphere in the show’s cherished bar, before Poindexter returns to the show. The scene quickly escalates when Poindexter begins to cause havoc ultimately resulting in Foggy Nelson being shot in the chest. As an act of anger, Daredevil assaults Poindexter, nearly killing him in the process, going completely against his morals. A year passes after Foggy dies and Matt retires from his position as Daredevil and chooses to find justice through law. At the same time, Fisk is planning to run for the mayor of New York City.
Besides his own series, Daredevil has made a few guest appearances in other MCU projects, growing anticipation for his return. One of the most notable appearances was in Spiderman: No Way Home where Matt Murdock represented Peter Parker after his identity of Spiderman was revealed to the public. Murdock has also appeared in other Marvel shows such as Echo, She-Hulk, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
As the show continues, both Marvel and non-Marvel fans eagerly wait for the remaining episodes for the next month. The filming for the next season of the show started at the end of February, so fans can expect another season as early as the summer of 2026. With the media convinced that Foggy’s death was just another ploy for Marvel to incite emotions in viewers, the theories continue to grow as the show progresses.
