PUNISHER Star Jon Bernthal Confirms He's Co-Writing Special Presentation; "Frank Is In My Bones"

PUNISHER Star Jon Bernthal Confirms He's Co-Writing Special Presentation; "Frank Is In My Bones"

During his appearance at CinemaCon last night, Daredevil: Born Again and The Accountant 2 star Jon Bernthal shared a quick update on his upcoming The Punisher special presentation, which will air in 2026!

By RohanPatel - Apr 03, 2025 10:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Punisher
Source: Collider

With only two episodes to go, Daredevil (Charlie Cox) really has his work cut out for him, especially with the Kingpin's special task force of dirty cops running loose around the city, wearing the logo of a certain friend who is not going to take kindly to his trademark being hijacked. He's going to want to teach them a lesson they won't soon forget...

Ahead of his CinemaCon appearance for his upcoming film The Accountant 2, the fan-favorite Jon Bernthal ("Frank Castle/The Punisher") caught up with Collider to share a small update on what we can expect from his upcoming The Punisher special presentation, which will debut on Disney+ sometime in 2026, presumably after the second season of Daredevil: Born Again.  

He confirms he's co-writing the special and tells them, "I've said it a million times: Frank is in my bones, is in my heart. I care about him. 

In discussing what this thing could be and this sort of version of Frank that I really felt that the audience was hungry for, that the military community was hungry for it, the first responder community, the comic book fans, they were really hungry for it. I presented that version to them, and they encouraged me.

They encouraged me to keep coming to the table. As we were talking with different writers, the ideas that we were coming up with started to resonate, and I think they saw how much they resonated with me. I got a great group of vets that I work with. One in particular, my friend Nick, he's just been incredible. I hope that it goes alright. I don't like talking about these things because it's a little bit of bark before there's a bite, you know? I'm honored and I'm grateful. It's an incredible group of people that we're assembling."

Before we get to the special presentation, Bernthal is expected to return as The Punisher in the upcoming eighth and ninth episodes of Daredevil: Born Again, and his timing couldn't be any better. So, don't miss next week's episode, it's must-see TV!

In our full season review, we said, "All in all, Daredevil: Born Again is a bloody masterstroke! Thanks to a riveting season-long narrative, a powerhouse performance from Charlie Cox, and some of the most jaw-breaking comic book action ever put on screen, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s darkest and most violent series is easily its best yet! The Devil is back and has never been more relentless in his pursuite of justice, so here's to hoping he doesn't go anywhere for a very long, long time."


In Marvel Television’s “Daredevil: Born Again,” 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. The series also stars Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, with Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Dario Scardapane is showrunner. Episodes are directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd; and executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Sana Amanat, Chris Gary, Dario Scardapane, Chris Ord & Matt Corman, and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead. “Daredevil: Born Again” launches on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.

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DesiSpiderman
DesiSpiderman - 4/3/2025, 10:36 PM
I’m all for this!
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/3/2025, 10:36 PM
Well glad to hear it, it took a while for him to grow on me as the character, but he owned that shit. Looking forward to it.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/3/2025, 10:40 PM
Does us a favour, for the love of f**k stop having Frank scream every time he performs the most basic actions. Punisher is best when he's quiet.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/3/2025, 10:51 PM
Cool!!.

He’s always been genuinely passionate about the character and loves playing the role so it’s nice to see Marvel listening & getting input from him as they have with Charlie Cox & Vincent D’Onofrio…

Even if it’s his first time as a writer , he has someone like Reinaldo Marcus Green there as his partner to help him who has more experience in that department and has done well received projects such as We Own The City & King Richard (the latter of which I’ve seen & liked).

However ,it seems like they are just developing it as of now and hasn’t been officially greenlit so hope we do see it asap!!.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 4/3/2025, 11:31 PM
"Frank Is In My Bones".....so, I want to see the punisher, not Frank
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 4/3/2025, 11:41 PM
@harryba11zack - Frank is The Punisher. The Punisher is Frank. There is no alter ego or secret identity here. Castle can go to a bodega to get a cup of coffee and smile at the cashier and then go mow down a gang in an ally nearby. He's one and the same either way.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 4/3/2025, 11:44 PM
@SonOfAGif - wrong, Frank died when his family did and he then became the Punisher.
DesiSpiderman
DesiSpiderman - 4/3/2025, 11:46 PM
@harryba11zack - you are both right lol
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 4/4/2025, 5:56 AM
@harryba11zack - User Comment Image
CaptainAwkward
CaptainAwkward - 4/4/2025, 12:40 AM
Berthnal is the Punisher. His performance is the most believable, tangible and the most credible. He just has that aura and he’s utterly convincing as Frank Castle. He was born to do it.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 4/4/2025, 3:43 AM
@CaptainAwkward - the Punisher I remember was cold,calm, quiet, and in control. Barenthal is REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!( He entered DD:BA doing this ).
And on a lesser note, the hair is all wrong
Fogs
Fogs - 4/4/2025, 3:43 AM
I like him as Castle, very much.

Hope he's not being pitted against rogue military or police AGAIN, tho.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 4/4/2025, 3:44 AM
@Fogs - He will be. The AVTF
Matchesz
Matchesz - 4/4/2025, 4:25 AM
@Fogs - activist Disney says criminals and gang bangers are misunderstood and are the real victims. Cops are the bad guys and you will conform.
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 4/4/2025, 6:02 AM
I remember hearing Punisher was going to be the antagonist of the original Netflix DD S2 I was hyped
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 4/4/2025, 6:04 AM
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Best punisher in my opinion
Fogs
Fogs - 4/4/2025, 8:18 AM
@MartianManHuntr - yeah, I also liked him very much. So underapreciated.
AnEye
AnEye - 4/4/2025, 10:28 AM
@MartianManHuntr - Very underrated. Movie wasn't that good but yeah, Ray Stevenson made me believe he was The Punisher.

But that scene was funny

"GOD....DAMIT CASTLE!" and Frank casually walking away after obliterating someone's head off.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 4/4/2025, 6:57 AM
He's having to co-write it because the main writers they hired don't know anything about the characters and can't write a story. I'm sure he'll try his best to fix their disaster of a script, but admittedly depends how he views Punisher - hopefully he's not just killing corrupt cops/task forces again. Have him go against the vilest of the criminal underworld.
Fogs
Fogs - 4/4/2025, 8:19 AM
@Scarilian - my point exactly.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 4/4/2025, 9:37 AM
Berenthal will make sure its [frick]ing done right. He is the type of Mofo that will walk off a project that gets stupid or has unnecessary shit like gags, and BS. Feige needs to reign in the overuse of gags and slapstick in their projects its undermining some of the serious nature of them. That being said Frank needs to go up against situation where someone with powers is an antagonist like he does in the comics from time to time. its important to showcase how brave and determined he is even when he is in over his head against someone maybe spidey should be punching.

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