5 Storylines Marvel Studios Should Adapt For A Very Different DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Season 3

5 Storylines Marvel Studios Should Adapt For A Very Different DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Season 3

If Daredevil: Born Again continues adapting the "Devil's Reign" storyline with season 2, then what direction could a third batch of episodes take us in? We have some ideas and they're all vastly different!

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By JoshWilding - Mar 17, 2025 12:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil

Daredevil: Born Again is now streaming on Disney+ and production on season 2 is already underway. The plan is for this to be a multi-year series, and if the idea is to adapt "Devil's Reign" across the first two seasons, what could the Man Without Fear's future on streaming look like?

As She-Hulk: Attorney at Law made clear, there are multiple ways to portray Daredevil on screen. The character is at his best with a darker tone, of course, but some of his best adventures have even embraced the supernatural.

In this feature, we're singling out five storylines we'd love to see in Daredevil: Born Again season 3. These are all quite a bit different from the vigilante's battle with the Kingpin and would allow Marvel Studios to do something completely different with this corner of the MCU.

Check out the Daredevil stories we'd like to see adapted in season 3 by clicking the "Next"/"View List buttons below.
 

5. Daredevil Becomes The Kingpin

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With his secret identity revealed to the world courtesy of the Kingpin, a desperate Matt Murdock once again found himself doing battle with Wilson Fisk in Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev's "Hardcore" storyline. 

Pushed to the edge, the Man Without Fear brutally beat Fisk when they squared off and declared himself the new Kingpin of Hell's Kitchen. Ordering criminals to clean up their act or leave, he made his corner of the Big Apple safer and more prosperous than it had ever been.

However, Daredevil's actions also sent those crooks to other parts of New York, making life harder for his fellow superheroes. His actions eventually created a power vacuum the Yakuza took advantage of, leaving Matt to realise he in was way over his head. 
 

4. Elektra, Woman Without Fear

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With Matt out of commission (we'll get to why in our next slide), a reluctant Elektra Natchios suited up as the new Daredevil during Chip Zdarksy and Marco Checchetto's critically acclaimed comic book run. 

Not only did Elektra become a superhero - which included no longer using lethal force - but she bought up most of Hell's Kitchen to stop a couple of ruthless billionaires from driving up the crime rate to lower property prices. The former assassin also wielded some sonic-powered Sai. 

Being Daredevil proved to be a battle on several fronts for Elektra, but she was fantastic in the role and still holds the mantle as we write this. Plus, that costume is beyond awesome. 
 

3. Daredevil Goes To Prison

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Believe it or not, the Man Without Fear has spent time behind bars not once, but twice. The first came shortly after his secret identity was revealed and the FBI decided to imprison him for his actions as Daredevil (this came at the end of Bendis' run and led to Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark's).

Locked up alongside the Kingpin, Bullseye, The Punisher, and Black Tarantula, Matt didn't have the easiest time of it but eventually escaped and fled to Europe to investigate who ordered the death of his friend, Foggy Nelson.

More recently, Daredevil accidentally killed a street thug and, with his guilt getting the better of him, he handed himself in and served time as his superhero alter-ego, not Matt. Either one of these stories has major potential when it comes to dealing with season 2's fallout. 
 

2. Taking Down The Hand

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Netflix's Daredevil dropped the ball on The Hand and The Defenders delivered an underwhelming conclusion to the group's story. That doesn't mean Marvel Studios can't make it right in a future season of Daredevil: Born Again, of course. 

There are many stories involving this group - Shadowland would certainly be an interesting direction for 'ol Hornhead - but we're going back to Zdarksy and Checchetto. Alongside Elektra, Matt formed the Fist to wipe out The Hand once and for all. 

He attempted to reform villains they broke out of prison, revealed a very cool new look, and eventually travelled to Hell where he saved Foggy's soul. The big twist came when it was revealed that the Fist also served a demon, making this a wild story to adapt. 
 

1. Guardian Devil

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This classic tale by Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada saw the Man Without Fear encounter a baby who he'd been led to believe was the Antichrist. The hero's life soon started falling apart; for starters, Karen Page was diagnosed with HIV and Foggy Nelson gets accused of murder.

The plot thickens and a confrontation with Bullseye in a church leads to Karen's murder. Matt nears his breaking point and the mastermind behind all of these misfortunes is eventually outed as Spider-Man bad guy, Mysterio. 

Dying of cancer, he set out to destroy Daredevil so he could have one big win before perishing. The hero refuses to kill Quentin Beck and instead leaves him to take his own life, making it clear better men than Mysterio have tried to mentally break him. 
 

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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 12:16 PM
Ne Zha 2. Watch it
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 12:25 PM
already surpassed Infinity War and Force awakens in the global box office.

I am going gaga over it
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 12:25 PM
PS. I am not chinese
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 3/17/2025, 1:33 PM
@vectorsigma - ...I don't think I trust those numbers...Either way...if true, internationally making 2 billion alone is insane. And they say International numbers dont matter. lol
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 1:53 PM
@vectorsigma -

What is that?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 1:54 PM
@BlackStar25 - it is ok to doubt the numbers. They dont have a reason anyway to lie about it now as chinese cinema has been present ever since.

But the epicness of the film, i can attest to it.

Think avatar with better story and characterization
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 1:55 PM
@DocSpock - a chinese film sir. Already at 2+B ww with most of it from china. Truly epic

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 2:06 PM
@vectorsigma -

Animated subtitled Chinese movie?! I could not be wasted enough to even consider watching such a ridiculous thing.



vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 2:31 PM
@DocSpock - why is that? This is so epic on all levels that Hollywood productions can take notes from.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 2:40 PM
@vectorsigma -

I don't like hardly anything animated with a very few notable exceptions.

I do not bother with hardly anything that I have to watch in subtitles. I find that incredibly annoying.

I tried a couple of the movies put out by China's relatively new gigantical movie machine. They made a billion bucks in China, nothing anywhere else, and were horrible.

Based on the box office that all comes from China and almost nowhere else, it seems the rest of the world isn't much interested in that stuff either.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/17/2025, 2:49 PM
@DocSpock - i see. Im curious to know the exceptions you mentioned.

I for one did not care for chinese movies as most of their high grossers are political in nature or hard to appreciate due to the cultural divide.

But this one is really different. It helps that I once had interest in chinese mythology and geeked out on Journey to the west. But this one will resonate to other countries and of all ages. A matter of time that distributors will fomo on it.

Maybe one of these days you will get a dubbed release.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 3:10 PM
@vectorsigma -

Animated exceptions. The Disney classics. My Mother would take me to see them in the early-mid 60s, and they were on the Wide World of Disney Sunday nights through the 60s. In the 80s & 90s, I saw those and the new ones because I had 2 daughters. After that, I liked the Toy Story movies. I don't watch any of that any more as my Grandweasels are too old for that stuff now.

I have tried some of the superhero animated shows. I mostly don't like any of them. Creature Commandos I did like.

Subtitles bug me because I am usually doing many things at once. Blasting rock n Roll, watching TV, screwing around on my computer like this, drinking, looking at stuff on my phone, and sometimes also working a very complex crossword puzzle. I often lose the thread of what's going on with subtitled things. But when I did isolate and just watch a subtitled foreign thing, I almost never liked any of it. I also don't like the Japanese or Chinese purely martial arts movies at all.
AC1
AC1 - 3/17/2025, 12:29 PM
Not keen on Matt's secret identity being revealed in the MCU mostly because the majority of the other heroes don't have secret identities, they're either publicly known (like the majority of the Avengers) or don't have a superhero identity (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Thor, etc) - Daredevil is one of the few who actually has a dual identity, making him one of the few characters whose storylines can deal with the conflict that can cause. The only other one I can think of off the top of my head in the MCU is Spider-Man, and we've already seen him being outed.

Now, if there was a way to adapt those storylines without Matt's identity being revealed, go for it. But we don't need anything public identity superhero in the MCU, nor another "putting the genie back in the bottle" storyline.

I agree with bringing back The Hand though. Definitely more story to tell there and obviously their whole thing is resurrection so it's pretty straight forward if they've got a good story to tell.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/17/2025, 12:40 PM
@AC1 - I agree for the most part.

While I like Matt having a secret identity , I think it could also be interesting to see him deal with being publicly outed aswell for like a season before they likely do put the genie back in the bottle in some fashion.
RagnaCrimson
RagnaCrimson - 3/18/2025, 6:00 AM
@AC1 - I totally get where you're coming from. Matt's secret identity is such a big part of his character, and it really sets him apart from a lot of the other MCU heroes. You're right that most of the major heroes either don't have that dual identity conflict or are already out in the open. Spider-Man being outed was definitely a big deal, and I'd hate to see Daredevil go down the same path unless there's a really solid narrative reason for it.

That said, I agree there are definitely ways to adapt his storylines without giving away his identity. The conflict between his public and private life is so central to his character, but maybe they could find a creative angle to keep it intact.

And yes, The Hand definitely has a lot of potential! They're such a great part of Daredevil's mythos, and with their whole resurrection thing, there's a ton of room for exploration. If they can bring that to life in a meaningful way, I'm all for it!
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/17/2025, 12:31 PM
Knowing Daredevil's identity is Kingpin's Trump card. He's gotta play it at some point. He has been cosying up to BB Urich, so maybe he'll drop the scoop in her lap at some point.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 3/17/2025, 12:32 PM
Don’t worry about this junk just go get drunk.
Happy St Patty’s Day!
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/17/2025, 12:33 PM
Some interesting choices here.

Given Scardapene’s recent comments about Matt & Fisk ending up in an unfathomable place at the end of S2 given where they’ve been unless you dig real deep into the comics , I think 2 routes are the most likely for the former atleast….

One is he goes to jail and the other is he becomes the new Kingpin of which either would interest me tbh.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 3/17/2025, 12:34 PM
We already know how this adaptation went...




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Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 3/17/2025, 12:40 PM
Season 1 is not even half way thorugh and we are already discussing season 3 lol what?!
GodHercules20
GodHercules20 - 3/17/2025, 1:31 PM
Already had 3 seasons

Don't need more

Also they're going to use best Daredevil villain Muse in S1. No point in making more than one season
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 1:54 PM


These were mostly terrible ideas in the comics and would be worse ideas in the MCU.

RolandD
RolandD - 3/17/2025, 6:08 PM
@DocSpock - Thank you. I don’t wanna see any of those adapted, especially Kevin Smith’s run. I like him better as a fan than as a comic book writer.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/17/2025, 7:04 PM
@RolandD -

I could not agree more.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/17/2025, 6:09 PM
None of the above, please.

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