Daredevil: Born Again remains perhaps the most highly anticipated MCU TV series. Unfortunately, all signs point to it heading our way a little later than we'd have liked.
As of now, it seems the show won't premiere until early 2025. We'd expected it to drop in 2024, but the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes brought an end to that notion as shooting was halted several months ago. While writers have since returned to work, actors remain on the picket lines, leaving 'ol Hornhead in limbo.
Marvel Studios recently filed a number of trademarks with the U.S. Copyright Office and, with that, comes a confirmed cast list.
That includes Charlie Cox as Daredevil, Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn, Sandrine Holt as Vanessa Fisk, Nikki M James as Kirsten McDuffie, Clark Johnson as Cherry, and Zabryna Guevara as Sheila Rivera.
Where things get really interesting, though, is with the news that Arty Froushan is set to portray Buck Cashman. In the comics, he was an agent of the United States government who performed covert activities and had the highest level of security clearance an agent of his status could hold. He fell under The Kingpin's influence and, as a result, ended up squaring off against the Man Without Fear.
Even more intriguing is the revelation that Genneya Walton will play a character named BB Urich. Reporter Ben Urich was murdered by Wilson Fisk in Netflix's Daredevil and, while we'd assume this is his daughter or granddaughter (despite her never being mentioned), there's a chance the reporter has been gender-swapped, though one scooper - see below - says otherwise.
Daredevil: Born Again will only be a loose sequel to its small screen predecessor, so it will be worth keeping an eye on how Marvel Studios handles this.
Our next revelation comes with the news Michael Gandolfini has been cast as Daniel Blade. We can't find anyone in the comics with that name and have a sneaky suspicion it's a moniker being used to disguise who he's really playing.
Finally, a brief synopsis reveals the series will see, "rivals Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) try to leave behind their darker alter-egos to serve the people of New York only to have their pasts catch up to them. In the first episode of the series we are reintroduced to the world of Daredevil."
We're not expecting any official Daredevil: Born Again updates to head our way until well into next year, but until then, you can let us know your thoughts in the comments section.