DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Star Vincent D'Onofrio Calls Woke Agenda Criticisms "Absolute Nonsense"

Responding to a comment on social media, Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio has called criticisms that the series propagates a woke agenda "absolute nonsense."

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 24, 2025 08:04 PM EST

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Though it does seem to be a small minority of fans, Marvel Television's Daredevil: Born Again has received backlash for propagating a "woke agenda." The main reasons for this seem to stem from the perception that the show is anti-conservative and anti-cop, while also sidelining established characters such as Foggy Nelson and Karen Page in favor of more diverse supporting players.

One fan is under the impression that season 2 of the Disney+ revival series is going to double-down on the wokeness, and tagged star Vincent D'Onofrio (Wilson Fisk) in an X post.

The actor was having none of it!

This is absolute nonsense," D'Onofrio replied. "We are not doubling down on any such thing. This statement is just not so. If there was any truth to it, i think I would know. We are telling Daredevil stories. We are not pushing any agenda other than making a Kick ass superhero drama."

At the end of the day, people are always going to find something to criticize if they feel a movie or series is at odds with their political beliefs in some way.

What do you make of the notion that Born Again is "woke" and D'Onofrio's response? Let us know in the comments section down below.

This is absolute nonsense. We are not doubling down on any such thing.
This statement is just not so.
If there was any truth to it i think i would know.
We are telling Daredevil stories. We are not pushing any agenda other than making a Kick ass super hero drama.
— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) April 24, 2025

The finale of #DaredevilBornAgain is now streaming on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/8UQ0uCvHtz
— Daredevil (@Daredevil) April 16, 2025

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 show 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 on board as 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, Christopher Ord & Matthew Corman, and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead.

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Itwasme - 4/24/2025, 8:06 PM

I can't even keep up anymore. Lol

Feralwookiee - 4/24/2025, 8:57 PM

@Itwasme - They have pills for that.

Gabimaru - 4/24/2025, 9:12 PM

@Itwasme - Because hollywood is full of woke sh*t right now. And what's frustrating is that you can clearly tell it's not genuine. You can see the puppeteer from a puppet show. It's ALL not earned. I love me some thought provoking movies also. But these talentless writers and directors aren't up for the job they are hired to.

Itwasme - 4/24/2025, 9:55 PM

@Gabimaru - be honest with yourself... if Aliens came out today, wouldn't that be called woke? The highest trained marines all die, but the woman with zero training, carrying a little girl is the o ly one to survive. How about Indiana Jones? He faught Nazi's, why are we "forced to relive that past?" - and for the record people here have called Indiana Jones for that very reason. Can't like E.T. because he cross dressed and we don't want them pushing their agenda on us.

Everything is woke when your view is sooo narrow and you get so offended by everything. But I'm sure complaining about it on the internet is actually bringing you peace and joy in your life.

harryba11zack - 4/24/2025, 10:05 PM

@Itwasme - "if Aliens came out today, wouldn't that be called woke?" no, because we just had an alien film that came out last year and the complaints that were directed at that film had nothing to do with the female lead being female and everything to do with the film's pi55 poor writing and lack of originality with the story.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/24/2025, 10:08 PM

@Itwasme -

You are being disingenuous.

It is possible to find actual problems with liberal wokeness in some things, and not in everything.

E.T. didn't cross dress. A little girl put girl clothes and a wig on him.

It's okay for Indiana Jones, a White man, to fight nazis, other White men.

When was it said Ellen Ripley had zero training?

How did the highest trained marines all die?

Hicks survives the movie.

Gabimaru - 4/24/2025, 10:17 PM

@Itwasme - ha narrow view that's funny. Tell that to corporate hacks in the industry. Clearly you don't know anything what audience around the world wants than what hollyweird is trying to feed you to see. go ahead and see it for yourself here in my country when hollywood is trying to push the message. all they garnered are memes and mocking.

Humperdink - 4/25/2025, 1:04 AM

@Itwasme -

TheLobster - 4/24/2025, 8:07 PM

He’s correct: anyone crying woke is simply due to the fact that there’s black characters and that upsets racists so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 8:21 PM

@TheLobster - FALSE. THEY STILL TREAT OUR BLACK ASSES LIKE 💩, ESPECIALLY BLACK MALES THAT ARE NOT EFFEMINATE. I HAVE- (excuse me for yelling) I have spoken on this in several articles, so I won't do it again now, but this woke term regarding DDBA is in regards to "I saved myself" girlfriend, Kingpin's dilution to a Psychopathic SIMP, and his go along with being cheated on and undermined by a once beautiful Woman from the old season.

White Tiger should've lived.
The lil Tiger is woke 💩

Phil Caulson should be alive.
His niece is woke 💩.

Foggy should be alive.
The pointy face lady is woke 💩.

Kingpin turning into Kamala Trump is some woke 💩.

The black charcters in the MCU are either being disrespected, doing dumb shit, or about to get they asses whooped and/or killed.

What needs to happen: we need a stand-up Black Man to author stories that stand up Black men want to see. Show us some actual respect, and watch the re-emergence of an audience that realizes they were wrote off a looooong time ago.

🪙🪙

BaddestOptics - 4/24/2025, 8:22 PM

@KennKathleen - even if you comment is a joke, for the love of christ, shut the [frick] up.

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 8:28 PM

@BaddestOptics - It's not. Didn't you block me. Or didn't I block you??? Go away now.

harryba11zack - 4/24/2025, 8:38 PM

@BaddestOptics - When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

i wrote that all by myself

SolarSoldier - 4/24/2025, 8:51 PM

@BaddestOptics - He's one of those "As a Black person....". His rant was unhinged and Phil Coulson of Agents of SHIELD had NOTHING to do with anything. Made me bust out laughing. He's mad Coulson didn't die and got a show HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

dagenspear - 4/24/2025, 8:58 PM

@SolarSoldier - so the person is actually woke, because if giving a white man a show is bad, then that's a stereotypically woke perception, isn't it.

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 9:01 PM

@SolarSoldier - I didn't say "as a black person", you just know it when you read it. As far as Coulson goes, you're right. I mean Ben "the greatest race-swap in the MCU" Urich. Glad the mistake could make you laugh so hysterically that you had to type it out for me.

PS: You knew what the [frick] I meant.

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 9:03 PM

@harryba11zack -

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 9:05 PM

@dagenspear -

ObserverIO - 4/24/2025, 10:04 PM

@KennKathleen - "We need a stand-up Black Man to author stories that stand up Black men want to see"

Now THAT shit sounds woke AF. Just like White Tiger was woke. And so was the race-changed Ben Urich (not Phil Coulson). And for that matter so is a comic about a blind superhero!

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 10:11 PM

@ObserverIO -

When was the last time you saw a strong black male lead in a movie?

While you're at it, can you give me your definition of woke?

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/24/2025, 10:15 PM

@BaddestOptics -

"even if you comment is a joke, for the love of christ, shut the [frick] up."

Your parents failed you.

Your parents abused you.

Then your teachers failed you.

You are incapable of using proper grammar and punctuation and capitalization in even one sentence.

I feel bad for you.

If Baddest Etiquette tells you to shut up, keep talking.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/24/2025, 10:16 PM

@BaddestOptics -

Why do you want him to stop posting here?

Do you not want inconvenient truths to be said?

ObserverIO - 4/24/2025, 10:21 PM

@KennKathleen - My point is you're pointing out things that are woke that you don't like and calling them woke pejoratively.
But everything you do like and the idea you suggest are also woke, even the creation of the Daredevil character himself (a blind superhero) is woke.

Asking me when the last time I saw a strong black male lead in a movie means that you too are woke. You're hip to the fact that there is a disparity. And that this disparity comes from bigotry and is enforced at the highest levels and reinforced socially. You are even helping reinforce it socially by using the term woke as a pejorative.

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 10:48 PM

@ObserverIO -

🤔😐...🤨
...Now you know good and goddamm well that I don't know what that 💩 means! I ain't bout to google it either. Mr. Smartyfartz!

I can only assume that assumed disparity comes from me calling Ben Urich the greatest race swap. Please feel free to clarify.

For the record- I say that he's the greatest because his acting made me care more for Urich than I ever did in the comics. He brought serious gains to the character.

The things that I point out as "woke" is uncharacteristic dialog and/or people, seemingly placed solely for female empowerment.

In my opinion, the term "woke" has been kidnapped and basterdized by the people who think it's a better world when you speak to singlular people in plural, and call xx & xy chromosomal humans what they tell you to call them based on their feelings, instead of reality.

Asking when was the last time that you've seen a strong black male proves that I asked you a question. One that you've yet to answer. Thereby proving the point of the gifs in the question.

Daredevil's creation is not woke by MY understanding of the definition. This is also why I wanted to know your understanding.

Had Daredevil gone out of his way to inform this world (including the audience) that he identified as a venti soy latte with a dirty doubleshot, then soprano screamed in every arguement to avoid facts, then I may have described him as "woke". This is synonymous with "essential viewing for modern audiences."

Now, can you explain the aforementioned?

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 10:50 PM

@ObserverIO - *please forgive me for the rewrites/deletes. My phone typing is trash these days. I miss the edit button.

SonOfAGif - 4/24/2025, 11:50 PM

@TheLobster - Woke lost all it's meaning when it was used to describe anything involving Women, Minorities, LGBTQ, and anything non-white. What's ironic is those crying Woke Military would never serve in for their country but want to be the vocal advocate saying a Transgender shouldn't serve despite their bravery. Or their dissent for women beating a man in a fight because to them it's scientifically impossible despite them being built like bags of laundry and couldn't take on Rhonda Rousey in a fist fight. It's just all insecure word salad from people who are afraid of admitting that they are the problem.

ObserverIO - 4/25/2025, 12:26 AM

@KennKathleen - Okay the last film I saw with a black male lead in it was BNW. But there's way more movies with white leads from where I'm standing.

My definition of woke is the current one (I won't get into the history of the word), which is being progressive in terms of minorities.

So Daredevil as a franchise is inherently woke by featuring a blind superhero.
Black Panther is inherently woke by virtue of being black, Sue Storm is woke because she's a woman, etc. Stan Lee was one woke MF.

These days people use the word woke in 2 ways.
One way is definable (the way I just used it) and the other is ever-changing to suit the circumstance and lacks any solid definition.
So how do you define woke?

Wahhvacado - 4/24/2025, 8:08 PM

itzayaboy - 4/24/2025, 8:09 PM

Can we please not inject politics into all aspects of life all the time? Some of us want an escape.

ObserverIO - 4/24/2025, 10:08 PM

@itzayaboy - Only liberal lefty commie totalitarian nazi anarchists like you inject politics into everything and I'm boycotting Disney until you stop.

soberchimera - 4/24/2025, 11:09 PM

@ObserverIO - Have you watched Landman yet? It’s basically propaganda for the oil companies.

ObserverIO - 4/25/2025, 12:32 AM

@soberchimera - omg I just read up on it. I can imagine it's not too subtle.

I should probably give it a whirl, see how much I can stand (I mean it's Billy Bob so it can't be too bad).
I feel like the POTUS would approve.

UncleHarm1 - 4/25/2025, 12:34 AM

@ObserverIO - You named four political parties in your response to someone asking for a break from politics. I think you might be the problem

Stad - 4/24/2025, 8:10 PM

Here they come. LOL.

KennKathleen - 4/24/2025, 9:14 PM

@Stad -

Matchesz - 4/24/2025, 8:12 PM

Thats exactly what he would say if he was Mayor Kingpin trying to cover up wokeism

AnEye - 4/24/2025, 8:18 PM

Not everything has to be about social politics nor does everything have to lead up to it. It really is an OK show.

So funny how it’s something conservatives wanna stop so bad yet lives rent free in their head with the word “woke” lol.

BaddestOptics - 4/24/2025, 8:24 PM

I'd say we should sterilize anyone that unironically talks about "woke" but absolutely none of them are getting any sex ever.

MarkCassidy - 4/24/2025, 8:26 PM

@BaddestOptics - 😂

dagenspear - 4/24/2025, 8:59 PM

@BaddestOptics - Sterilizing people sounds like something someone's idea of Trump would do.

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DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Star Vincent D'Onofrio Calls Woke Agenda Criticisms "Absolute Nonsense"

Responding to a comment on social media, Daredevil: Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio has called criticisms that the series propagates a woke agenda "absolute nonsense."

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