While Disney CEO Bob Iger has made it known that he plans to decrease the number of Marvel Studios TV shows on Disney+, the 18-episode Daredevil: Born Again is still on the way.
Production has been halted as a result of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, meaning it's no longer clear whether we'll see the Man Without Fear on the streaming service next year. However, depending on how much has been shot, we can likely expect at least half the season to drop as planned.
According to scooper Daniel Richtman, it's always been the plan for Daredevil: Born Again to arrive in two parts. This isn't the first time we've heard that there would be a gap between episodes 9 and 10, though it's now said the series will be broken down into smaller arcs similar to Andor.
Apparently, each of those will be made up of between 2 and 3 episodes, suggesting there will be plenty of time for characters like The Punisher and various members of Matt Murdock's formidable rogues gallery to shine.
It's also said Daredevil: Born Again will be every bit as dark and mature as Netflix's Daredevil, with the show reportedly targeting a TV-MA rating (in the U.S., Disney+ is slowly starting to add mature content and is expected to eventually merge with Hulu).
The cast of the series includes Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher, and Sandrine Holt as Vanessa Fisk. Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, Nikki M. James, Michael Gaston, Arty Froushan, and Clark Johnson have all been cast in undisclosed roles.
Michael Cuesta is directing the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again, while Clark Johnson, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd are among those also set to lend their directing talents to the Disney+ series.
It's unclear when we'll learn more about the show, though with Hollywood coming to a halt, we're not banking on it being anytime soon, unfortunately. However, we'll be sure to keep you updated as more is revealed.