Just a few days ago, it was announced that Marvel Studios didn't like what they were seeing on the live-action Daredevil: Born Again TV series and that they were bringing in Dario Scardapane (The Punisher; Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan) to replace Matt Corman and Chris Ord (Covert Affairs, The Enemy Within).
Additionally, having completed shooting on less than half of the 18-episode order, Marvel was said to be 'Frakensteining' what had wrapped before the actor and writer's strike, reordering what was already in the can and intermixing it with new footage.
Following the creative overhaul, the exact episode count for the show is unknown. The show was also described as a legal procedural (again, prior to the creative overhaul) but it's now unknown if that element remains in the show.
For the remaining episodes, Moon Knight and Loki season 2 directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are helming the remaining 9+ installments.
Speaking to The Wrap, Benson and Moorhead shared where things currently stand on the production.
"We have the best answer for you. So you see this space we’re in right now? This is our office and we just found out we have an office about 45 minutes ago. And that’s what we’re at with Daredevil."
It sounds like it's early days in the revamp process.
The duo went on to add, "It is day zero. We’re currently just consuming Daredevil content, not just the Netflix show but all the possible material. We’re just making our stew of information nice and thick."
Currently, Born Again is without an exact release date but it's said to be part of Phase Five of the MCU, which ends on February 14, 2025, with Captain America: Brave New World. Phase Six kicks off on May 2, 2025, with Fantastic Four.
However, both Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio's Kingpin will appear in the upcoming Echo, Marvel Spotlight series which premieres on January 10, 2024. D'Onofrio previously stated that the events of Echo would lead directly into Born Again.
Aside from Cox and D'Onofrio, the cast for Born Again includes Jon Bernthal as the Punisher, Sandrine Holt as Vanessa Fisk, Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blade, Margarita Levieva as Daredevil comic book love-interest Heather Glenn, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, and Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman.
Presently, there's been a large outcry from fans for Deborah Ann Woll's Karen Page and Elden Henson's Foggy Nelson to also reprise their roles from the Netflix series but there's been no confirmation.