There have been rumblings online about Marvel Studios moving forward with The Punisher season 3 on Disney+ for a while now (in fact, Daniel Richtman shared the rumour again yesterday).
We don't know whether Frank Castle was part of Daredevil: Born Again before the show's creative overhaul, but Jon Bernthal's return as the violent vigilante has been welcomed by fans.
A new scooper on the scene, @BeyondReporter, has chimed in to say that The Punisher revival will likely follow in the footsteps of Daredevil: Born Again by serving as a season 3, of sorts, to the first two seasons which originally debuted on Netflix.
Those received a mostly positive response from fans and critics, though did sometimes veer a little too far away from the comics by focusing on the conspiracy surrounding the death of Frank Castle's family. Hopefully, Marvel Television can pull together all the best bits to make a series that does right by The Punisher.
For what it's worth, this leaker has also claimed we're getting Agatha All Along season 2, Jessica Jones season 4 (depending on how well-received Daredevil: Born Again is), and potentially even a new take on The Runaways.
"He exists very strongly inside me, and I care about that character deeply," Bernthal said of his MCU debut/return last year. "I also know that it’s absolutely essential that if we do it, we do it right, and we have real sacred integrity to the source material and to what is at the core of Frank."
"I think there’s a reason why that character has resonated as deeply and strongly as he has," he continued. "In the hearts and minds of comic book fans and first responders and people in the military and people all over the globe. I think there’s a little bit of Frank Castle in everybody. He exists very strongly inside me and I care about that character deeply."
He added, "I’m gonna do my absolute best to make sure that, if and when we do it, we do it right."
Marvel Television boss Brad Winderbaum has also been asked whether there's a future for this character beyond Daredevil: Born Again. "One-hundred percent," he enthused. "We feel the same way. He [Bernthal] is so great in that role, and I can't wait for you to seem him again on screen in this series. And there's absolutely a future for him in the MCU afterwards."
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.
Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.