The production of Daredevil Born Again, the reboot that will be available on Disney+, wants to surprise viewers of the original Netflix series and is talking about big changes.
The new Daredevil Born Again series is as anticipated as it is feared, because there has already been a precedent. After the disaster of the film with Ben Affleck, the SVOD platform Netflix offered a very high-quality TV show. So when it was canceled, it was a big cold shower. Since then, Disney+ has recovered the old actors and intends to transform everything, but without betraying the fans of the first hour. A balancing act that will draw on the past and still offer its own direction.
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A new twist for the Daredevil Born Again series
“It's a very difficult balance to strike. If you're going to remake a show and call it Season 1, and the original was a huge hit with fans, you have to do what people loved the first time. But you also have to find good reasons to reboot the show. So some things have to change a little bit.” said Charlie Cox, who will reprise his lead role in Daredevil Born Again.
How do you “do what people loved the first time”? By using the same actors to replay their characters. The allies and enemies of the devil from Hell's Kitchen will all be back in Daredevil Born Again, like the Punisher or Wilson Fisk. The one also known as The Kingpin will of course have a central place. But compared to the Netflix production, the Disney+ series will change everything by bringing a new political turn, after Fisk announced his candidacy for the poster of mayor of New York in the Marvel Echo show. According to Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel programs on the small screen, Daredevil Born Again is even comparable to X-Men 97 in a way.
Daredevil is amazing, and in some ways it's like X-Men '97. Because it's reviving something that fans love, but in a new direction. These characters have matured, the universe is different than it was. Things have changed, society has changed. Matt [Murdock] and Wilson [Fisk] have changed. Their characters are going to clash in ways we've never seen before. It's not just about trying to kill each other anymore. There's a whole political game going on.
Brad Winderbaum via Gamesradar.
The evolution of the characters is therefore announced as very marked, like that of the world in which they live. From a tone point of view, Daredevil Born Again should not ignore violence, both physical and psychological. See you in March 2025 on Disney+.