It's been a minute! Since I was given early screeners of Daredevil: Born Again, I thought that it was the perfect time to start blogging and geeking out again. If you're not familiar with screeners, I'll explain as best I can. Disney gave me a link wherein I had to sign an NDA with instructions that I had to watch alone with no one around that could see or hear what I was watching. I can't get on their bad side right?
So it has been a couple of years since the Daredevil series on Netflix ended and I'll be honest, I forgot a lot of details from that show. I do remember vividly that Matt Murdock played by Charlie Cox made his appearance in the MCU in Spider-Man: No Way Home and reappeared in both the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the six episode limited series ECHO which was branded as "Marvel Spotlight" as it is a stand alone within the MCU. Vincent D'Onofrio, on the other hand, played a key role in the Disney+ Series Hawkeye and a main role in ECHO.
I guess the biggest question is if you need to watch all those series before watching Daredevil: Born Again? There's a lot of content! But more importantly, are these characters variants from the Netflix universe or have they been MCU-canon all along?
Interestingly, during the press conference, Executive Producer Brad Winderbaum of Marvel Studios shared that there was a time midway through production where it got confusing. Did they want this Daredevil series to be a reboot or a continuation of the Netflix series? The producers and creators got together and decided that it would be a continuation. Does this series have to do anything with the classic Frank Miller "Born Again" storyline? No it does not. The title just pays homage and respect to the story that changed it all for Daredevil. Executive Producer Sana Amanat who used to be an editor for Marvel Comics is also part of the team so I do have faith in the show since there are executives who used to work in comics that are taking care of the characters and story. Sana was at the online press conference and I can share that she was on top of things. She knows the history of the character and the great story runs that are key. Brian Michael Bendis who wrote a ton of Daredevil and had an amazing run is also a consulting producer. Marvel Fans can chill on these facts.
So here we are now. Without any spoilers, this series MEANS BUSINESS! Daredevil: Born Again in the first 5 minutes swings for the fences with the bases loaded. So think of it as seasons 1 through 3 are in the bases if you're not familiar with baseball terms. Is the ball headed out of the park? Into the stands? Or is an outfielder about to catch it? The honest answer is I don't know. I want to see the entire season before I give a verdict.
What I can tell you is that I will be here to watch the show until it ends. Clearly I'm invested in all the characters from Daredevil and what others may not know is that after Spider-Man, my favorite Marvel character is Daredevil. Matt Murdock, arguably, may have the most f'd up life in the Marvel Universe. I kid you not and the Netflix series made sure of that. I am surprised by the fact that Disney approved of the violence and language. It does have a TV-MA rating to be fair. But the "F BOMBS" were very surprising for me. I don't think they were ever spoken in the Netflix series. I may be wrong! Parental Guidance is advised!
Today is March 5, Wednesday. If you're a Catholic like Matt Murdock and myself, today holds significance as Ash Wednesday starts the Lenten Season. It's the perfect time to start streaming Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+. I love how Matt's faith is always tested in the stories and I think this show comes during a great time of reflection and repentance.
The first 2 episodes of Daredevil: Born Again are now streaming on Disney+.
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