Daredevil: Born Again is bringing back a forgotten era of the MCU in a big way, and understanding the Netflix era is key before the series premieres.
Born Again, I am more worried than ever that Marvel has learned the wrong lessons from the titular character's previous appearances. As many now know, Daredevil: Born Again is a continuation of the Netflix show.
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The Marvel Netflix Universe was a major milestone in comic book TV, giving fans a dark, gritty, and very mature look at street-level Marvel heroes like Daredevil and The Punisher. Shows like the Netflix Daredevil series expanded and redefined what fans expected from the Marvel brand in live-action,
Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane says the new MCU series will have "a lot less navel-gazing" than the Netflix show.
The show's creator Cheo Hodari Coker has offered fans some glimpses of what could have been if Luke Cage had continued. With season 2's shocking ending introducing the titular character (played by Mike Colter) as Harlem's new crime boss, the new batch of episodes were going to raise the bar.
Born Again is the name of a Daredevil comic book run that was largely celebrated for its gritty and cerebral storytelling. Speculations have run wild with regard to how much of that story is going to play into the narrative of the show, but Vincent D’Onofrio has come out with some details of the story. He said ( via EW ):
Cut to the doctor sleeping in a large elaborate bed, covered in sultry red sheets. He opens his eyes and is scared as something is towering over him. It’s his creation, Frankenstein’s monster, played by Jacob Elordi.
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