Fans Might See A Reunion Between Two Of Marvel’s Defenders Sooner Than Expected

Daredevil: Born Again is almost upon the Marvel Cinematic Universe after years of fan requests, and a new report suggests that the show has already secured a big victory for the fans set to debut with the show’s upcoming second season.

Daredevil: Born Again had fans excited when it was finally announced, bringing Charlie Cox’s take on the Man Without Fear from Netflix’s Daredevil into the MCU. Despite a lot of positive vibes going into the project, it would be scrapped and completely overhauled at the behest of Marvel Studios kingpin Kevin Feige, causing a restructuring of ongoing and current MCU Disney+ show production across the board. The show has received a lot of behind-the-scenes confidence at Marvel Studios since the overhaul, including renewals and more creative licenses to link Daredevil: Born Again with the Netflix-era show. This connection is so ingrained in this new take that the in-development second season is even rumored to bring back a Daredevil character that fans thought was gone for good back in the Netflix era.

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While a Marvel exec teased Daredevil: Born Again opening the door for Daredevil’s Netflix-era allies, a new report suggests that those comments might have undersold the studio’s progress in bringing those allies into the franchise. According to MyTimeToShineHello on X, at least one Defender is already scheduled to join the MCU in the second season of Daredevil: Born Again. While some fans were quick to point out that Daredevil himself counts as a Defender and will definitely be in the second season, others took the news as intended and showed a lot of excitement at the prospect. Daredevil alum Vincent D’Onofrio promised some big payoffs for fans in the show’s second season, and a returning Defender would certainly count as one.

Back in 2022, when the company made the decision to bring the Netflix-era shows into the fold on the streamer, the Parent TV Council came out against Daredevil and The Defenders coming to Disney+. This was done with the understanding that the shows, while not within the MCU, held TV-MA ratings and would be appealing to younger fans of the mainline Marvel Cinematic Universe, being Marvel shows themselves. The situation has come a long way since then, with Daredevil: Born Again being touted as an even more brutal experience than its Netflix predecessor. If the rest of the Defenders are to join him in the franchise’s newly formed street-level world of crime, then they’re likely to enact just as much violence as Daredevil will.

While there are three other Defenders that could be making the jump, fans can probably count out Finn Jones’ Danny Rand. Considering that an animated MCU Iron Fist project with a new female lead is rumored to be in the works for Disney+, it’s far more likely that Jessica Jones or Luke Cage will be making the jump to the MCU. While it had strong viewership for both seasons, Iron Fist is generally seen as the weakest of the Netflix-era shows, so that also works against his chances. Kristen Ritter has been dropping (not so) subtle hints about a potential return for a while now, so it looks like fans will be seeing her back first. Ritter is a fan favorite, and her character has a lot of complexities that would help amplify the show’s grounded tone. On the other hand, the Devil’s Reign comic book storyline that the show seems set to adapt in live-action would be more accurate to the original if Luke Cage was involved in the narrative, so there’s also a good chance that Mike Colter’s character joins the show in the second season to take up his part in the unfolding events. As a character who communicated with the audience with a lot of subtlety in place of exposition, he could be a more challenging but rewarding choice for the show’s narrative and the MCU as a whole.

While even one debut would be a gift, fans can hold out hope for more than one more Defender to join Daredevil: Born Again’s second season. Thanks to the upcoming show doing away with a bad MCU habit and keeping a more robust runtime and its higher episode count, there should be more than enough time to introduce and properly utilize multiple other heroes. Fans will have to wait until the second season premieres to see whether this report and prediction are accurate or not, but there’s a whole season of Daredevil: Born Again to enjoy in the interim.

Daredevil: Born Again is set to premiere on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.

Daredevil: Born Again

Release Date

March 4, 2025

Showrunner

Chris Ord

Directors

Michael Cuesta, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Jeffrey Nachmanoff

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