Charlie Cox, the performer known for playing the Marvel superhero Daredevil in the now-defunct Netflix series, has been reprising the role in the MCU since 2021, when he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home. He made his official return in the standalone Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again, which works as a sequel to the 2015-2018 show created by Netflix. The show underwent major creative changes halfway through production after Cox wasn’t convinced that the new approach under the supervision of the House of Mouse would work. However, the reboot was very well-received, and the actor has shown his satisfaction with the end result. Well, that is, except for one fan-favorite episode of Season 1: “Everyone’s taste is different.”
The actor recently spoke to The Playlist about reprising his role as Daredevil in the Disney+ show. Season 2 is currently in production under the supervision of showrunner Dario Scardapane. “What I’m really excited about this show is that he’s slightly more in the periphery, and you’re just watching him almost like a chess game, trying to figure out what the next move is,” Cox said about his character’s revival in Daredevil: Born Again, while praising the work by Scardapane: “Dario is a real, really extraordinary talent. We’re very lucky to have him. I think this is going to be a good season.”

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Cox also referred to the huge difference in tone between the first Netflix seasons and what is being reworked under Disney+’s umbrella. He says Kevin Feige was essential in bringing the series towards the proper Marvel Universe direction. The actor was also involved in making a few creative decisions, but he wasn’t able to change anything in “With Interest,” the fifth episode of Born Again, which was shot before the WGA and SGA strikes of 2023:

“There was one episode we didn’t change at all. It’s the episode in the bank, and that was part of the original [shoot]. We shot that before the strike. That was part of the original, and just for my money, I wasn’t into it. I didn’t like it. It was my least favorite of the episodes, and I kind of pushed back against it as much as I felt was possible.

I said, ‘I don’t believe in a bank heist in 2025. That feels like a 1970s game. Too much technology these days for that to work.’ And also, I didn’t think the actual device used for the theft was sophisticated enough. I really pushed back on the episode, and yet I hear from so many people that they love that episode. So, it just goes to show you just don’t know. It’s so subjective. Everyone’s taste is different. And I’ve heard that that episode is one of the highest-rated. Internally, when they do their ratings, it’s one of the highest-rated Disney shows that they’ve had.”

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2: “Some of the Best Writing We’ve Ever Had on This Show”

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Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 was very well-received, and today, it registers an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was the character revival everyone had hoped for, with a balanced tone and the presence of a villain who has become essential to the series. Season 2 was a sure bet, and, per Cox’s claims, you can already mark your calendars for what will surely be a great continuation set to stream in March 2026:

“I don’t want to oversell it. I do happen to think it’s some of the best writing we’ve ever had on this show. I am sure everyone always says that. I texted the showrunner, Dario, the other day and was like, ‘Obviously we’re still halfway through shooting it, but huge, huge credit to what you’ve pieced together here.’ He’s done something which I’m really excited about, which is that he’s fleshed out characters that in the previous iteration of the show often get left behind. So, it feels much more like an ensemble than it’s ever felt.”

Source: The Playlist