Great news for Marvel fans as they finally get a highly anticipated new series Daredevil: Born Again following Netflix’s cancellation of the franchise. The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen first reappeared in Spider-Man: No Coming Homeand again in the Disney+ series She-Hulk. With all of these features, there’s no doubt that Charlie Cox is back as a fan-favorite hero.
New daredevil The series will star Cox as Matthew Murdock, Hell’s Kitchen lawyer by day and vigilante by night. Filming for the solo series is expected to begin early next year.
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Daredevil: Born Again Series Reveals Character Descriptions
Casting details have surfaced and in exclusive coverage by ScreenGeekHere are the new character details:
- FREYA: Female, 30 years old, any ethnic origin. Thoughtful, warm and naturally curious.
- HARRY: Male, 30, any ethnicity. Intense and impenetrable.
- JOSY: Female, 20, black. Brash, a brilliant political blogger.
- CASSANDRA: Female, mid-40s, black. A self-taught successful woman. Loyal but can be ruthless if crossed.
- OLIVIA: Female, mid-40s, South Asian. Confident and knowledgeable with a willingness to speak her mind.
- BAILEY: Female, 30, any ethnicity. Principled and decisive with a brilliant mind.
Note that three of the female characters here are of a specific ethnicity, mostly people of color. Marvel’s attempt to include diversity in the cast has been a widely celebrated practice since the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even before that, the studio already had several people of color.
It’s also safe to say that the women of Marvel are thriving in terms of the importance of their character roles. These descriptions in the list echo powerful women who aren’t afraid to speak up. Casting is still ongoing, and we’ll have more details on the series in the near future.
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What we know about the next Daredevil series
So far, that’s all we know about the upcoming one. Daredevil: Born Again series – Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio will reprise their roles as Murdock and Wilson Fisk. It’s still unclear if Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson will return as Karen Page and Foggy Nelson. There’s also no confirmed plot as of yet, but a popular theory has surfaced, and according to Geek’s Lairit will most likely be”one of the best Daredevil stories.”
If that rings true, the plot in the comics follows a drug-obsessed Karen Page selling Daredevil’s identity to Wilson Fisk. The Kingpin will destroy Murdock’s life, and he will be left homeless. The rest would be his journey taking over his life. It’s a potentially good concept for the upcoming series.
Daredevil: Born Again does not yet have a specific release date, but the first target date would be spring 2024.
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