Post Holiday Blues Streaming 25' - Daredevil: Born Again - Season One

His back! Daredevil: Born Again is Daredevil back, this time on Disney+, not Netflix. This revival & continuation of the OG series Daredevil (2015–2018), Born Again sees blind lawyer and former vigilante Matt Murdock's fight for justice put him on a collision course with former mob boss Wilson Fisk who is elected mayor of New York City. 

The season is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and television series of the franchise. 

Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil from Marvel's Netflix television series and prior Marvel Studios productions, starring alongside Vincent D'Onofrio (Fisk), Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Kamar de los Reyes, Jon Bernthal, Mohan Kapur, & Tony Dalton. 

Born Again was announced in July 2022 with a planned 18-episode first season. Due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, this turned the show into two nine-episode seasons. The first season filmed in January 2024 and wrapped in April of that year. 

Season one landed on Disney+ early March, concluding during this short Easter week. Good timing Disney+. Not to forget they are following this up with the second and final season of Andor.

In streaming wars, Disney+ has lot's more ammunition (content wise) in the can and ready to come out on top above local streamers like Binge and Stan.

Back to the revival of Daredevil, this season received generally positive reviews from critics, who highlighted the character-driven storytelling and performances, particularly those of Cox and D'Onofri. But had mixed thoughts when comparing it to the original Daredevil series. So how'd the bloody, overly violent finale wrap? SPOILERS BELOW! You have been warned!

A year earlier, Vanessa asks Dex to kill Nelson, who is working on a case which could expose her activities in Red Hook, in exchange for his old life. 

Meanwhile, in the present, Dex escapes the ball and Murdock is hospitalised. Fisk cuts off the power to New York City and orders Cashman to kill Murdock, who escapes to his apartment, finding Castle. Both fight AVTF officers, including North, revealed as Ayala's murderer. The pair reunite with Page, who asked Castle to protect Murdock after learning of Dex's escape. 

Murdock and Page track down Nelson's case and discover the Fisks are trying to establish a city-state in Red Hook. Castle fights the AVTF in Red Hook but is defeated. Fisk's campaign director Sheila Rivera exposes Gallo's attempt to undermine Fisk, who brutally kills him. 

Fisk offers Glenn the position of Mental Health Commissioner, which she accepts. Fisk declares martial law, outlaws vigilantism, and imprisons vigilantes, including Duquesne and Castle, and other dissidents in Red Hook. 

Murdock recruits Cherry, Kim, and other honest police officers to save the city. 

In rescue Marvel style, a mid-credits scene, Castle tricks a prison guard and begins to break free. Honestly the Punisher helped rescue this season for me. As Fisk acted such much like Trump (even being a New York businessman) it seemed Hollywood is really obsessed with the orange leader. Like the media its getting hard to escape the Trump impact.

For me, I can't even remember finishing the Netflix episodes, however Daredevil isn't the most interesting of Marvel characters.

I did for some reason like Iron Fist a little more, as well as Jessica Jones. Oh well, they will probably return in due course. Everything is old is new again.