‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Trailer: Charlie Cox Battles Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin in Long-Awaited Disney+ Series

Jon Bernthal is also back as The Punisher, with Michael Gandolfini making his MCU debut.

Ten years after Charlie Cox first led the Netflix series “Daredevil,” the actor is finally back as Matt Murdock AKA the titular MCU superhero.

Cox leads Disney+ series “Daredevil: Born Again,” which brings back the entire core cast of the Netflix show. Vincent D’Onofrio returns as Wilson Fisk AKA the Kingpin, with Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson reprising their own respective roles. Netflix’s “Daredevil” was canceled in 2018 after three seasons. Even Jon Bernthal, who led his own standalone Netflix Marvel series “The Punisher,” is back in character.

Michael Gandolfini additionally makes his MCU debut, with Ayelet Zurer, Margarita Levieva, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, and Clark Johnson rounding out the cast.

The official synopsis for “Daredevil: Born Again” reads: “Cox plays a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, who is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.”

The 18-episode Disney+ series underwent a creative overhaul and reshoots.

Cox previously told NME that he was “fascinated to discover why” the first season has so many episodes, the first of its kind for any Disney+ show.

“I’m imagining there’s going to be an element to it that is like the old-school procedural show. Not necessarily case-of-the-week, but something where we go really deep into Matt Murdock the lawyer and get to see what his life is like,” Cox said. “If that’s done right and he really gets his hands dirty with that world, I think there’s something quite interesting about that.”

He added, “My opinion is this character works best when he’s geared towards a slightly more mature audience. My instinct is that on Disney+ it will be dark but it probably won’t be as gory,” Cox said. “We’ve done that. Let’s take the things that really worked, but can we broaden? Can we appeal to a slightly younger audience without losing what we’ve learned about what works?”

Cox has also played Daredevil in series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and “Echo,” as well as the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

Dario Scardapane is the “Daredevil: Born Again” showrunner. Episodes are directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd. The executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Sana Amanat, Chris Gary, Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman, Chris Ord, Justin Benson, and Aaron Moorhead. 

“Daredevil: Born Again” premieres at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on March 4 on Disney+. Check out the trailer below.