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Jessica Jones is so back

Jon Bernthal and Charlie Cox, Daredevil: Born Again
Giovanni Rufino/MarvelThe first season of Daredevil: Born Again took a very long time to come to fruition, with the revival of the Netflix Daredevil series undergoing a total creative overhaul after six episodes were filmed. Season 1 drew plenty of raves for its storytelling and surprisingly topical plot, and Marvel was already deep in production on Season 2 by the time the series premiered.
Which is a good thing, after Season 1 wrapped up on a rather intense cliffhanger ending that left the fate of New York City in the balance, as Mayor Kingpin declared martial law and used his own personal police force to round up political dissidents and other people he doesn't like and lock them in a secret international prison. A troublingly topical plotline in the U.S.A. in 2026.
Let's see what we know so far about Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.
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We've got the one-two punch that every fan of this series has been waiting for. We've got both a trailer (see below) and a release date: March 24. The trailer also shows us our first look at Jessica Jones in the new season, so you'll want to check that out.
Season 2 will premiere March 24 at 6 p.m. PT on Disney+, with episodes dropping weekly thereafter. Season 2 has nine episodes.
The first teaser for Season 2 is a context-free montage set to "Lithonia" by Childish Gambino. Don't expect to glean too many story details from this one, but it does include a glimpse at Matthew Lillard's unknown new character and the return of Foggy Nelson in what is presumably a flashback scene, since Foggy died in Season 1. Oh, and most importantly, it's got several clips of Jessica Jones in action. It seems as though Jessica will be a key player this season, and not just a cameo.
Born Again brought back a ton of key folks from the original Netflix Daredevil series, but the Netflix-era Matt Murdock also had several super-powered friends who had their own shows, like Luke Cage and Danny Rand/Iron Fist. Conspicuously, none of those folks, except for The Punisher, were even alluded to during Season 1 — but that's going to change in Season 2, as Krysten Ritter will return as Jessica Jones. We don't know anything about the status of Luke Cage or Danny Rand/Iron Fist, but since Jessica Jones was the most acclaimed of all Netflix's Marvel shows, it's not particularly surprising that they'd bring her back first.
The news of a renewal for Season 3 will only spark further speculation about this, since bringing the whole gang back together would be exactly the sort of feat that might warrant an early renewal, since it would hypothetically go ahead and let them bring back Luke and Danny (or whoever) in Season 2 instead of having to wait and see how things go. Whatever the reality ends up being, however, it's nice to see some real forethought from Marvel during this exceptionally haphazard era it's been going through since Avengers: Endgame.

Charlie Cox, Daredevil: Born Again
Giovanni Rufino/Marvel StudiosDaredevil: Born Again underwent all sorts of creative changes while it was under production, including a complete overhaul of its plot in order to directly connect the revival back to the previous iteration of Netflix's Daredevil. Those changes included the replacement of most of the main behind-the-scenes creatives, with Dario Scardapane taking over showrunner duties for Season 1 reshoots. Scardapane will continue in that role for Season 2.
Likewise, the whole surviving cast will also return, as will Elden Henson as the late Foggy Nelson — who will presumably appear in flashbacks, since it was his investigation that started off the plot in the first episode of Born Again. Deborah Ann Woll is likewise expect to appear more in Season 2 as Karen Page, which would make sense as she and Matt had a little reunion in the Season 1 finale. Foggy and Karen were left out of the original plans for this reboot, but were added to Season 1 in reshoots.
Camila Rodriguez, who played the niece of the White Tiger (Kamar de los Reyes) in Season 1, is also returning. In the comics, her character Angela Del Toro becomes another iteration of the White Tiger — and since her uncle died in Season 1, it makes perfect sense for her to take on the White Tiger mantle on this series as well.
Surprisingly, despite having a key role in Season 1, The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) will reportedly not be in Season 2 at all. It's a move that's tough to understand without knowing more about the story. As it is right now, it seems pretty weird.
As for new folks, it appears that Season 2 will add the talents of Lili Taylor and Matthew Lillard in unknown roles.
Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again should directly pick up from Season 1's big cliffhanger ending, in which Matt and pals discover that Kingpin, who just instituted martial law in New York, essentially set up his own independent nation on the Red Hook docks, where he has a big secret makeshift prison full of people he dislikes, like The Punisher. Though with Season 1 ending with The Punisher escaping from that prison, it may not be secret for very long. Though if the Punisher isn't going to show up in Season 2, it's possible, or even likely, that he's in hiding and nobody knows he's alive when Season 2 begins.
In truth, it was Foggy who discovered the reality that Red Hook was not technically American soil, and it was that specific discovery that led to his death even though Foggy himself didn't seem to fully understand the full consequences of that information. But if Foggy is returning, there must still be more to his part of this story that can be explored in flashbacks.
The return of Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, along with the rumors that Luke Cage and Danny Rand might be joining her, could very well mean that Season 2 will bring back some old threads from the other Netflix shows.
While Kingpin did mention Spider-Man once or twice during Season 1, it's doubtful that Daredevil will have any direct story connections with any movie despite the fact that a March 2026 premiere would put its finale episode near the upcoming Avengers movie in May. Either Kingpin will no longer be mayor by the end of Season 2, or Avengers: Doomsday will be so catastrophic for Earth that it won't matter either way. No member of the Daredevil cast was included in the Doomsday lineup, and while Matt himself could still certainly pop up in that movie or its sequel, it probably won't be because of anything that happens on this show.
All seasons of the Daredevil series, whether the Netflix original or the new revival, are available to watch exclusively on Disney+. They've even got the Netflix Punisher spin-off series, and the original Ben Affleck movie.
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