Daredevil (TV Series)

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Daredevil
Genre	Action-adventure Crime drama Legal drama Superhero
Created by	Drew Goddard
Based on	Daredevil  by Stan Lee
Starring	Charlie Cox Deborah Ann Woll Elden Henson Toby Leonard Moore Vondie Curtis-Hall Bob Gunton Ayelet Zurer Rosario Dawson Vincent D'Onofrio Jon Bernthal Élodie Yung Stephen Rider Joanne Whalley Jay Ali Wilson Bethel
Theme music composer	John Paesano Braden Kimball
Composer	John Paesano
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	Peter Friedlander Allie Goss Kris Henigman Cindy Holland Alan Fine Stan Lee Joe Quesada Dan Buckley Jim Chory Jeph Loeb Drew Goddard Steven S. DeKnight Mark Verheiden Alison Engel Marco Ramirez Douglas Petrie Karim Zreik Erik Oleson
Producers	Kati Johnston Sonay Hoffman Evan Perazzo
Production location	New York City
Cinematography	Jonathan Chibnall Michael N. Knue Monty DeGraff Jo Francis Damien Smith Jesse Ellis Trey Ordoñez
Editors	Matthew J. Lloyd Martin Ahlgren Petr Hlinomaz Christopher LaVasseur
Running time	46–61 minutes
Production companies	Marvel Television ABC Studios Goddard Textiles DeKnight Productions
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	April 10, 2018 – October 19, 2018
Related
Marvel's Netflix television series The Punisher Daredevil: Born Again

Marvel's Daredevil is an American television series created by Drew Goddard for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character Daredevil. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise, and was the first Marvel Netflix series leading to the crossover miniseries The Defenders (2017). Daredevil was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios. Steven S. DeKnight served as showrunner for the first season, with Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez taking over as co-showrunners for the second, and Erik Oleson joining the series as showrunner for the third; Goddard served as a consultant for the series.

Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer-by-day who fights crime as a masked vigilante by night. Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent D'Onofrio also star, with Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, and Ayelet Zurer joining them for season one, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, and Stephen Rider joining the cast for season two, and Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali and Wilson Bethel joining in season three. Daredevil entered development in late 2013, a year after the film rights to the character reverted to Marvel, with Goddard initially hired in December 2013. Cox was cast in May 2014, and the Daredevil costume was designed by Ryan Meinerding of Marvel Studios' design team. The series was intended to be darker than other Marvel projects, intentionally avoiding crossovers with the wider MCU and focusing on a crime fiction style that was inspired by 1970s films. Design inspiration was taken from the Hell's Kitchen setting of the comics, with filming taking place in New York City.

The first season was released in its entirety on Netflix on April 10, 2015, followed by the second on March 18, 2016, and the third on October 19, 2018. They were met with positive reviews, and received numerous accolades including several nominations for Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. A spin-off series centered on Bernthal's character Frank Castle / Punisher, titled The Punisher, was ordered by Netflix in April 2016. Netflix canceled Daredevil on November 29, 2018. It, along with the rest of Netflix's Marvel series, was moved from Netflix to Disney+ in March 2022 after Disney regained the license. Beginning in 2021, Cox and D'Onofrio reprised their roles as Murdock and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in MCU projects produced by Marvel Studios, including a revival series for Disney+ titled Daredevil: Born Again (2025) in which Woll, Henson, Zurer, Bernthal, and Bethel also reprise their roles.

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Main article: List of Daredevil (TV series) characters

• Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil:
  A blind lawyer with superhuman senses who leads a double life as a masked vigilante. Season one showrunner Steven DeKnight explained that Murdock is "not super strong. He's not invulnerable [...] he just has senses that are better than a normal human's." On the character's "grey" morals, he noted, "He's a lawyer by day, and he's taken this oath. But every night he breaks that oath, and goes out and does very violent things." The character's Catholicism plays a large role in the series, with DeKnight calling him "one of the most, if not the most, religious characters in the Marvel Universe". Cox worked with blind consultant Joe Strechay, and was conscious of what his eyes were doing at all times, to ensure they would not look at or react to something unlike a blind person. Skylar Gaertner plays a young Matt Murdock.
• Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page:
  An enigmatic young woman whose quest for justice sends her crashing into Murdock's life. After portraying Jessica Hamby in True Blood from 2008 to 2014, Woll specifically tried to "steer differently than that" with Page. Woll noted that Page's backstory would be different from the one from the comics, saying, "In the comic books, in the beginning Karen is very innocent, and then towards the end she's really swung a full 180, she's in a lot of trouble, so I wanted to find a way to make her both of those things at the same time. Can she be a really wonderful, kind person who is a little bit attracted to danger? She's not just always getting into trouble because 'Oh, silly woman!' Karen is actually looking for it, and she won't let her fear stop her from finding the truth."
• Elden Henson as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson:
  Murdock's best friend and law partner. In April 2015, Henson spoke of his excitement for the character's role in the series, saying "I was really excited as I was getting the scripts and reading that Foggy wasn't just a useless sidekick. He's not just comic relief. I mean, he is some of those things. He does have comic relief, but it was exciting to know that these other characters would have their own path and their own things that they're dealing with."
• Toby Leonard Moore as James Wesley: Wilson Fisk's right-hand man. Moore described Wesley as both charming and "dastardly as all hell".
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ben Urich: An investigative journalist for the New York Bulletin.
• Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsley: A Wall Street financialist, accountant, and a key figure in Wilson Fisk's plans for Hell's Kitchen.
• Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk: An art gallery employee who, unlike the comic version, knows of and accepts Wilson Fisk's true dealings and eventually marries him.
• Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple:
  A nurse who helps Murdock. The character is an amalgam of the comic characters Claire Temple and Night Nurse. The character was originally going to be "the actual Night Nurse", but was merged with Temple when the writers learned that Marvel Studios had plans for that character in their films. Dawson explained that Temple "is a normal person and she becomes more heroic in a way that she maybe didn't expect", and "She's not a love interest—she's this skeptical eye looking at this strange situation. She's the one who can be like, 'You're not really good at this.' That makes it feel more real."
• Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin:
  A powerful businessman and crime lord whose interests in the future of Hell's Kitchen brings him into conflict with Murdock and Daredevil. D'Onofrio stated that he hoped his portrayal of Fisk was a new way to look at the character, and that it would be the definitive portrayal of Fisk. DeKnight detailed that "Fisk has very many different aspects so it's not all, 'I want to conquer the city and make a lot of money.' In our story, we tell the story of how he met his wife Vanessa and how they fell in love." He also said that "if you're looking for a juicy, multi-faceted crime drama, Wilson Fisk was the obvious choice to play the antagonist [...] [he] really felt like the right yin to the yang for Matt, and for what we wanted to do this season." Cole Jensen plays a young Wilson Fisk.
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / Punisher:
  A vigilante who aims to clean up Hell's Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results. DeKnight said this version of Punisher would be "completely the Marvel version", as previous portrayals did not appear under the Marvel Studios / Marvel Television banner. He also felt Bernthal's Punisher would not be as "graphically violent" as in Punisher: War Zone (2008). Season two showrunner Doug Petrie stated that Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver (1976) was an influence on the character, as well as current events, saying, "Taking lethal justice into your own hands in America in 2015 is tricky shit. We have not shied away from the rich complicated reality of Now. If you've got a gun and you're not the police you're going to incite strong feelings." Bernthal added that "This character has resonated with law enforcement and military [...] and the best thing about him is that if he offends you, he just doesn't care."
• Élodie Yung as Elektra Natchios:
  A mysterious and dangerous woman from Murdock's past. The character was referred to in the first season, before Yung was cast in the role. Describing Elektra's effect on Murdock, Petrie called her "the best bad girlfriend you can possibly have. She does everything wrong and attractive, she's [Matt's] id, the wild side. Matt is always taming his wild side. Elektra just lets it out. He's both repulsed and deeply drawn to that." Yung described Elektra as "kind of a sociopath. This world is a game for her. It's like a chess game, and what motivates her is what she wants. She'll use anything she needs to use to get to her goal, and if she needs to kill people, she would." She added that Elektra is neither good nor bad, but a "person with different traits" and layers. Lily Chee plays a young Elektra.
• Stephen Rider as Blake Tower: A New York district attorney who assists Daredevil with information to help track down and capture criminals
• Joanne Whalley as Maggie Grace: A nun with strong opinions who speaks her mind, and cares for Murdock as he recovers from his injuries. She is later revealed to be Murdock's mother.
• Jay Ali as Rahul "Ray" Nadeem: An honest and ambitious FBI agent who takes on Fisk's case.
• Wilson Bethel as Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter:
  A psychopathic FBI agent who is able to use almost any object as a lethal projectile. Bethel described his character as "a really nuanced portrait of a man with some very serious psychological issues", and said that to prepare for the role, he had to read up on experiences of psychoses and schizophrenia. Furthermore, he said Dex needed the "structure of the bureau to keep the darkness inside him subdued". Executive producer Jeph Loeb said the character's interaction with Wilson Fisk would corrupt Poindexter and turn him into a Daredevil adversary.

[edit] Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally released
	1	13	April 10, 2015
	2	13	March 18, 2016
	3	13	October 19, 2018

[edit] Season 1 (2015)

Main article: Daredevil season 1

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[edit] Season 2 (2016)

Main article: Daredevil season 2

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[edit] Season 3 (2018)

Main article: Daredevil season 3

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[edit] Production

See also Production of season 1, season 2, and season 3

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In December 2015, IGN named Daredevil the second best Netflix original programming series released to date.

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[edit] Spin-off

Main article The Punisher (TV series)

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[edit] Integration with Marvel Studios and Born Again

Main article: Daredevil: Born Again

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