Jon Bernthal's Punisher Will Return After Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 in a Guardians of the Galaxy-Style Marvel Special

Jon Bernthal's Punisher is making a triumphant return to the Marvel universe, but not in the way you might expect. Following Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, he'll star in a standalone Marvel special, described as having a Guardians of the Galaxy vibe. Even better, Bernthal is co-writing the special with We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Marvel Television's Brad Winderbaum promises a powerful story, packed with action and emotional depth, calling it "a shotgun blast of a story."

Daredevil: Born Again

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This Punisher one-shot arrives as Marvel Television prepares to revive the Defenders on Disney+. This street-level superhero team—Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones)—returns after their Netflix run, now officially part of the MCU canon. Winderbaum acknowledges the creative challenges of adapting comic book stories for television, but expresses excitement about the possibilities.

Daredevil: Born Again, premiering March 4th, continues the Netflix Daredevil saga, bringing back familiar faces like the Punisher and Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk (Kingpin). This time, they face a formidable foe: the art-obsessed serial killer, Muse.