The Devil was born again in the Spring of 2025 as “Daredevil: Born Again” premiered on Disney+ to positive reviews, rendering a second season inevitable. One year later, Disney+ would premiere the second season of the show, to similar acclaim thus far.
The second season was developed fairly early on, as when “Born Again” was pitched to Marvel, 18 episodes were presented for the first season. However, the creative overhaul at Marvel resulted in the episodes being split across two seasons. The second season picks up immediately after the first, as Matt Murdock/Daredevil (played by Charlie Cox) must assemble a team of allies in order to stop the Mayor of New York City, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (played by Vincent D’Onofrio) and his anti-vigilante task force.
The majority of the cast from the first season returns, with Deborah Ann-Woll’s Karen Page and Wilson Bethal’s Benjamin Poindexter/Bullseye being promoted as series regulars, the return of Kyrsten Ritter’s Jessica Jones, and Matthew Lillard being cast as Mr. Charles. Whilst we are only 3 episodes in and we have not seen Jessica Jones yet, the acting is excellent, with Cox and D’Onofrio continuing to give it their all. Similarly, while only appearing in the first episode, Lillard’s performance is great, with some (such as my good friend, Jake) noting that his performance in this show channels his performance in “Scream 7”, given that he acts as a sort of antagonist to Fisk.
As previously stated,much of the turmoil from the first season is carried over here, with Heather Glenn’s PTSD from killing Muse haunting her, leading fans to speculate whether or not she would become the new Muse. The action sequences so far this season are superb, definitely as brutal as the first season, especially after the fight at the end of the third episode. Again, the season is only 3 episodes in, so we do not know where the story is going to go, but die-hard comic book fans like ourselves have realized that Born Again’s biggest influence to the story was the story-arc “Devil’s Reign”, storyline, with several different touches in order for the the comic book arc to fit the more grounded and realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe.
One thing this show has done to make it such a beautiful piece of television is the usage of the aspect ratio. The general aspect ratio of the series is 16:9, but this show uses that in not only making the show feel very cinematic, but when Daredevil uses his radar sense, the aspect ratio widens the screen, which definitely adds a nice touch by showcasing Daredevil’s senses.
While we are only three episodes in, the second season of “Daredevil: Born Again” is phenomenal, definitely as good as the first with stellar acting and action. The show also handles the genres of drama, political thriller, and law procedural in fantastic ways. The Devil has in fact been Born Again!