'Daredevil: Born Again' season 2: everything we know so far about the Marvel TV show's return on Disney+

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The Disney+ TV show's next installment, which should debut next March, is expected to have a big presence at New York Comic-Con (NYCC) 2025. It's increasingly likely, then, that new details will emerge about the fan-favorite Marvel TV show's sophomore season.

Before we learn more about Daredevil: Born Again's second chapter, there's plenty of news and rumors to catch up on. Below, I've rounded up the biggest and latest news on the show's return, including when its first trailer might drop, its confirmed cast, plot specifics, and the series' future.

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 release date – what we know so far

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 doesn't have a confirmed release date. However, posting on Instagram in April, showrunner Dario Scardapane all but confirmed Born Again's second season will land on Disney+ in March 2026.

Hopefully, the Marvel Phase 6 project's official launch date will be announced at the Marvel TV and Animation panel at NYCC 2025 on Saturday, October 11. If one is, I'll update this section.

Is there a trailer for Daredevil: Born Again season 2?

No. Like its release date, though Daredevil: Born Again season 2's first teaser could receive its world premiere at NYCC 2025 and, hopefully, be released online soon after.

If a trailer is unveiled on October 11, I'll add it to this part of the guide.

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 cast: confirmed and rumored

Spoilers follow for Daredevil: Born Again season 1.

Here's the cast for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 so far:

• Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
• Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk
• Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn
• Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
• Wilson Bethel as Benjamin Pointdexter/Bullseye
• Zabryna Guevara as Sheila Rivera
• Nikki M. James as Kristen McDuffie
• Genneya Walton as B.B. Urich
• Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman
• Clark Johnson as Cherry
• Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake
• Ayelet Zuhrer as Vanessa Fisk
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
• Camila Rodriguez as Angela del Toro
• Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones
• Susan Varon as Josie
• Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney
• Matthew Lilliard as TBC
• Lili Taylor as TBC

The biggest casting news about one of the best Disney+ shows' next installment is that Ritter will return as Jessica Jones.

Ritter played the superpowered private investigator in Netflix's Marvel TV Universe. And, with Daredevil: Born Again season 1 eventually having closer ties to Daredevil's Netflix series following its creative overhaul, it was a case of when, not if, Jones and other characters from Netflix's Marvel-Verse joined the titular vigilante and other individuals from Daredevil in making the leap to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Speaking to The Playlist, Ritter revealed she's known that she'd be back as Jones for over two years. Her return, then, has been a long time coming.

Of course, that raises the question about other heroes from Netflix's Marvel-Verse popping up in Born Again.

Mike Colter, who played Luke Cage in said franchise, has stoked the fires over reprising the Harlem-based, bulletproof character. Indeed, not only is he set to appear alongside Cox, Ritter, and company at NYCC 2025, he told Edmonton Expo attendees (per the Marvel Updates X/Twitter fan account): "I don’t know why people keep asking me this [returning as Cage]. There’s no signs. It’s not like they’ve just recently revived one of the Marvel Netflix shows...". Something something no smoke without fire etcetera, eh?

Elsewhere, Elden Henson's return as Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson has been a big talking point since last season ended.

Murdock's fellow lawyer and closest friend was seemingly killed by Bullseye in Born Again's first episode. However, following the show's two-episode premiere, Marvel fans came up with a wild theory that Foggy may still be alive. Some pointed out that Nelson's apparent death was eerily similar to how he faked his own demise in an Ed Brubaker-written Daredevil comic series in the mid-2010s, which Born Again is loosely based on.

Speaking to Phase Hero's Brandon Davis prior to season 1's debut, Marvel's Head of TV, Animation, and Streaming Brad Winderbaum confirmed Elden Henson would return in season 2. It's unclear in what capacity that'll be in but, with Cox telling On The Red Carpet that he filmed a 2015 flashback scene for season 2 alongside an unnamed actor, it's possible that individual is Henson.

Other new and familiar faces look likely to make their MCU debuts in season 2.

Per Deadline, Five Night at Freddy's and Scooby Doo star Matthew Lilliard is on board in an undisclosed role, while Lili Taylor is reportedly due to play a New York governor who'll be a rival of Fisk's (per Rural Intelligence). Elsewhere, Born Again stuntman Naqam Washington has implied Royce Johnson will reprise his role as Brett Mahoney from Daredevil's Netflix adaptation.

Lastly, Cox has indicated (via The Hollywood Reporter (THR)) that other MCU characters could cameo in season 2. That follows Ms Marvel's dad having a substantial supporting role in last season's fifth episode, so place your bets now on who could show up.

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 plot details

Spoilers follow for Daredevil: Born Again season 1.

Born Again season 2's story synopsis hasn't been revealed yet. However, based on how its predecessor ended – read my Daredevil: Born Again season 1 ending explained piece for more – and what its cast has teased, there's a lot we can read into its plot.

For starters, Cox has hyped up this season's narrative, telling Collider that it's "some of my favorite stuff I've read". D'Onofrio also told journalists (per IGN) that he "had to have a little cry about" this season's scripts due to the emotional impact they'll have on viewers.

Those quotes are telling in light of season 2's "resistance story", Scardapane told TVInsider. Indeed, as last season's finale revealed, Matt Murdock and Karen Page co-founded an underground resistance movement that'll fight Fisk's fascist regime to regain control of New York's streets.

We already have a sense of how they'll start to do so, too. In March, first-look images for season 2 images appeared online that showed Murdock and Page wearing disguises (or what passes for a disguise in the MCU). Clearly, they're scoping out something or someone, or they're on the hunt for new allies to join their cause.

That won't be the only costume overhaul Murdock will get in season 2. As some leaked images in the below X/Twitter post reveal, he'll be sporting Daredevil's classic black suit, complete with its red-colored 'DD' logo on the chest, next time around.

Bullseye, who Daredevil will pursue and/or escape from Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF) with, is also seen wearing an updated version of his classic costume. Clearly, the pair haven't heeded Fisk's warning about vigilantes taking to the streets amid the implementation of martial law in New York, which is part of Fisk 'safer streets' initiative to eradicate the city-wide scourge of masked individuals.

Next season's plot will result in a new crisis of faith for Murdock, too. Chatting to Collider, Cox said Murdock will "no longer trust [his] instincts and be clear-minded about what the next right step is, so he questions a lot. He kind of backtracks a bit. He’s clearly unsure and finding that he has to take gambles and hope that he’s making the right choice."

Luckily, Murdock has Page back by his side. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly (EW), Scardapane suggested their bond will be more important than ever, adding: "Karen Page is the heart and soul of Matt Murdock's world, and even more so now that Foggy is not part of that trio. You can tell at the end of the season, she's the one telling him to be wrath, you have to be mercy, you have to be there for your city. The idea of her and him moving forward into a dangerous time in New York, yeah, she's a huge part of it."

One hero who's incredibly unlikely to join Daredevil's cause (on the small screen, anyway) is Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

There were references to Spider-Man in Born Again episode 2 and Daredevil: Born Again episode 3. However, Sony Pictures owns the live-action rights to the webslinger, so, unless Marvel strikes an expensive deal with the tech giant's entertainment division, the chances of Peter Parker popping in to help take down Fisk are effectively zero. We live in hope, then, that The Devil of Hell's Kitchen will team up with Spidey in a big-screen project instead.

Speaking of Marvel's silver screen stories, President Kevin Feige has confirmed that events that transpire in MCU movies won't impact and/or be referenced in their TV counterparts. For example, when asked if what happens in Thunderbolts*, whose finale takes place in New York, will affect Daredevil: Born Again season 2, Feige simply said: "No". Don't expect Murdock, Fisk, and company to mention The Void's all-black dimension that briefly consumed part of New York in Thunderbolts' third act.

Will there be a third season of Daredevil: Born Again?

Yes. Chatting to IGN, Winderbaum confirmed a third season had been greenlit. Per Collider, producer Jesse Wigutow also suggested principal photography will begin in early 2026.

There'll be at least one Daredevil: Born Again offshoot coming to Disney+, aka one of the world's best streaming services, in the future, too.

A special presentation starring Frank Castle/The Punisher will, per THR, be released sometime next year. This TV Special, which has been co-written by Bernthal and We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green, and was filmed earlier this year, may run parallel to Born Again's next chapter.

As I mentioned earlier, Marvel may look to revisit characters from Netflix's Defenders-Verse, too. Speaking to ComicBook.com, Winderbaum intimated it was "inevitable" that the likes of Cage and Danny Rand/Iron Fist would make their MCU debuts. In conversation with EW, Scardapane added these "iconic characters are always in your mind", so a new Defenders project could be developed at some point.

For more Marvel coverage, read my guides on Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, X-Men 97 season 2, and Wonder Man.