The Punisher: One Last Kill — release date, trailer, confirmed cast, and more about the Marvel TV Special on Disney+

The Punisher: One Last Kill isn't too far away now. The next Marvel Special Presentation set for release on Disney+, it'll make its debut on May 12 or 13, depending on where you live.

Great, but what do we know about the hour-long Marvel Phase 6 feature, which will reunite us with Jon Bernthal's anti-hero? Below, I've rounded up the biggest and latest details on the Disney+ special, including its story specifics, trailer, cast, and how it'll impact future at least one Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) project. Lock and load, then, and let's dive in together.

The Punisher: One Last Kill release date

The Punisher: One Last Kill will premiere on Tuesday, May 12 (North and South America) and Wednesday, May 13 (everywhere else). Marvel confirmed The Punisher TV Special's release date and official title in late March.

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If you skipped over this article's introduction, it'll run for around 60 minutes, so don't expect a full-blown TV movie from this production.

The Punisher: One Last Kill trailer

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The Punisher: One Last Kill 's one and only trailer dropped in mid-April and came just 48 hours after a mid-season teaser for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 revealed our first look at One Last Kill.

Naturally, neither round of footage gives too much away about its plot, but I've tackled the four biggest talking points from One Last Kill's trailer, so read it if you want my take on what could occur.

The Punisher: One Last Kill confirmed cast

So far, The Punisher: One Last Kill only has two confirmed cast members:

• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
• Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle

Despite the release of its first trailer, the rest of the MCU TV Special's roster is yet to be publicly revealed.

Technically, that includes Moore's return as Hoyle. However, thanks to behind-the-scenes images shared by X/Twitter user DaredevilShots, we already knew he would reprise his role as the former Navy SARC. Moore also appeared in One Last Kill's trailer, so he's all but confirmed to return.

For the uninitiated: Hoyle was one of Castle's closest allies in Netflix's universe of Marvel TV shows. In that franchise, Hoyle lost a leg in active service but, here, it looks like he'll only be a figment of Castle's imagination. The reason? We don't know. Hoyle might've been killed off-screen, or it could just be Castle hallucinating as he mentally spirals out of control. Either way, we'll find out the answer soon enough.

Last July, DaredevilShots also shared images of Castle meeting a wheelchair-bound character in a kids' playground (see below). Many fans believed this to be Ma Gnucci, aka the leader of the Gnucci Crime Family who holds a specific grudge against Castle in Marvel Comics.

While there's no word on which actor might play her, she's practically confirmed to appear now, too. Indeed, One Last Kill's trailer showed Castle standing in front of a venue called Gnucci's so, unless this is a deep-cut Easter egg, Ma Gnucci will make an appearance.

Lastly, it's possible that Sadie Sink could feature. Sink was confirmed as part of the cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (more on this film shortly) last March. Since then, rumors have circulated that, in Spider-Man 4., her mystery character will be under Castle's protection. If true, the Stranger Things star might cameo in One Last Kill before her enigmatic individual and Castle appear in Spider-Man's next big-screen outing.

The Punisher: One Last Kill story synopsis and speculation

Full spoilers immediately follow for Daredevil: Born Again seasons 1 and 2.

Here's the official logline for The Punisher: One Last Kill: "Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, when an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight."

Little to go on, then, but at least we know we'll be reunited us with Castle sometime after Daredevil: Born Again season 1's finale. Indeed, in one of that episode's post-credits scenes, Castle escapes the Red Hook prison facility where enemies of Wilson Fisk, aka New York City's tyrannical mayor, have been incarcerated.

With The Punisher not appearing in Born Again 2, it appears he'll have been lying low to avoid Fisk's anti-vigilante task force, who'll surely be searching for him after his jailbreak. And, with Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane indicating that One Last Kill is mainly set during this show's second season, that's the reason why Castle didn't help Daredevil oust Fisk as New York's autocratic mayor in the Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale.

Ma Gnucci, though, might make Castle resurface and embark on another solo crusade to take her out, especially if she goes after him first. That could be our biggest clue about the One Last Kill part of his Disney+ Special Presentation's title, but I guess we'll find out if that's the case when it's released.

Two other big questions need to be answered once the TV Special airs. Will Sink's mystery character show up and/or be tied to Ma Gnucci? And, if Sink's unnamed individual appears before The Punisher: One Last Kill's end credits crawl, will it directly lead into Spider-Man's next MCU adventure? I can't provide answers on the former, but where the latter is concerned...

How will The Punisher: One Last Kill impact future Marvel projects?

It's already common knowledge that The Punisher is in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Indeed, after reports heavily implied Bernthal had been cast in Spider-Man 4 last June, his appearance was officially confirmed in Spider-Man: Brand New Day's first trailer.

So, how will One Last Kill impact the next Marvel movie's plot? Who's to say but, if I'm right in thinking Sink's character will appear in The Punisher's Disney+ Special, their arcs should carry over from The Punisher: One Last Kill to Brand New Day.

We already know that Born Again season 2 and Brand New Day are connected in some way — Marvel's Head of TV Brad Winderbaum admitted as much to Entertainment Weekly last October. And, given Castle's association to Daredevil's TV series, it's not a stretch to assume that One Last Kill will directly lead into Tom Holland's next outing as the iconic webslinger.

While we wait to see if this is actually the case, find out everything we know so far about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Then, learn who'll appear alongside Holland, Bernthal, and Sink via my Spider-Man 4 cast and character guide.

For more Marvel coverage, find out what we know about Avengers: Doomsday, get the full lowdown on X-Men 97 season 2, see what's what about VisionQuest, and learn the first details about Wonder Man season 2.

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