'Welcome back, Frank': Marvel confirms the official title for The Punisher TV Special on Disney+ — and it'll be released a week after the Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale

• Marvel has unveiled the official release date for The Punisher's TV Special
• The 60-minute presentation's title has also been revealed
• It'll precede Frank Castle's appearance in Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Marvel has announced when The Punisher's TV special will debut on Disney+ — and what its official title will be.

Revealing both pieces of news today (March 24), the comic book titan confirmed the Jon Bernthal-starring TV presentation will be called The Punisher: One Last Kill and is set to be released on Tuesday, May 12 / Wednesday, May 13.

Confirmation of the 60-minute long episode, which Bernthal also posted about on Instagram, came alongside the full release schedule for Marvel's next small-screen project, aka Daredevil: Born Again season 2.

Interestingly, the latter's next chapter, which premieres on Disney+ on March 24/25, will conclude a week before The Punisher: One Last Kill makes its own debut on one of the world's best streaming services.

Does this mean that events depicted in the eponymous anti-hero's TV special will run concurrent to Daredevil: Born Again's sophomore outing? Or will it actually take place after Born Again 2's finale? Only those involved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) production know for sure. Nevertheless, I for one can't wait to find out.

How will The Punisher: One Last Kill impact Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

The soon-to-be-released second season of Daredevil's MCU TV series isn't the only project that One Last Kill will be tied to.

Indeed, with The Punisher — real name Frank Castle — set to have a supporting role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it's possible that whatever happens in One Last Kill will directly influence the plot of the next Marvel Phase 6 movie.

How so? To answer that, we have to enter potentially big spoiler territory for Spider-Man 4 — so if you don't want to know any more, I suggest you exit this page immediately.

Okay, the prevailing rumor about The Punisher's role in Spider-Man's next MCU adventure is that he'll be protecting someone of great importance from the authorities. The individual in question? The mystery character who'll be played by Sadie Sink in Brand New Day.

It's a long shot, but what if Sink's character first appears in One Last Kill? If she does, is this when Frank Castle will vow to keep her safe ahead of the pair showing up in Brand New Day? It would be a fun way of not only explaining why the duo are in Spider-Man 4, but also act as further connective tissue between Brand New Day and Daredevil: Born Again. Castle's association with both projects is, of course, their primary common denominator.

Anyway, Marvel's Head of TV Brad Winderbaum has already gone on record (per Entertainment Weekly) to suggest that Born Again 2 and Spider-Man 4 will be more closely linked than any of us realize. Bernthal's Castle and Sink's unnamed individual, then, would be one sure-fire way of bridging the divide between the productions, especially if my theory that Sink will appear in One Last Kill first is right.

For more on the aforementioned MCU projects, find out everything we know about Daredevil: Born Again season 2 and get the full lowdown on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Then, check out my Spider-Man 4 cast and character guide to see who else will pop up in that flick.

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