The Punisher's involvement with Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 has been in question ever since the season 1 finale. Now that Born Again Season 2 has completed filming, many are wondering if Frank Castle will be a part of the second season, which is expected to continue the storyline set up by the Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 finale.
The answer to this question is simple: as of now, Frank Castle's involvement in Born Again Season 2 isn't confirmed. But fans are hopeful that Bernthal will be a part of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, as the scenes between him and Charlie Cox in season 1 are some of its highlights.
However, even if Frank isn't in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, there is still the Punisher special?
Early this year, before the first season of Born Again began streaming, it was confirmed that Bernthal would be returning for a Disney+ special headlined by Frank Castle/Punisher. This was confirmed by Marvel Executive Brad Winderbaum himself in a February 2025 interview with Comicbook.com. Moreover, Winderbaum also revealed that this special would mark Bernthal's debut as a writer.
Almost two months after this confirmation, Bernthal spoke about the Punisher special at CinemaCon while presenting The Accountant 2. When Collider’s editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub asked Jon Bernthal about the special, the actor responded:
“I've said it a million times: Frank is in my bones, is in my heart. I care about him. In discussing what this thing could be and this sort of version of Frank that I really felt that the audience was hungry for, that the military community was hungry for it, the first responder community, the comic book fans, they were really hungry for it. I presented that version to them, and they encouraged me. They encouraged me to keep coming to the table. As we were talking with different writers, the ideas that we were coming up with started to resonate, and I think they saw how much they resonated with me. I got a great group of vets that I work with. One in particular, my friend Nick, he's just been incredible. I hope that it goes alright. I don't like talking about these things because it's a little bit of bark before there's a bite, you know? I'm honored and I'm grateful. It's an incredible group of people that we're assembling."
Is Bernthal in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2?
For now, Jon Bernthal's role in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 hasn't been officially confirmed. But we know that one hero from the Netflix Marvel Universe will be a part of the upcoming season, Jessica Jones, as played by actress Krysten Ritter. Currently, we don't know how she will be involved in the second season of Daredevil: Born Again.
But actress Krysten Ritter recently revealed to ScreenRant's Liam Crowley what fans could expect from Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 in terms of tone:
"Oh, it's gritty. It feels big too. The crew's amazing. I've had an amazing experience. I can't say anything, but I love being with Charlie [Cox]. It was as if no time had passed. Like, my first day, I was looking around like we're back. But juxtaposing it with Mia [her Dexter Resurrection character] and Jessica has been really creatively fulfilling for me as an artist and just what a big, big banner year I'm having. I think the fans are going to be very, very thrilled. We're doing some cool stuff."
Needless to say, this quote has fans excited for the second season.
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