After returning in “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 1, Jon Bernthal is again for his Marvel Special Presentation, “Punisher: One Last Kill,” set to launch May 12 — one week after the “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 2 finale on May 5.
The eight-episode Season 2 of “Born Again” premieres Tuesday, with weekly episodes aside from Episodes 2 and three, which each premiere on March 31.
Bernthal initially starred as Frank Castle in Season 2 of Netflix’s “Daredevil” collection in 2016. He confronted off towards Charlie Cox’s blind vigilante, and later teamed up with him. Castle, a army veteran pushed to vengeance after the bloodbath of his household, proved to be fashionable sufficient to headline his personal “Punisher” spinoff present that ran for 2 seasons from 2017 till 2019.
Netflix’s road degree heroes, together with Bernthal’s Punisher, Cox’s Daredevil and Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones, slowly made their approach again into the MCU. After his Netflix present ended, Cox reprised his function as lawyer Matt Murdock in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” then “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and “Echo.” In 2025, he starred within the revival collection “Daredevil: Born Again” on Disney+, which was the primary M-rated Marvel collection. Bernthal additionally appeared on the present, reuniting with Cox and teaming up with him towards corrupt New York City mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), aka the Kingpin. After the success of “Daredevil: Born Again,” which is renewed by Season 3, it was revealed Bernthal would star in his personal Punisher MCU particular.
But that’s not all for Bernthal’s character: He’ll additionally seem in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” with Tom Holland. Fellow MCU characters like Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk and Michael Mando’s Scorpion from “Spider-Man: Homecoming” can even reappear within the film.
