What to Know About ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season Two

“Daredevil: Born Again” ended its first season with the goriest moment the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever seen, setting up a terrifying future for season two.

The show is a continuation of the Netflix “Daredevil” series, as blind lawyer Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) suits up as the titular vigilante in New York. “Born Again” follows Murdock as he has a crisis of faith in his alter-ego following a devastating incident.

However, throughout the season he’s called back into action by a brutal serial killer, Muse. Then there’s the matter of Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) who has crawled his way out of prison and has been elected as the city’s mayor.

By the time the credits roll, Fisk has completely taken control of New York by enacting martial law and declaring vigilantism illegal.

Here’s the ending explained, and what to know about “Daredevil: Born Again” season two.

Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Wilson Fisk crushes the head of the police commissioner with his bare hands

The whole season has revolved around a few key mysteries, most notably: Why did Bullseye (Wilson Bethel) kill Murdock’s best friend, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), in the first episode?

The finale explains that Vanessa Fisk (Ayelet Zurer) hired him to do it in order to cover up the fact that she was using a centuries-old charter that would let Kingpin use Red Hook as a freeport in New York.

This would let them launder money legally, and run the area as they wish.

Combined with Kingpin’s Anti-Vigilante Task Force, this is part of the villain’s grand plan to turn New York into a totalitarian police state — which is exactly what happens.

Daredevil goes on the run as vigilantes are outlawed, and Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) is locked up in Kingpin’s murky underground prison.

Kingpin takes things a step further and kills Police Commissioner Gallo (Michael Gaston) by crushing his head with his bare hands.

It’s Marvel’s goriest moment yet, as Gallo’s forehead caves inwards, and his jaw comes off.

The violent scene dispels any doubts about Disney’s commitment to continuing the Netflix show’s brutal streak.

The season finale ends with Daredevil starting to form a rebellion in Josie’s Bar, with a few remaining NYPD officers who aren’t on Fisk’s payroll. Hopefully, he’ll recruit a few superheroes to the cause in “Daredevil: Born Again” season two.

“Daredevil: Born Again” season two is in production, and Matt Murdock’s got a brand new look.

It’s not clear when “Daredevil: Born Again” season two will be released on Disney+, but Marvel fans should be safe in the knowledge that the cast and crew have been filming the next batch of episodes since February 2025.

If production goes smoothly, then the show could arrive in early 2026 — perhaps at a similar time to the first season’s March release date, depending on how long post-production takes.

Not much is known about the exact plot of “Daredevil: Born Again” season two, but it will likely see Murdock and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) rebelling against Kingpin and officially forming the army they mentioned in the closing moments of the first season.

So far, all of the main cast, including Cox, D’Onofrio, Bethel, and Zurer, are expected to return. In February, Deadline reported that “Scream” star Matthew Lillard had also joined the show.

Since the show has been filming on location in New York, Marvel fans have also had a glimpse of Murdock’s new black Daredevil look, complete with the ‘DD’ logo on his chest. It appears to be the same suit from season one, but spray-painted black.

It’s not clear why Murdock chooses the new look (aside from it being cool), but it’s worth noting that his wardrobe of other multicolored suits was presumably blown up when the task force attacked his apartment in the season one finale.

“Daredevil: Born Again” is streaming on Disney+.