Daredevil is a Netflix series that acknowledges some events from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and follows Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer by day and a mask vigilante by night defending Hell's Kitchen. Steven S. DeKnight acted as showrunner for the first season which aired on April 10, 2015, replacing Drew Goddard. A second season was released on March 18, 2016 with Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez taking over as showrunners, a third season was released on October 19, 2018 with Erik Oleson as the showrunner. The series was then cancelled rather than being picked up for a fourth season.
In 2022, the series left Netflix and was brought to Disney+ where it was placed under The Defenders Saga along with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders and The Punisher.
Overview[]
Season 1[]
"Marvel's Daredevil" is a live action series that follows the journey of attorney Matt Murdock, who in a tragic accident was blinded as a boy but imbued with extraordinary senses. Murdock sets up practice in his old neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, New York where he now fights against injustice as a respected lawyer by day and masked vigilante/superhero at night.
Season 2[]
Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell’s Kitchen. Now the Man Without Fear must take on a new adversary in Frank Castle and face an old flame - Elektra Natchios. Bigger problems emerge when Frank Castle, a man looking for vengeance, is reborn as The Punisher, a man who takes justice into his own hands in Matt’s neighborhood. Meanwhile, Matt must balance his duty to his community as a lawyer and his dangerous life as the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, facing a life-altering choice that forces him to truly understand what it means to be a hero.
Season 3[]
Missing for months, Matt Murdock reemerges a broken man, putting into question his future as both vigilante Daredevil and lawyer Matthew Murdock. But when his archenemy Wilson Fisk is released from prison, Matt must choose between hiding from the world or embracing his destiny as a hero.
Cast[]
Season 1[]
Main Cast[]
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
- Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsley
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ben Urich
- Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna
- Toby Leonard Moore as James Wesley
Recurring Cast[]
- John Patrick Hayden as Battlin' Jack Murdock
- Peter Shinkoda as Nobu Yoshioka
- Wai Ching Ho as Madame Gao
- Nikolai Nikolaeff as Vladimir Ranskahov
- Gideon Emery as Anatoly Ranskahov
- Matt Gerald as Melvin Potter
- Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
- Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney
- Daryl Edwards as Carl Hoffman
- Chris Tardio as Christian Blake
- Adriane Lenox as Doris Urich
- Peter McRobbie as Father Paul Lantom
- Judith Delgado as Elena Cardenas
- Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl
- Susan Varon as Josie
Special Guests[]
- Scott Glenn as Stick
- Peter Gerety as Samuel Silke
- Domenick Lombardozzi as Bill Fisk
- Kevin Nagle as Roscoe Sweeney
Season 2[]
Main Cast[]
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
- Elodie Yung as Elektra Natchios
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
- Stephen Rider as Blake Tower
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
Recurring Cast[]
- Scott Glenn as Stick
- Matt Gerald as Melvin Potter
- Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney
- Peter McRobbie as Father Paul Lantom
- Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison
- Peter Shinkoda as Nobu Yoshioka
- Michelle Hurd as Samantha Reyes
Special Guests[]
- McCaleb Burnett as Grotto
- Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
- Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeryn Hogarth
Season 3[]
Main Cast[]
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Elden Henson as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
- Joanne Whalley as Maggie Grace
- Jay Ali as Ray Nadeem
- Wilson Bethel as Benjamin Poindexter/Bullseye
- Stephen Rider as Blake Tower
- Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
Recurring Cast[]
- Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl
- Annabella Sciorra as Rosalie Carbone
- Danny Johnson as Benjamin Donovan
- Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison
- Lesley Ann Warren as Mrs. Falb
- Peter McRobbie as Father Paul Lantom
Special Guests[]
To be added
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- "Into the Ring"
- "Cut Man"
- "Rabbit in a Snow Storm"
- "In the Blood"
- "World on Fire"
- "Condemned"
- "Stick"
- "Shadows in the Glass"
- "Speak of the Devil"
- "Nelson v. Murdock"
- "The Path of the Righteous"
- "The Ones We Leave Behind"
- "Daredevil"
Season 2[]
- "Bang"
- "Dogs To A Gunfight"
- "New York's Finest"
- "Penny and Dime"
- "Kinbaku"
- "Regrets Only"
- "Semper Fidelis"
- "Guilty as Sin"
- "Seven Minutes in Heaven"
- "The Man in The Box"
- ".380"
- "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel"
- "A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen"
Season 3[]
- "Resurrection"
- "Please"
- "No Good Deed"
- "Blindsided"
- "The Perfect Game"
- "The Devil You Know"
- "Aftermath"
- "Upstairs/Downstairs"
- "Revelations"
- "Karen"
- "Reunion"
- "One Last Shot"
- "A New Napkin"
Production[]
The first two episodes were written by Drew Goddard, who was originally the showrunner before his commitment to The Sinister Six meant that he was replaced by Steven S. DeKnight. Goddard remains on the show as Executive Producer and writer of the first two episodes. [1]