‘Daredevil: Born Again’: Disappointment vs. Original

When Marvel Studios announced in 2022 it was going to revive Netflix’s abruptly canceled Daredevil series, fans were eager to see more of the Man Without Fear in his own show again after he made a brief cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. As one of those fans, I was more hesitant. My appetite was there, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that Disney was going to botch the execution of this new show without the original creative team at the helm. My fears were largely proven correct.

I reviewed the two-episode premiere with optimistic hope for how the rest of the television series would turn out. Despite last night’s entertaining season finale, the overall show doesn’t deliver a satisfying conclusion. In fact, Daredevil: Born Again is rather disappointing. It has some promising moments and even ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger that lays the groundwork for the second season, but you have to suffer through six (mostly) boring episodes before the story picks up again. There’s a specific reason why that is, and it lies in the show’s chaotic production.

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David Zimmermann

David Zimmermann was a news writer for National Review.

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When Marvel Studios announced in 2022 it was going to revive Netflix’s abruptly canceled Daredevil series, fans were eager to see more of the Man Without Fear in his own show again after he made a brief cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. As one of those fans, I was more hesitant. My appetite was there, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that Disney was going to botch the execution of this new show without the original creative team at the helm. My fears were largely proven correct.

I reviewed the two-episode premiere with optimistic hope for how the rest of the television series would turn out. Despite last night’s entertaining season finale, the overall show doesn’t deliver a satisfying conclusion. In fact, Daredevil: Born Again is rather disappointing. It has some promising moments and even ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger that lays the groundwork for the second season, but you have to suffer through six (mostly) boring episodes before the story picks up again. There’s a specific reason why that is, and it lies in the show’s chaotic production.