The first two episodes of Marvel‘s “Daredevil: Born Again” have been unveiled to members of the press, and the first reactions toward the Disney+ series are glowing.
Screenrant on-camera reporter Liam Crowley praised the show on X, writing, “[‘Daredevil: Born Again’] has the best pilot of any MCU series thus far, and it’s not close. Edge of seat energy w/ audible gasps throughout. Charlie [Cox] & Vincent [D’Onofrio] haven’t lost a step, Benson & Moorhead bring the sauce. Above all else, it’s EPISODIC. We might be back.”
Sean O’Connell, managing editor of Cinema Blend, agreed. He wrote, “Holy Hell’s Kitchen! [‘Daredevil: Born Again’] opens with a lengthy, devastating sequence that screams, ‘This is just as brutal as Netflix.’ From there, the 2 episodes lay out a layered story about cops, vigilantes, and guilt. Read DEVIL’S REIGN as a refresh. Off to a GREAT start!”
Erik Davis, managing director of Fandango, echoed the sentiments of Crowley and O’Connell. He wrote that the first two episodes are “among the strongest starts for a Marvel Studios TV show to date [in my opinion] – the first two episodes are terrific, setting up a story that is part court procedural and part all-out brawling. There’s a fight in EP 1 that is all done in one shot w/ a wild ending – really kicks off the series in a memorable way.”
“Born Again” sees Charlie Cox reprise the role of Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer turned crime fighter, after ushering in the character’s small screen debut with Netflix in 2015. This is not Cox’s first time in the MCU however. He appeared as Murdock in the Disney+ series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and “Echo,” as well as 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
Along with Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Ayelet Zurer, Wilson Bethel, Vincent D’Onofrio and Jon Bernthal also return for the reboot. Other cast members include Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva and Jeremy Earl.
The official logline for “Born Again” reads: “Matt Murdock (Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (D’Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.”
“Daredevil: Born Again,” premieres on Disney+ March 4.
