Daredevil: Born Again is filming for its arrival at Disney+ next year. Fans will be excited for Jon Bernthal to return as The Punisher in the upcoming show. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Bernthal was suiting up as the antihero earlier this year. Recently, Bernthal’s trainer posted a video of him hitting some boxing pads in preparation for the role.
Bernthal debuted as the vigilante in 2016 on the Netflix version of Daredevil. He then went on to have his solo series, The Punisher, which lasted for two seasons from 2017-19. Daredevil: Born Again follows the Netflix series, which lasted three seasons from 2015 to 18.
Trainer’s Instagram Post of Bernthal Training for The Punisher
In an Instagram post from Slinkproper, Bernthal is hitting some pads, seemingly preparing to suit up for the role again. The post also has three pictures of Bernthal as his vigilante character, with pleased fans in the comments. In speaking about the character in 2020, Bernthal said, “It’s unbelievably humbling how much people sort of responded to this version of Frank, and I can’t tell you how much it means to me.”
Bernthal said he was open to returning as the antihero even after his solo series ended. Daredevil: Born Again will continue the latest duel between Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. The series will showcase new cast members such as Sandrine Holt, Michael Gandolfini, and Margarita Levieva.
Not much has been revealed surrounding Bernthal’s return, especially since the character hasn’t seen live-action since 2019. As fans await for Jon Bernthal to return as The Punisher on screen again, his role in the upcoming series will be in the spotlight for quite some time. On the post, Slinkproper responded to a fan question saying that Bernthal “left to go film for The Punisher.”
Daredevil: Born Again will begin streaming in the Spring of 2024. Charlie Cox will reprise his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil along with Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, along with Bernthal returning as The Punisher. Comment below if you are excited to see the character return on-screen!