Summary
Marvel Cinematic Universestar Charlie Cox reflects on the creative overhaul that occurred withDaredevil: Born Again. While it has become one of the most highly anticipated TV shows inthe MCU timeline, the journey of the continuation of the acclaimed Netflix show hasn’t been an easy one.Daredevil: Born Againwas one of the bigger MCU projects to take the headlines in 2023 when it was revealed that Marvel Studios had let go of the original creative team in order to retool the series.
This weekend,Screen Rant’sJoe Deckelmeier hosted Cox’s panel atFAN EXPO Chicago, where the British actor spoke about the past, present, and future of his MCU involvement.A fan asked at one point aboutDaredevil: Born Again’screative overhauland if Cox could go a bit deeper into the 2023 changes. When specifically asked what he thought about what was originally shot before all the changes took place with the new creative direction, Cox stated the following:
I’m actually not going to answer that just because it’s more complicated. I’ve read online how that information has been received, and the truth of the matter is it was a lot more complicated than that. A lot of the material that we shot pre-strike is brilliant and is still in the show and works really well. There were just some complicated factors around what we had been tasked to do and what we were discovering was and wasn’t working.
I would hate to answer that and then make it sound like what people were doing before the changes were made was not good or wrong. It is just more complicated than that. I think what I’ll say is credit to Marvel that they looked at the episodes and could acknowledge that we could still do better, and that we maybe needed to go in a slightly different direction. That’s just how it is; we are so lucky to be working for a company that is willing to do that and spend more money to get there. But where we ended up felt really good.
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What Daredevil: Born Again’s Creative Overhaul Means For Future Marvel Studios TV Shows
As complicated as things were withDaredevil: Born Againhaving to essentially start from scratch,this was perhaps the best move for not just this show, but the future of Marvel Television. One of the big problems that Marvel Studios was dealing with in several of theirMCU TV showson Disney+ was that it didn’t feel like a regular TV series, but a movie chopped up into six parts. But whenDaredevil: Born Againwas put into a creative overhaul, it was the first step in course-correcting, including getting a showrunner who had to conceive a traditional series bible, ideally meant to run for multiple seasons.
It’s also key to remember that Marvel Studios is trying to give more freedom to the audience by making these shows not so intensely dependent on having seen every film and TV show that has come before the next project. As an example, wheneverthe MCU’sNovaTV showgets off the ground, it will ideally be something any casual viewer can tune into, even if they have missed a few MCU projects. The same should be applied toDaredevil: Born Again,where audience members who haven’t seen Cox in Netflix’sDaredevilseries,She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, orEcho,can use the 2025 show as a starting point.
That could also be a big reason why Marvel Studios is targetingtheVisionTV showfor a 2026 premiere, by making sure newly-appointed showrunner Terry Matalas gets to craft the season properly before the show’s launch. It’s also worth remembering thata huge reason why the original Marvel TV era did as well as it did wasbecause they were allowed to run them as traditional TV showsand have more liberties. Hopefully, with how things are going forDaredevil: Born Again, the next slate of MCU TV shows will be able to follow the new bar that Cox’s series is setting for Marvel Studios.
Daredevil: Born Again
Cast
Daredevil: Born Again follows blind lawyer Matt Murdock, who uses his heightened abilities to pursue justice in New York. As he manages a bustling law firm, former mob boss Wilson Fisk navigates political ambitions, leading both men toward a confrontation as their pasts resurface.
