100 Greatest Superhero Stories Ever
By Steve Lam
Image Courtesy of Marvel Studios and Netflix
#8. Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2
Medium
Live-Action Television Series
Release Date
March 18, 2016
Credits
Directors: Phil Abraham, Marc Jobst, Peter Hoar, Floria Sigismondi, Andy Goddard, Ken Girotti, Michael Uppendahl, Stephen Surjik, Euros Lyn
Writers: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramieriz, Mark Verheiden, John C. Kelley, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Sneha Koorse, Luke Kalteux, White Anderson, Whit Anderson
Creator: Drew Goddard
Cast: Charlie Cox as Matt Murcock / Daredevil, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / The Punisher, Elodie Yung as Elektra Natchios, Stephen as Blake Tower, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
The Reason It’s Great
Marvel’s Daredevil Season 1 was a great story arc, but Season 2 inches just above it. With an origin story out of the way, Season 2 had the Man Without Fear going up against the Hand and reuniting with Elektra. As a bonus, fans finally got the perfect Punisher after years of mishandling the character by other studios.
The absence of Wilson Fisk leaves a power vacuum in Hell’s Kitchen. As various gangs fight for power, Daredevil investigates a lone vigilante—known as the Punisher—who’s violently taking them out. Meanwhile, Matt’s ex-girlfriend, Elektra Natchios, manipulates him into a deadly war.
When Stick returns, Matt learns about the Hand and Elektra’s true nature. Matt’s day job as an attorney has him looking into Frank Castle and the reasons for his killing spree.
If you thought Season 1 was exciting and well-plotted, Season 2 takes the same formula and ups it exponentially. The original cast returns in top form, but Jon Bernthal’s haunting performance as the Punisher steals the show.