It should be shocking to no one that Daredevil: Born Again will have a second season. Fans loved all of the hard-hitting fights, the drama, and the acting in the original Netflix series. Since all of that greatness carried over to the Disney Plus revival, the smart idea would be to keep it going.
With a new season comes new performers and characters, especially in comic book shows. The original Daredevil show pivoted from Wilson Fisk to Punisher to Bullseye as its main villains, and now Born Again has introduced Muse. We should expect someone major next in Matt Murdock’s life, whether it’s his time as a lawyer or a vigilante in a devil costume.
According to Deadline, a new performer has already been cast in the show's second season. Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lili Taylor.
Taylor is a veteran star, who recently starred in Prime Video's Outer Range alongside Josh Brolin, and Apple TV's Manhunt. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and received a Golden Globe Award, too.
It has not yet been revealed who she will play, but Deadline confirms that she will play a political foe of Wilson Fisk. That doesn’t leave a lot of options from a comic book standpoint. No one put Wilson Fisk’s mayoral title in jeopardy except himself. Perhaps the character Taylor will be play will be an original of the show's, created solely to push back against Fisk. New characters are introduced in superhero projects fairly often.
With Daredevil: Born Again not being a major motion picture, it's more than okay to create a politician to challenge Fisk's power in New York. People will look for big-time characters like Punisher or Mr. Fear, and they will appear, but we can’t forget that there are layers to the story. Fisk is an important and popular character in Daredevil: Born Again and he will be sticking around in the second season. Taking that into account, it's possible that the character Lili Taylor is playing might be Una Stromwyn. She’s someone who challenged Fisk in the comics in a way that no one has.
Una Stromwyn explained, and why Lili Taylor could play her
When people talk about the ones controlling things from behind the curtain, they’re referring to mysterious figures like Una Stromwyn and her brother Quinn. The two of them have more money, power, and influence than Wilson Fisk can dream of. They’re also among the slimiest characters in comics, and it would be a brilliant move for them to be brought into the MCU in Daredevil: Born Again.
During Marvel Comics’ Daredevil and Devil’s Reign, the Stromwyns show how much above Fisk and Daredevil they are. None of their previous exploits and fights impress or intimidates them. At one point, Wilson Fisk is trying to seem important, and they turn their nose up at him.
Since Daredevil: Born Again somewhat mirrors things seen in Chip Zdarsky and Charles Soules’ Daredevil runs, it wouldn’t be shocking if Lili Taylor is playing Una. The character is the right kind of evil that people would detest and hope for their downfall. It could also lead to the unlikely team-up between Matt and Fisk. If it happened in the comics, why not on Disney Plus? Stay tuned to Bam Smack Pow to find out if that happens.
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