Daredevil fans, who were disappointed when Netflix canceled the popular show after three seasons, now have something to look forward to. Disney+ is making headway with its own series about blind lawyer-turned-superhero Matt Murdock, Variety reported. The streaming service has signed co-writers Matt Corman and Chris Ord to write and executive produce the series. Corman and Ord served as co-showrunners on NBC military drama The Brave, and the duo also created spy drama Covert Affairs.
Daredevil is just the latest in a large number of MCU titles to be revived as shows on Disney+, starting with last year’s WandaVision. The streamer has since released six other Marvel shows, including Hawkeye, Moonknight and Loki, with many more to come this year. Meanwhile, the numerous Netflix shows based on Marvel characters all left the streaming platform’s library for good earlier this year.
The Daredevil Disney+ show is still in the very early stages – Variety notes that Marvel has yet to officially announce anything. Charlie Cox, who played the main character in the Netflix series, returned to his old role in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Vincent D’Onofrio reprized his Daredevil role as the kingpin in Disney’s Hawkeye. Both actors seemed optimistic about a Disney+ revival of the series, but there’s no telling if they’ll return for the new series.
In an interview with Marvel News Desk, D’Onofrio shed light on the Netflix show’s sudden cancellation, which shocked many fans. The actor said the show’s departure in 2018 likely had something to do with Marvel paving the way for Disney’s burgeoning streaming service. “You know, at the same time that the #SaveDaredevil group started to grow, we started learning why, and that’s how we understood what Marvel was doing because Disney+ was coming out.”
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