If you’ve been excited about the return of Daredevil: Born Again with Season 2 and what it will bring, Charlie Cox is teasing what’s coming and hyping it up to the extreme, but he’s trying very hard not to jinx it.
“I don’t want to oversell it,” Cox told The Playlist, already knowing he might be doing just that. “I do happen to think it’s some of the best writing we’ve ever had on this show.”
Cox isn’t just hyping for the sake of press. He recently texted showrunner Dario Scardapane, who took over after Marvel hit the reset button mid-production, and gave him a personal nod of approval. It reads:
“Obviously we’re still halfway through shooting it, but huge, huge credit to what you’ve pieced together here.”
The original plan for Born Again was quite different. It started out as an 18-episode legal procedural, with Matt Murdock spending more time in court than in costume.
A few episodes were even shot before Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige stepped in, scrapped the initial approach, and rebuilt the series into something closer to what fans loved.
The result is two tighter, nine-episode seasons that will be packed more grit and ensemble depth.
Scardapane, who returns to steer Season 2, is expanding the world around Matt. “He’s fleshed out characters that in the previous iteration of the show often get left behind,” Cox said. “So, it feels much more like an ensemble than it’s ever felt.”
There’s a good chance that Season 2 of the series will be even better than Season 1. Cox may not want to “oversell it,” but his comments are sure to get fans excited about what’s in store.
