Marvel to end Daredevil: Born Again with Season 3 as showrunner departs

Series conclusion and cast notifications

Marvel Studios has decided to conclude Daredevil: Born Again with its upcoming third season, which is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2027. Production on the third season completed filming approximately two months ago, and cast members received phone calls notifying them of the conclusion on the morning of 21 September 2026. The three-season run matches the duration of the original Daredevil production that streamed on Netflix from 2015 to 2018. The cast features Charlie Cox in the title role alongside Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, and Wilson Bethel as Bullseye. The first season registered 7.5 million worldwide viewers across its first five days to become the top Disney+ series premiere in 2025, though United States viewership dropped by approximately 50% during the second season according to Luminate data.

Creative overhaul and showrunner departure

The series underwent substantial restructuring after Marvel greenlit an 18-episode order in July 2022 under head writers Matt Corman and Chris Ord. Production paused during the 2023 Hollywood strikes, prompting Marvel to execute a creative reset after concluding that Corman and Ord had planned a more episodic structure and a lighter tone than the Netflix original. Marvel dismissed the original writers and hired showrunner Dario Scardapane, a former executive producer on Marvel's Punisher, along with directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. The studio also restructured the episode order into a nine-episode first season and an eight-episode second season. Marvel has now parted ways with Scardapane after his contract expired without renewal during post-production.

“Marvel has quietly parted ways with Scardapane, whose contract was up and was not renewed. The parting of ways is eyebrow-raising, as it means that Scardapane is exiting the show in the middle of post-production.”

Narrative arcs across three seasons

Narrative arcs across the series focused on Wilson Fisk's rise from crime boss to mayor of New York City and his campaign against costumed vigilantes. The first season introduced Margarita Levieva as therapist Heather Glenn, who entered a relationship with Murdock before joining Fisk's municipal administration. Season 1 also featured Jon Bernthal returning as Frank Castle, who escaped from a specialized prison facility in Red Hook during the finale. Season 2 streamed in the spring of 2026, featuring Krysten Ritter's return as Jessica Jones and concluding with Murdock sent to prison. Season 3, formally announced in September 2025, completed filming in mid-2026 to resolve the conflict between Murdock and Mayor Fisk.

Marvel Television release calendar

The conclusion of Daredevil: Born Again reflects a broader reduction in Marvel Television projects for Disney+. Disney+ previously reversed a second-season renewal for Wonder Man, leaving Paul Bettany's VisionQuest as the only other scheduled live-action Marvel series. VisionQuest is slated to premiere on 14 October 2026 as the concluding chapter of the WandaVision trilogy. Marvel generally keeps three to five live-action projects in development and recently greenlit a spy thriller titled Zodiac. The third season of Daredevil: Born Again is the final Marvel series currently dated for release on the streaming platform in 2027.