Summary
Daredevil: Born Againis not the most-watched series from Marvel Studios on Disney Plus. However, it made a massive contribution to the streaming platform’s profit.
Marvel StudiosandDisney Plus’spartnership is part of The Walt Disney Company’s broader streaming strategy after Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment in 2009. Since then, Marvel Studios' films have been integrated under Disney’s umbrella. From 2015 to 2019, Marvel Television, a separate division from Marvel Studios, produced several series onNetflix, includingDaredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher,andThe Defenders. In 2019, Netflix canceled all of its Marvel shows, officially ending its partnership with Marvel. In the same year, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios after Kevin Feige took control of Marvel content. Marvel Studios has started producing original content for Disney Plus since 2021, includingWandaVision,TheFalconand the Winter Soldier, Loki, Hawkeye, and more. A new report revealed thatDaredevil: Born Againdoesn’t have the most views among the 2024 Marvel series on Disney Plus, but it helped the platform big time.
Daredevil: Born Againmarked the return of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil. He was joined by other favorites like Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk/Kingpin), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Franklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson), Wilson Bethel (Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter / Bullseye) and Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/Punisher. The original plan forBorn Againwas to make it as if it had no connection to the original Netflix series. Some original cast members were reportedly not invited to the project. However, Marvel Studios eventually decided to make it a continuation of the defunct Netflix series. EvenD’Onofrio considered it a “fourth season.“The show was well-received and would return for its second season next year.
