‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Is Brilliantly Intense: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu A decade after Netflix debuted its “Daredevil” series — which ran for three seasons on the streamer — Charlie Cox has returned as the blind, masked vigilante in Disney+‘s revival, “Daredevil: Born Again.” The TV show is a brilliantly detailed continuation, centering on a gutted Matt Murdock (Cox), whose newfound rage threatens to consume him.
Furthermore, he’s contending with the re-emergence of Wilson Fisk a.k.a. Kingpin (a thrilling Vincent D’Onofrio), a volatile mobster who has just been elected mayor of New York City.
This “Daredevil” revival is wonderfully complex. The show takes a sledgehammer to its former Netflix world, allowing the titular character and those orbiting him to transform under the weight and pain of time.
Created by Dario Scardapane, “Daredevil: Born Again” opens with several familiar faces. Matt and his best friends, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), exit their law firm, Nelson, Murdock and Page.
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