Jon Bernthal's Punisher Will Return After Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 in a Guardians of the Galaxy-Style Marvel Special

Jon Bernthal's Punisher is making a triumphant return to the Marvel universe, but not in the way you might expect. Following his appearance in Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, he'll star in a standalone Marvel special, reminiscent of a Guardians of the Galaxy style adventure. Entertainment Weekly reports that Bernthal is also co-writing the special with We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television, describes the project as "a shotgun blast of a story," promising both intense action and the emotional depth expected of a Frank Castle narrative.

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News of this Punisher one-shot arrives as Marvel Television prepares the return of the Defenders to Disney+. This street-level superhero team—Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones)—last graced our screens on Netflix before their shows transitioned to Disney+ and became official MCU canon.

Winderbaum previously hinted at the creative possibilities, stating to Entertainment Weekly, "It’s certainly exciting to be able to play in that sandbox…we’re dealing with actors and time and the massive scale of production in order to build a cinematic universe, especially on television. But…it is certainly something that is creatively extremely exciting and that we are very much exploring.”

Daredevil: Born Again, premiering March 4th, continues the Daredevil saga that began on Netflix, featuring returning characters like the Punisher and Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk (Kingpin). This time, they face a formidable foe: the artistically inclined serial killer, Muse.