The Punisher

More specifically - Shreveport, Louisiana in the early 1990's

Seeing as Marvel’s Netflix Punisher turned out more nuanced and thoughtful than its bullet-ridden trailers would suggest, we’re not surprised they’d pull the trigger on Season 2. Frank Castle will be back in action before you know it, and the first teaser is already here.

The announcement of Disney’s inevitable streaming service raised a number of questions on the TV side, including whether Marvel series would follow their movie counterparts in leaving Netflix. The six Defenders series now seem likely to remain in their original home, however, according to comments from Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.

Jon Bernthal is good...but is he the best?

The debut of Marvel’s Punisher spinoff brings the grand total of MCU and X-universe series up to eleven; soon to be twelve with Hulu’s Runaways. From the slums of Hell’s Kitchen to the moon, the time is now to rank all of Marvel’s current-generation live-action series, including our beloved Defenders, mutants and more.

We break down Marvel’s Netflix ‘Punisher’ for every ‘Daredevil’ detail you missed, and all the new allies and enemies caught up in Frank Castle’s war for the truth.

Leave it to Frank Castle to work in stealth when the occasion calls. A series of cryptic tweets from The Punisher Twitter account offered a Morse Code clue for fans, and the results may reveal all thirteen episodes from the coming spinoff.

As good as many of the Marvel movies have been  —  and they’ve been very, very good  —  perhaps my favorite part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is its complicated web of secrecy and lies. Each cast member has to be prepared to talk about Marvel movies at a moment’s notice, to speak to the entire design of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, without giving away proprietary information or giving entertainment reporters the wrong kind of soundbite. If Disney were smart, they would launch an Aaron Sorkin-produced television series about the politics of press junkets. I would watch the heck out of that.

Next Friday will see Daredevil Season 2 unleashing Jon Bernthal’s Punisher and Elodie Yung’s Elektra into the MCU, but the Man Without Fear just couldn’t wait to show off his new friends. The full costumed looks for both new additions have arisen in a new billboard, skull logo, sais and all!

The world of Marvel’s Netflix Defenders threw a curveball months back with news that Jon Bernthal’s Punisher might garner his own post-Daredevil Season 2 spinoff after all, but the rumor may have been gunned down. Marvel TV brass say reports of a potential Punisher solo series were exaggerated, at least for now.

The first Season 2 trailer made fairly evident that Daredevil would suffer some serious damage at the hands of Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, and a new teaser may well expose Matt’s identity outright. Watch Frank Castle break the Man Without Fear in a new sneak peek of Season 2!

The moment Marvel fans have been waiting for all year has finally arrived! Daredevil suits up for Season 2 on Netflix, and Matt Murdock has some deadly new friends and foes alike to keep things in Hell’s Kitchen more punishing than ever. See for yourself, as Daredevil battles The Punisher in our first full Season 2 trailer!