The series has never looked darker.
Over the course of the MCU series on Netflix, the reaction has been a bit rollercoaster-y.
The first season of Daredevil did great, scoring a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the second season did do quite as well, getting just 78%.
Elsewhere, there has been a mixed bag of the great – Jessica Jones S1 (93%), Luke Cage S1 (94%) – to the very good – Jessica Jones S2 (86%), Luke Cage S2 (84%), – to the okay – The Defenders (76%), The Punisher (62%), – the the plain bad – Luke Cage S1 (17%), Luke Cage S2 (52%).
Here’s hoping Daredevil S3 puts things back on track.
Originally predicted to arrive in 2017, the crossover event that was The Defenders meant that the scheduling for all of the character’s singular series would be pushed back.
There is no set release date for Daredevil S3 yet, but it is expected before the end of 2018.
For anyone looking to see what the new season might be about, we’ve put the only-vaguely-spoilery potential plot synopsis below the teaser trailer…
Clip via Netflix
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At the end of The Defenders, we see Matt Murdock waking up in a convent surrounded by nuns after being presumed dead, implying that elements of the season would be inspired by the “Born Again” story arc, which is a big fan favourite for those who love the Daredevil comics.
Charlie Cox was excited to adapt “Born Again”, calling it “an amazing story” and that the implications of the story on the season “would be very exciting”, but he did tell The Hollywood Reporter that it would not be a “page-for-page” adaptation, “because if you do [that], then you become a foregone conclusion. There may be elements from “Born Again”, but I’m sure there will be elements that are unfamiliar and surprising and different in order for the show to be compelling to fans who know the comics very well.”
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