Daredevil: Born Again showrunner compares new series to The Sopranos
Daredevil: Born Again showrunner compares new series to The Sopranos
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‘There’s a feeling for those classic 1990s crime tale’ says series producer, Dario Scardapane. Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane has highlighted the key differences between the forthcoming series and its Netflix predecessor. The new Disney+ show, which is due to start on 4 March, will see Charlie Cox return as the Marvel superhero, seven years after he played the character for three seasons between 2015 and 2018 (He did a cameo in the role in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home).
![[Charlie Cox as Daredevil]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/07/05/10/charlie%20cox%20daredevil.jpg)
Despite the switch from Netflix to Disney, Daredevil: Born Again will continue the story of Matt Murdock and will also see Vincent D’Onofrio return as Kingpin and Jon Bernthal as The Punisher. “The earlier show, at its best, was fantastic,” says the 58-year-old. “At its worst, it was two characters in a room talking about what a hero is. I felt that had been done. I’m not taking swipes. I just didn’t want to hear characters grousing about their lot in life. I wanted to see them doing things.”.
Scardapane, who also worked on Netflix’s The Punisher, talked up Born Again’s influences, specifically those that revolve around crime stories set in New York City. “I really feel that Netflix’s Daredevil, which I know in my blood, was much more noir, and this show is more New York crime story,” he says.
“It has elements of The Sopranos and King Of New York. There’s a feeling for those classic 1990s crime tales. It has a pace and a scope that, for a lot of reasons, Netflix wasn’t able to do. They were very dark, cinematically, not necessarily story-wise, although there were some dark elements. We’re much darker.”.
