Summary
- Daredevil: Born Again provided a significant boost to Disney Plus's profits.
- Agatha All Along had 3.2 million more views than Daredevil: Born Again for a 35-day viewing.
- Making Born Again a continuation of Netflix's Daredevil show with the original cast members has fans excited for more.
Daredevil: Born Again is not the most-watched series from Marvel Studios on Disney Plus. However, it made a massive contribution to the streaming platform's profit.
Marvel Studios and Disney Plus's partnership is part of The Walt Disney Company's broader streaming strategy after Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment in 2009. Since then, Marvel Studios' films have been integrated under Disney's umbrella. From 2015 to 2019, Marvel Television, a separate division from Marvel Studios, produced several series on Netflix, including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders. In 2019, Netflix canceled all of its Marvel shows, officially ending its partnership with Marvel. In the same year, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios after Kevin Feige took control of Marvel content. Marvel Studios has started producing original content for Disney Plus since 2021, including WandaVision, The Falcon and th e Winter Soldier, Loki, Hawkeye, and more. A new report revealed that Daredevil: Born Again doesn't have the most views among the 2024 Marvel series on Disney Plus, but it helped the platform big time.
‘Those Iconic Characters Are Always In Your Mind’ Daredevil: Born Again Showrunner On Bringing Back MCU Heroes
The Daredevil: Born Again showrunner admits they are considering bringing back a few more familiar faces.
Variety released the 100 Most-Watched TV series of 2024 to 2025, across streaming, broadcast, and cable. Netflix dominated the chart with Squid Game at the No. 1 spot with 27.1 million views for 35 days. Five of the top 10 shows were also from Netflix. Meanwhile, the most viewed series from Disney Plus is at the 45th spot, and it's Kathryn Hahn's Agatha All Along, which has 9 million views. Yes, it beats Daredevil: Born Again, which is at the 92nd spot with 5.8 million views. However, despite Hahn's TV show having more viewers, Disney Plus is reportedly thankful for the Daredevil show. Disney's profit has reportedly spiked in the first three months of 2025 after earning over 1.4 million subscribers. The numbers surprised many because previous forecasts predicted that Disney Plus would lose 1.1 million subscribers. The company credited the increase in its number of subscribers to the addition of two films, Moana 2 and Mufasa: The Lion Kin g, and the debut of its original series Daredevil: Born Again.
Daredevil: Born Again marked the return of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil. He was joined by other favorites like Vincent D'Onofrio (Wilson Fisk/Kingpin), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson), Wilson Bethel (Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter / Bullseye) and Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/Punisher. The original plan for Born Again was to make it as if it had no connection to the original Netflix series. Some original cast members were reportedly not invited to the project. However, Marvel Studios eventually decided to make it a continuation of the defunct Netflix series. Even D'Onofrio considered it a "fourth season." The show was well-received and would return for its second season next year.
Daredevil: Born Again drawing new subscribers for Disney Plus wasn't surprising at all. Marvel's Daredevil ran for three seasons on Netflix and was a huge success. All three seasons have impressive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, a testament to how much the audience loved them. When Netflix canceled Daredevil Season 4, many were disheartened because they wanted to see more of the show. Hence, Disney picking it up with the same cast members and continuing its storyline is the Season 4 fans have always wanted to see. Aside from the return of their favorite characters, Daredevil is well-received due to its grounded storytelling and tonal shift in the MCU. It's among the "most violent things" from the studio. With Season 2 on the way, who knows, more will subscribe to Disney Plus to see the next adventures that await The Man Without Fear.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 will be released in March 2026.
‘It Needed The Connection To The Netflix Show’ Vincent D'Onfrio On Daredevil: Born Again Connnecting To The Original Series
Vincent D’Onfrio considered Daredevil: Born Again a fourth season of the original Netflix series.
Source: Variety