Series Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026)

Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1)

Name: Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1)
Released: 2025-03-04
Duration: 495 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva

"All hell breaks loose."

Released March 4, 2025 8h 15m ★ 8.2TMDB ★ Essential

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

Watch note

Fisk is Mayor of New York. Matt is openly Daredevil. This is the culmination of the entire Netflix Daredevil run — and Matt Murdock is confirmed for Doomsday.

Why It Matters in the MCU

The continuation of the Netflix Daredevil in the MCU proper reunites Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in a version of Hell's Kitchen that sits explicitly within the MCU timeline. The challenge — whether the tonal darkness of the Netflix run can survive in the more interconnected Marvel universe — shapes every creative decision, from the street-level cases to the political infrastructure Fisk is now building through legitimate power. It is the test case for whether Netflix-era character development can survive franchise reintegration.

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24 titles lead into Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1) — 116 hours in total, 12 of them essential.

Captain America: The First Avenger Essential 2h 4m ★ 7.0
Thor Essential 1h 55m ★ 6.8
The Avengers Essential 2h 23m ★ 8.1
Iron Man 3 2h 10m ★ 6.9
Thor: The Dark World 1h 52m ★ 6.5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Essential 2h 16m ★ 7.7
Guardians of the Galaxy Essential 2h 1m ★ 7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2h 16m ★ 7.6
Daredevil (Season 1) 11h ★ 8.2
Jessica Jones (Season 1) 11h ★ 7.5
Avengers: Age of Ultron Essential 2h 21m ★ 7.3
Daredevil (Season 2) 11h ★ 8.2
Captain America: Civil War Essential 2h 27m ★ 7.4
Luke Cage (Season 1) 11h ★ 6.9
Iron Fist (Season 1) 11h ★ 6.5
The Defenders (Season 1) 8h ★ 7.0
Black Panther Essential 2h 14m ★ 7.4
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2h 13m ★ 7.3
Doctor Strange Essential 1h 55m ★ 7.4
Daredevil (Season 3) 11h ★ 8.2
Thor: Ragnarok Essential 2h 10m ★ 7.6
Avengers: Infinity War Essential 2h 29m ★ 8.2
Avengers: Endgame Essential 3h 2m ★ 8.2
She-Hulk (Season 1) 6h ★ 6.1

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Where It Fits in the MCU

Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1) sits at position 156 of 165 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026) era. It is rated Essential — must-watch for following the main MCU narrative. Watching in story-chronological order provides the most coherent character development experience — individual arcs build naturally toward the franchise's major crossover events, with each film's post-credits scenes carrying forward into what follows.