Series Phase 3A — Street Level Heroes (2015–2016)

Daredevil (Season 1)

Name: Daredevil (Season 1)
Released: 2015-04-10
Duration: 660 min
Cast: Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jay Ali

"Do not fear the dark. Become it."

Released April 10, 2015 11h ✦ Recommended

Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.

Watch note

Matt Murdock becomes Daredevil. Wilson Fisk's origin as Kingpin. The character and world that Born Again (Doomsday-essential) continues directly.

Why It Matters in the MCU

The Netflix Daredevil series established the template for what street-level superhero television could be — morally serious, physically brutal, and built around character relationships that TV format allows to develop across thirteen episodes rather than two hours. Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock navigates the genuine tension between his faith and his violence without resolving it into a tidy hierarchy, and the series is better for maintaining that friction. Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk is the most richly developed villain in all of Marvel's television production, and the contrast between his cultivated aesthetics and explosive violence remains genuinely unsettling across three seasons.

Where It Fits in the MCU

Daredevil (Season 1) sits at position 37 of 133 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 3A — Street Level Heroes (2015–2016) era. It is rated Recommended — enriches the story but not strictly required. 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.