Film guide · 2025

Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1)Complete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2025
Runtime
9 episodes
Set in
2025

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

A continuation

It continues the story of Netflix's Daredevil, but you can follow it without having seen that.

Mature content

It's quite violent.

Kingpin

Kingpin, from Hawkeye and Echo, is the other lead.

Continues in Season 2

The season ends setting up the next one.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 (2025), with Matt at the center. His allies are on the left, Fisk's side on the right.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. A friend lost

Matt loses his best friend before his eyes.

2. The new mayor

A year later, Fisk becomes mayor.

3. A lawyer again

Matt tries to help people as a lawyer.

4. Daredevil returns

Matt becomes Daredevil again.

5. The mayor's order

Fisk moves against the vigilantes.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

Daredevil
Matt's vigilante identity. He's blind, but his other senses are superhumanly sharp.
Hell's Kitchen
The New York neighborhood Matt lives in and protects.
The Anti-Vigilante Task Force
A police unit Fisk creates to hunt vigilantes.
Muse
A mysterious serial killer terrorizing New York.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Why does Fisk run for mayor?

At the end of Echo, he decided to run. He wants to rule New York through legitimate power.

Why does Matt quit?

Devastated by his friend Foggy's murder, he decides to focus on law.

What was Vanessa up to?

While Fisk was away, his wife Vanessa ran his criminal empire.

Easy-to-miss details

The Punisher

Frank Castle, the Punisher, appears.

White Tiger

Matt defends the vigilante White Tiger.

Episode 1's big fight

The big fight in Episode 1 is a highlight.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

Nothing related to Doomsday.

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