Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
Marvel's Daredevil is a 2015 crime series created by Drew Goddard. It stars Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson.
Blinded by a childhood accident that sharpened his other senses to superhuman pitch, Matt Murdock works two jobs in Hell's Kitchen: defense attorney by day, masked vigilante by night. Charlie Cox plays him as a devout Catholic wrestling with the violence he chooses, while Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk builds a criminal empire out of the same neighborhood Murdock is trying to save. Created by Drew Goddard for Netflix, the series trades superhero gloss for brutal, close-quarters fights, legal grind and moral weight. Its long, unbroken hallway brawls set a new bar for the genre.
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What is Marvel's Daredevil about?
Blinded by a childhood accident that sharpened his other senses to superhuman pitch, Matt Murdock works two jobs in Hell's Kitchen: defense attorney by day, masked vigilante by night. Charlie Cox plays him as a devout Catholic wrestling with the violence he chooses, while Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk builds a criminal empire out of the same neighborhood Murdock is trying to save. Created by Drew Goddard for Netflix, the series trades superhero gloss for brutal, close-quarters fights, legal grind and moral weight. Its long, unbroken hallway brawls set a new bar for the genre.
When was Marvel's Daredevil released?
Marvel's Daredevil was released on 10 April 2015.
How many episodes does Marvel's Daredevil have?
Marvel's Daredevil has 39 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made Marvel's Daredevil?
Marvel's Daredevil was created by Drew Goddard.
Where can I watch Marvel's Daredevil?
Marvel's Daredevil is available on Disney+, Google Play, Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Marvel's Daredevil
Stream: Disney+
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
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Cast
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
- Royce Johnson as Sgt. Brett Mahoney
- Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / Punisher
- Jay Ali as Rahul 'Ray' Nadeem
- Wilson Bethel as Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter
- Stephen Rider as Blake Tower
- Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna
- Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl
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A few thoughts on Marvel's Daredevil
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Street-level heroes who bleed for their city
Marvel's Daredevil keeps its hero at street level, trading capes for a beaten neighborhood defender, and these titles share that grounded, bruised heroism. A gun-toting vigilante, a bulletproof ex-con, a hooded archer and a noir crime comic all put ordinary blocks and ordinary people at the center, where every fight leaves a mark and victory costs something real.
Crime bosses building empires in the shadows
Half of Marvel's Daredevil belongs to Wilson Fisk building an empire from the same streets Murdock protects, and these stories are ruled by their crime lords. Birmingham gangsters, Gotham's rising bosses, a Mafia dynasty in film and in print, and a lethal assassin all show how power gets assembled brick by brick in the shadows.
Justice weighed against a guilty conscience
Matt Murdock argues in court by day and breaks the law by night, and Marvel's Daredevil lives in that gap between justice and conscience. These legal dramas and heavy detective games sit in the same moral fog, where a verdict, a case or a single choice forces someone to decide what the right thing actually costs.
Detectives untangling a city's dark crimes
Marvel's Daredevil turns Hell's Kitchen into a puzzle Matt has to unravel before he can fight it, and these crime mysteries share that investigative pull. A notebook that kills, a teenage sleuth, a locked-house whodunit and interactive thrillers all hand you a tangle of clues and dare you to see the pattern before the body count climbs.