There was a time that Netflix had its own Marvel universe with a good handful of series. The first to arrive was ‘Daredevil’ and she was followed by ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘Luke Cage’, ‘Iron Fist’ and ‘The Punisher’. They even had their own reunion in a miniseries, ‘The Defenders’. However, the House of Ideas ended up recovering the rights of the entire group, which had to leave the streaming platform.
With this, all were included in the Disney+ catalogbut since then the fans have not stopped ask for a second life for those characters to be included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At the moment only Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock has achieved it while Krysten Ritter has announced that she is ready to reunite with the private investigator she played for three seasons.
During the promotion of ‘Sonic 3: The Movie’, the actress acknowledged in an interview for ComicBook that She would love to reprise her role as Jessica Jones.which he played between 2015 and 2019. These statements come after Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television, has canonized the stories of ‘The Defenders’. During D23 in Brazil, when asked which of them he would like to have back in the MCU, he did not hesitate to point out Ritter’s character. Apparently the actress was unaware of these statements, so when she found out she could not hide her enthusiasm.
“Brad Winderbaum said that? That’s really exciting to hear. Isn’t that the guy making the call?” Come on, Brad! Let’s get it going. Let’s do it. I will be prepared“.
‘Jessica Jones’ premiered on Netflix in 2015 and quickly became one of the favorites of critics and the public. The series stood out for its portrayal of trauma, addiction and recovery, addressing mature topics rarely explored in superhero narratives. It lasted three seasons but the launch of Disney+ marked the end of Marvel Studios’ association with Netflix and the end of this micro universe that is now reopening with ‘Daredevil: Born Again’.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’
Marvel Studios is going to bridge the gap between the Netflix era and the MCU. The key has been Charlie Cox, who appeared in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘She-Hulk’ and ‘Echo’ reprising his role as Daredevil. But the reintegration will find its culmination in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ series that will resume, with a five-year jump, the events of the original series and that will also feature Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin after appearing in ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Echo’.
He will not be the only one as Jon Bernthal will also return as The Punisher as well as Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson, who will once again play Karen Page and Foggy Nelson. With this, the connection of the series with the Netflix universe is more than consolidated. With the Daredevil gang reunited in ‘Born Again’since Matt Murdock crossed paths with Jessica Jones in the Defenders universe, It wouldn’t be difficult to bring back Krysten Ritter’s character.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’, composed of nine chapters, premieres on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.
