Daredevil: Born Again star reveals that the MCU series is set five years after the Netflix original

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Daredevil: Born Again's Wilson Bethel has confirmed when the new Disney Plus series takes place in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the MCU timeline.

Speaking at Fan Expo San Francisco recently, the actor, who is set to reprise his role as Bullseye/Benjamin Poindexter in the show, revealed it takes place five years after th🐼e Netflix original. He went on to explain that it was only natural to do so, given that himself and co-stars Jon Bernthal, Elden Henson, Deborah Ann💯 Woll, and Charlie Cox are all... visibly older than when we last saw them as their Daredevil characters in 2018.

"Maybe it's different on a sitcom or something like that," Bethel began (p♛er ). "But if you're on a show over a period of time and the characters are aging together in real-time, and if the show is well written and the writers are sort of responding to that reality tra𝓰nspiring – the wrinkles of their hair, etc – then in theory, the character is evolving in a way, whether or not the show was on air."

Wilson Bethel

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He went on ꦯto explicitly say that the show doesn't pick up where Daredevil left off🎃, which checks out really, considering Cox's Matt Murdock has since appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. He also explained the benefits of making it clear that time has passed within the show itself...

"These are characters who have all lived five years of life and all of the twists and turns that you take in the meantime," Bethel continued. "So whether or not those stories are on screen, there's just that little extra bit ಞof life in there, which I think, as an actor, gives you an opportunity to bring whatever your own journe﷽y has been in that time. They get a little longer in the tooth."

With that, Daredevil: Born👍 Again takes place around a similar time as WandaVision and Loki.

Created by producing duo Chris Ord and Matt Corman (Covert Affairs) alongside The Punisher's Dario Scardapane, Daredevil: Born Again will see Murdock come toe-to-toe with Wilson Fisk (ඣVincent D'onofrio) again, as the latter tries to gain political power in New York City. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are set to direct.

Daredevil: Born Again lands on Disney Plus on March 4, 2025, as part of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 5. While we wait, check out our guide to the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows heading our way.

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