‘Daredevil: Born Again’ premieres its second season next March 25 exclusively on Disney+ with eight new episodes that narrate the battle between the Marvel superhero and Kingpin, a fight in which the creators of the series assure that both characters “take the gloves off and no longer deny who they are.”
Executive producer and creative head, Dario Scardapane (Seattle, 1966), and the series’ executive producer, Sana Amanat (New Jersey, 1982), talk to EFE about the second season of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, in which the Marvel superhero “is no longer a hero, he is a symbol”.
“This season is a story of resistance. Kingpin has taken control of New York and Daredevil leads the resistance. The characters must choose sides and face the consequences of their decisions. It’s a big battle,” Scardapane explains.
Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood vigilante Matt Murdock – better known as Daredevil, always hidden under his mask with little horns – fights from the shadows to destroy the crime empire of New York Mayor Wilson Fisk, also known as Kingpin, and save his city with the motto to resist, rebel and rebuild.
Murdock is played by actor Charlie Cox, while the role of Kingpin, his antagonist, stars Vincent D’Onofrio. The most acclaimed return is that of Krysten Ritter, who plays the character of Jessica Jones ten years later.
“We had talked about bringing her in the first season, but in this second season it already became more organic. Jones has a completely different attitude than any character we’ve worked with. She’s not in the first four episodes, but her return is one of the most satisfying elements,” Scardapane notes.
Daredevil: Born Again’, characters on a rampage
For the producers of the series, a key to this second season is how the main characters discover themselves: “Daredevil is Daredevil from the first moment and one hundred percent. Kingpin too. The mayor and his greatest adversary. They no longer deny who they are, the gloves are off,” they point out.
The phrase “If Daredevil is smiling, you should run” awaits the producers’ sympathy. Scardapane describes his partner Amanat as “the preserver of that smile”.
“Kingpin and Murdock are connected. They both take immense joy in being who they are. There’s something almost manic about Daredevil when he has his fits of rage; he, deep down, enjoys violence and kicking ass. Luckily, he uses that anger for good. Well, in quotation marks,” jokes Anamat.
Daredevil’s costume undergoes some changes. The most notable is the incorporation of the double D, a decision “one hundred percent inspired by the comics,” say the producers, who qualify that they use “many images and key visual moments from the comics as a starting point or arrival point”.
This is the first season in which Scardapane is fully in charge of creative direction. “I managed it with a lot of coffee,” he confesses with a chuckle.
“Season 1 was a math problem where we had to put together a story based on elements already recorded. It centered on how the two main characters disavowed their alter egos,” Scardapane recalls.
However, this season 2 is “a free runway,” he assesses.
“In this one we can tell the story of them fully accepting who they are as hero and villain and how it affects everyone around them. It wasn’t easier, but it does have more cohesion,” reported Agencia EFE.
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