Daredevil's highly anticipated next season is on the horizon, and the creative team is already brainstorming future possibilities, including a potential Defenders reunion.
In a recent EW profile, Marvel Studios' head of streaming and TV, Brad Winderbaum, expressed keen interest in reuniting the street-level heroes of Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist—the Defenders.
While no concrete plans exist, Winderbaum stated to EW, "The potential to work within that established universe is incredibly exciting... Unlike comic books, where limitations are essentially nonexistent, we're bound by practical considerations: actors' availability, time constraints, and the sheer scale of production required to build a cinematic universe, particularly for television."
He continued, "However, considering all these factors, the creative possibilities are incredibly appealing, and we're actively exploring them."
Daredevil: Born Again will directly continue the Netflix Daredevil storyline. Netflix previously hosted a smaller-scale Marvel universe featuring Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. Winderbaum's comments suggest Daredevil: Born Again could serve as a springboard to reintroduce these characters within Disney's MCU framework on Disney+. The inclusion of Jon Bernthal's Punisher in the new season already demonstrates the successful transition of a Netflix character.
The upcoming March 4th premiere of Daredevil: Born Again will provide crucial insight before further speculation on its potential connections to the wider MCU.
