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Daredevil: Born Again Showrunner Teases More Action, Sopranos-Style Elements

January 26, 2025 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane is teasing more action sequences and more of a crime story element than noir. The series is set to premiere on Disney+ on March 4th, and Scardapane spoke with SFX Magazine (via Games Radar) about how the new show will differentiate itself from the Netflix series. You can see highlights below:

On making changes from the tone of the Netflix show: “There is more fun in the moments with these characters and a lot less navel-gazing than before. The earlier show, at its best, was fantastic. At its worst, it was two characters in a room talking about what a hero is. I felt that had been done. I’m not taking swipes. I just didn’t want to hear characters grousing about their lot in life. I wanted to see them doing things.”

On going for more action scenes: “One of our edicts was longer scenes. You had these long five-page scenes of characters hashing it out in order to make space between these massive action sequences. The way stuff has evolved since then, we’re able to do big action sequences at a lot more pace.”

On the show being more of a thriller: “I really feel that Netflix’s Daredevil, which I know in my blood, was much more noir, and this show is more New York crime story. It has elements of The Sopranos and King Of New York. There’s a feeling for those classic ’90s crime tales. It has a pace and a scope that, for a lot of reasons, Netflix wasn’t able to do. They were very dark, cinematically, not necessarily story-wise, although there were some dark elements. We’re much darker.”