To anyone who watched 2003’s Daredevil movie, the fact that Netflix has renewed its own Daredevil series for a second season should be baffling. However, to anyone who actually watched Netflix’s series, the decision is a no-brainer. For whatever reason, the show is actually really good, as evidenced by the numerous accolades and ridiculous ratings that the first season has received, so I imagine this was a pretty easy decision for Netflix to make.
Announced by Netflix earlier today, the streaming video company has renewed the popular superhero crime drama Daredevil for a second season. Set for debut on an unspecified date during 2016, the core actors and actresses have all signed on to return for the second season. That includes Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock, Daredevil), Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk, The Kingpin), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page) and Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple). One change that will occur is the loss of showrunner Steven DeKnight, who already committed to another project. Beyond Daredevil, DeKnight is well-known for creating the Spartacus series on Starz. To replace DeKnight, Netflix executives have announced both Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez will step in, both who worked as producers on the first season as well as other shows that include Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Sons of Anarchy.