Credit: Inside the MagicWe may have some bad news for Daredevil fans.
Just over a month after Disney confirmed a release slot for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, new signs suggest Marvel Studios has quietly pulled back from its previously expected window.
What’s Going On in the MCU?
Since Avengers: Endgame arrived in 2019, Marvel’s run of dominance has been uneven at best. The film closed out the Infinity Saga with historic box office results, but what followed has struggled to replicate that momentum across both theatrical releases and Disney+ series.
On the film side, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) became a rare breakout success in 2021, while Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) delivered a strong emotional finale in 2023. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) also performed solidly at the box office during a difficult transition for the franchise, and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) even managed to break the $1 billion mark.
But other releases have not fared as well. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) severely underperformed, The Marvels (2023) became the studio’s biggest box office disappointment to date, and Eternals (2021) divided audiences. Even Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) drew sharp criticism despite its financial success.
Disney+ has mirrored that instability. WandaVision launched the MCU’s streaming era with acclaim, and Loki established a loyal fan following. But Secret Invasion, Echo, and She-Hulk struggled with viewership, reviews, or both, forcing Marvel to rethink its high-volume strategy.
By late 2024, executives began publicly acknowledging that the company would reduce the number of annual Disney+ releases. The goal shifted toward fewer projects with stronger development cycles, tighter creative oversight, and longer production windows between seasons.
That pullback made Daredevil: Born Again an exception rather than the rule. Unlike most Marvel series, which were designed as limited runs, Born Again was positioned as a true ongoing series with yearly seasons built around a continuous story.
Daredevil’s reputation carried unusual weight. Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock – a lawyer and vigilante from Hell’s Kitchen in New York City – had already built a passionate following during the show’s original Netflix run, which was widely regarded as one of Marvel’s strongest small-screen efforts.
The reception to Daredevil: Born Again’s first season reinforced that reputation. Critics praised its return to darker storytelling, Vincent D’Onofrio’s expanded role as Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, and its willingness to separate itself tonally from much of the lighter Disney+ output.
Marvel’s Head of Television, Brad Winderbaum, previously outlined that long-term plan (via Agents of Fandom).
“[We’ve] embraced a traditional development cycle. […] We’re like a normal studio, developing more than we make, and only putting forward what we think is the best stuff. And stuff that can [sustain] multiple seasons. You know, like ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is an annual release every March for as long as people enjoy the show.”
That expectation appeared to firm up earlier this year when internal press materials quietly listed the first episode of Season 2 for a March 4, 2026, release.
Now, that specific date has disappeared.
Disney Pulls ‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Release
Disney’s internal press portal no longer shows any exact release window for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. Instead, the series is now generically labeled for 2026, with no month or quarter attached (via The Direct).
The studio has offered no public explanation for the change. It remains unclear whether the March date was removed because it was premature, because production timelines shifted, or because post-production may need additional time.
Work on Season 3 is already believed to be underway in some form, raising the possibility that the speed of Marvel’s proposed annual release cycle may be colliding with the technical demands of the series.
Despite the uncertainty, fan enthusiasm for Season 2 remains high. The upcoming season will bring back Jessica Jones, with Krysten Ritter returning to the role for the first time since Marvel’s Netflix era ended. Jon Bernthal is also back again as the Punisher.
Her return signals that Marvel still sees Born Again as a cornerstone project capable of anchoring long-term storytelling on Disney+. Few other MCU series have been afforded that kind of confidence.
Whether the removal of the March date signals a short delay or a more significant restructuring remains unknown. For now, Disney continues to insist the series will arrive sometime in 2026, even if the early-March target no longer applies.
But the Daredevil adjustment may not be the only 2026 shake-up underway.
Will ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Also Face a Delay?
Fans are increasingly skeptical that Avengers: Doomsday will hold its currently scheduled December 2026 release. The film – which was previously delayed from May to December – only recently completed principal photography, and its massive scale has fueled growing expectations of extensive reshoots.
Doomsday is shaping up to be one of the most complex productions in MCU history. It is designed as a crossover on a scale not seen since Endgame, bringing together Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four characters for the first time under one cinematic narrative.
Most notably, it involves the return of Robert Downey Jr. – not as Iron Man, but as the film’s central antagonist, Doctor Doom.
The visual effects workload alone is expected to be enormous, particularly with multiple teams of super-powered characters sharing screen time. That reality often pushes post-production timelines far beyond what first schedules anticipate.
Marvel’s recent history supports the concern. Several recent films and series have undergone lengthy reshoot cycles, sometimes stretching months beyond original plans. In multiple cases, those delays resulted in release date shifts.
Are you hyped for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2?