A pause in production due to last year’s strikes led to “Daredevil: Born Again” undergoing a major behind-the-scenes overall. Dario Scardapane (“The Punisher”) took over as showrunner, while “Loki” Season 2 helmers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead direct and the series was retooled to be directly connected to the original Netflix series – as opposed to initial plans for it to be a more standalone legal drama. That has resulted in familiar faces returning, familiar plot threads being picked up, and a darker and more action-oriented tone like the Netflix series.
However, it’s not going to be an exact copy. Speaking with , Scardapane says the new series offers him the chance to fix his biggest issue with the Netflix series – too many scenes of characters wallowing in self-pity and talking it out: “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.” The result is something more action-oriented, and his time on “The Punisher” has informed how they approach action this time with a different pacing: “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 .
