‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Will Officially End With Season 3 on Disney+ as Showrunner Dario Scardapane Exits

Matt Murdock’s vigilante run is coming to a close. Marvel and Disney+ have confirmed that “Daredevil: Born Again” will end with its upcoming third season, bringing Charlie Cox’s revival of the Man Without Fear to a premature conclusion after just three seasons back on screen.

The Announcement

News of the show’s ending broke on September 21, with cast members informed by phone that the upcoming third season would be their last. Production on Season 3 wrapped earlier this year, and the season is currently in post-production, with an expected Disney+ premiere sometime in early 2027, though no exact date has been set. Notably, showrunner and co-creator Dario Scardapane — who joined the project during its significant creative overhaul in 2023 and is widely credited with turning the show around — is exiting in the middle of post-production after his contract wasn’t renewed. It remains unclear who will oversee the season’s completion in his absence.

Where the Story Left Off

Season 1 followed Wilson Fisk’s transformation from gangster to New York City’s autocratic mayor, while Matt Murdock fell for therapist Heather Glenn, who ultimately became entangled in the Fisk administration. Season 2 escalated matters further, bringing back Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones in a supporting role and revealing Murdock’s secret identity to the public in its finale, landing him behind bars. Season 3 is expected to pick up with Daredevil imprisoned and stripped of his secret identity, while Fisk himself has been removed from the mayor’s office. Leaked set photos during filming showed Finn Jones back as Danny Rand/Iron Fist alongside Ritter and Mike Colter’s Luke Cage, suggesting the trio will reunite to help take down Kingpin once more.

The Legacy Behind the Revival

Cox first played Daredevil in Netflix’s original “Daredevil” series, which ran three seasons from 2015 to 2018 and kicked off Netflix’s interconnected “street-level” Marvel universe, spawning “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” “The Punisher,” and the crossover event “The Defenders.” Disney+ revived the property as “Daredevil: Born Again” in 2025, bringing back much of the original cast including D’Onofrio, Woll, Henson, and Wilson Bethel as Bullseye, alongside Jon Bernthal’s Punisher.

Why It’s Ending

Despite strong reviews and a red-hot premiere, “Daredevil: Born Again” reportedly never sustained the viewership levels of Marvel’s earlier Disney+ hits like “Loki” or “WandaVision.” Its cancellation also fits a broader pattern of Marvel Television scaling back live-action series on the platform — “Loki” ended after two seasons, “Wonder Man” was cancelled outright despite an initial renewal, and Marvel’s focus appears to be shifting back toward theatrical releases, with “Avengers: Doomsday” arriving in December 2026 and “Avengers: Secret Wars” following in December 2027.

What’s Next

While “Daredevil: Born Again” is ending, there’s no indication this spells the permanent end of Cox’s time as Matt Murdock within the MCU, given the character’s popularity and his strong association with the role across two separate series. Whether that means a future film appearance or another format entirely remains to be seen, but the door looks far from closed.

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