Set in the post- Avengers "Battle of New York" aftermath, the series follows Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a lawyer by day and vigilante by night, as he tries to save his crumbling neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen from the mysterious and ruthless kingpin Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).
When Marvel’s Daredevil premiered on Netflix in April 2015, it did more than introduce a blind lawyer who fights crime at night. It fundamentally changed the expectation for superhero television. In an era dominated by cosmic battles and quippy, effects-driven blockbusters, Daredevil was gritty, bloody, and painfully human.
The core conflict of Daredevil is not Matt vs. Fisk—it is . A devout Catholic, Matt struggles constantly with the doctrine that vengeance belongs to God, while his fists belong to the streets. His best friend and law partner, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), represents the legal system’s idealism, while his ex-girlfriend Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) represents the victim’s thirst for justice. And then there is Frank Castle, the Punisher (Jon Bernthal, Season 2), who offers a terrifying counter-argument: "You’re one bad day away from being me."