BORN AGAIN Season 2 Reveals New Costume and Matthew Lillard’s Character Revealed — GeekTyrant

Marvel has released the first official look at Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, and the first official image shared via Entertainment Weekly, features Charlie Cox suited up once again as Matt Murdock.

The lighting in the image is drenched in red, obscuring some details, but you can make out the faint “DD” logo on his chest. From what we’ve seen in set photos, though, we know this is a new black suit, which is inspired by the Shadowland comic book storyline.

While Brad Winderbaum didn’t go into detail about the new costume during his interview with EW, he did confirm who newcomer Matthew Lillard is playing, and it sounds like he’s going to make things even tougher for both Daredevil and Fisk.

“He plays a character named Mr. Charles. The story is about power. When Wilson Fisk takes over New York, not just as a mayor but as a king in a way, it puts him in a new class of power players on the international stage.

“Matthew Lillard’s character represents that. So he’s a bit of a new antagonist on the field, but he’s as influential in many ways as Fisk is. That power negotiation at a very high level of politics and international diplomacy is also fun to watch.

“He is dealing with Mr. Charles up here and Daredevil down here for different reasons. So he’s getting squeezed a little bit.”

Following the intense events of Season 1, which ended with Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk declaring martial law with his anti-vigilante task force, Season 2 will see Matt Murdock rallying his own resistance.

His team was short on heavy hitters last time around, but fans will be thrilled to know that Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones is set to join the fight.

And what about Luke Cage? That’s a question many are asking, and Winderbaum isn’t saying a word.

“The less I say the better. Dario [Scardapane, showrunner] is trying to tell a story to great effect that is, like Stan Lee said, a reflection of the world outside your window. The politics of New York are a big part of that story.

“It’s clearly about a guy who runs around in a devil suit, but what is amazing about Dario’s work is the intricacy of the interplay of all these characters and how he really treats New York and the world of City Hall and the groundswell of the growing resistance against Fisk.

“It feels at times like a fantasy epic or Game of Thrones or something. There’s a palace intrigue-type storytelling that is really fun to read. I’m starting to watch the cuts. It’s amazing.

“So I don’t know if it’s exactly about who’s gonna show up. It’s a little deeper than that. There are rewards to be had for fans, but it’s really about the stakes of this world that this Kingpin is building in New York City.”

The upcoming season of Daredevil: Born Again promises a darker tone and deeper exploration of power, corruption, and redemption. As Fisk cements his grip on New York’s political machine, Murdock’s dual life as a lawyer by day, and a vigilante by night, becomes even more dangerous.

Alongside Cox and D’Onofrio, the series features Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, and Jon Bernthal.

Dario Scardapane serves as showrunner, with episodes directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd.