Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 — Review, Ratings & Episode Guide

After a surprisingly strong Season 1, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is now three weeks deep into its eight-episode run on Disney+. Under new showrunner Dario Scardapane, the show has tightened up, gotten darker, and finally started to feel like the spiritual successor to the beloved Netflix Daredevil that fans wanted from the beginning. Here is everything you need to know: the full release schedule, current ratings, where it fits in the wider MCU, and whether it is worth carving out weekly Tuesday-night viewing for.

Full Release Schedule

Season 2 Premise in 60 Seconds

Wilson Fisk's mayoral administration in New York has cemented itself as something closer to autocracy than city government, with anti-vigilante legislation, private Kingpin-friendly law enforcement, and a populace that is either cheering him on or too scared to push back. Matt Murdock spent Season 1 trying to operate within the system. Season 2 is the season where the system runs out. He puts the horns back on full-time, and the show follows what happens when a blind Catholic lawyer decides he is now at war with a sitting mayor.

The major Season 2 addition: Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones, introduced in Episode 3 and carrying Episode 5 on her back. Matthew Lillard also joins as a mysterious new antagonist operating in the cracks of Fisk's empire.

Who's Returning

• Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
• Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (arguably the best MCU villain performance since Killmonger)
• Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page (back in a meaningfully larger role than Season 1)
• Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson (revised from the Season 1 premiere twist)
• Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones (MCU debut)
• Matthew Lillard as Mr. Reese (new)

Episode-by-Episode Quick Takes (No Spoilers)

Episode 1 — "Kitchen Rules"

A strong, economical premiere that resets the board. Matt's transition from reluctant civilian to full Daredevil is handled in a single terrific alley sequence. Fisk's inauguration scene lingers.

Episode 2 — "Blind Faith"

The season's slowest hour. Establishes the new legal and moral stakes. Karen Page's investigation arc kicks off here and pays off heavily later.

Episode 3 — "Ghosts of Defenders"

Jessica Jones arrives, and the show immediately finds another gear. Krysten Ritter slides back into the role like she never left. Episode ends on a reveal that recontextualizes Season 1's finale.

Episode 4 — "The Kingpin's Ledger"

The best episode of Born Again to date. Fisk has a single monologue that is alone worth the Disney+ subscription, and the closing hallway fight is the best extended action piece since Daredevil Season 3.

How It Connects to the Wider MCU

Born Again Season 2 is Phase Six MCU content, which means it is supposed to thread into the massive Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars event films. So far, the connections have been restrained and character-focused rather than forced. There is one name-drop in Episode 3 that ties to Thunderbolts; a prop in Episode 4 that lore-heads have connected to Moon Knight; and Jessica Jones' return obviously opens the door for an expanded Defenders-adjacent ensemble in future projects.

If you are planning to watch Avengers: Doomsday in December, Born Again Season 2 is on the essential homework list. We have a full MCU watch order in our Avengers: Doomsday guide.

Ratings in Context

A 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes score puts Season 2 roughly in line with Season 1 (91 percent) and slightly behind the original Netflix Daredevil's Season 3 peak (94 percent). Crucially, it blows past every Phase Five Marvel show. Of the last 10 MCU series, Daredevil: Born Again is now the only one above 90 percent critical consensus for both seasons.

User scores are even stronger: 8.5+ IMDb across released episodes suggests audiences and critics are in rare agreement on this one.

Where to Watch and How to Track Ratings

Exclusively on Disney+. If you are juggling Born Again, The Boys, BEEF Season 2, and any of the week's other premieres, the ratings picture gets overwhelming fast. The free CineMan AI Chrome extension overlays IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes scores directly onto Disney+, Prime Video, and Netflix tiles so you can decide what to prioritize without bouncing between tabs.

Verdict

Four episodes in, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is the best Marvel television has produced since the Netflix era ended. Cox and D'Onofrio are delivering career-best MCU performances. The writing is tighter and more adult than the first season. And Krysten Ritter's return as Jessica Jones is the shot of energy the MCU needed. If the back half holds, this will be remembered as the series that finally pulled Marvel TV back from the brink.