Marvel's Daredevil: Season 1

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Marvel's Daredevil

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: October 19, 2018

Starring: Vondie Curtis-Hall, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bob Gunton

Summary: In New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights for justice as a blind lawyer in the daylight and as Daredevil at night.

Creator: Drew Goddard

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Daredevil
Air Date: April 10, 2015
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S1:E12. The Ones We Leave Behind
Air Date: April 10, 2015
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S1:E11. The Path of the Righteous
Air Date: April 10, 2015

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Jeff Korbelik

Apr 7, 2015

Creator/executive producer Drew Goddard (“Cabin in the Woods”) serves up a dark, edgy, violent and, at times, gruesome series that has some teeth to it. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Apr 9, 2015

This is easily the best of Marvel's three shows so far, and quickly moves towards the front of the overall superhero TV pack. Read full review

Sara Smith

Apr 8, 2015

Daredevil stands alone as an artful, gritty ensemble drama that could elevate the superhero origin story like HBO’s “True Detective” did for the crime procedural. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 1, 2015

The pulpy style and brutality (torture is one of Daredevil’s tools) clearly seek a higher sense of realism, which must be balanced against the notion of a blind superhero who can shimmy up walls and whose spectacularly hearing lets him to function, among other things, as a human lie detector. Helpfully, Cox brings the necessary mix of grit and Marvel-esque self-doubts to the dual role. Read full review

Ryan E.C. Hamm

Apr 8, 2015

It's dark and, yes, gritty, but the tone fits the character, and it's obvious the series' creators have a real familiarity and affection for their source material. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Apr 9, 2015

So much about Marvel’s Daredevil works exactly the way it’s intended, including the pace of the action and the extent and style of the gore. What still doesn’t work--what almost never works where the name Marvel and live-action film/TV meet--is the hammy dialogue, especially when characters express their feelings to one another. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Apr 8, 2015

Ultimately it’s very purple in its prose, yearning to be film noir, but--lacking the writing or grit to achieve that--playing more like hokey blood porn. Read full review

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Hoxton

Apr 10, 2015

A great tribute to the man without fear. With its noir style and decent cast , I simply can't wait for more. A great improvement from Agents of Shield and the slightly better Agent Carter.

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Super-Evil-DOOM

Mar 5, 2022

Great show that functions as a love letter to the Frank Miller comic run, one of the all-time quality books you can read both in general and for Daredevil.

The supporting cast is very good and characters get a lot of shared screen time, exploring street level hero stuff in ways we haven'tGreat show that functions as a love letter to the Frank Miller comic run, one of the all-time quality books you can read both in general and for Daredevil.

The supporting cast is very good and characters get a lot of shared screen time, exploring street level hero stuff in ways we haven't seen and providing some real grit and action like never before in this genre. At the very least, Daredevil is worth checking out.… Expand

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aelredus

Apr 28, 2015

Not the simplistic "good versus evil" typical Marvel story here. Daredevil shows humans with different plans and different moral opinions. Also, the hero is an human being credible, vulnerable, and prone to make mistakes. In this order the show is reminiscent of the Nolan's Batman. INot the simplistic "good versus evil" typical Marvel story here. Daredevil shows humans with different plans and different moral opinions. Also, the hero is an human being credible, vulnerable, and prone to make mistakes. In this order the show is reminiscent of the Nolan's Batman. I think that Daredevil is simply the best history of an hero ever told by Marvel.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 9, 2017

This series completely disappeared the failure of Ben Affleck's film, achieving the path of the character according to the comic books.

I had my reservations when they chose Charlie Cox but he shown that the character belongs to him. Vincent D'Onofrio undoubtedly one the best villainsThis series completely disappeared the failure of Ben Affleck's film, achieving the path of the character according to the comic books.

I had my reservations when they chose Charlie Cox but he shown that the character belongs to him.

Vincent D'Onofrio undoubtedly one the best villains Marvel has delivered to this day.… Expand

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smeargle05

May 14, 2015

This season so far has proved to be so much better than some of the other super hero shows on air and maybe it's because of the darker and grittier take on the show's concept. Its action scenes are wonderfully choreographed and I think they've done a great job developing the main characters.

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

agentbinky

Oct 12, 2018

D'Onofrio's performance is either stilted or scenery-chewing, but still a great show.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MCritic12

Oct 14, 2016

I have never seen so many unlikable main characters in a show. The writing for it is god-awful and very predictable. I have never rooted for a villain so much to kill the "good" guys and at the same time you know that none of the annoying "good" guys will die no matter how ridiculous theI have never seen so many unlikable main characters in a show. The writing for it is god-awful and very predictable. I have never rooted for a villain so much to kill the "good" guys and at the same time you know that none of the annoying "good" guys will die no matter how ridiculous the plot is and their circumstances are. I watched the entire first season and hated every minute of it. Wanted to see if something exiting happened but no. You already know exactly who isn't going to die and exactly whats going to happen. Worst acting I have ever seen in a super hero movie too.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

72

Series Overview
Season 3

71
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 19, 2018
Season 2

68
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 18, 2016
Season 1

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 19, 2018
- tbd
  S1:E13. Daredevil
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E12. The Ones We Leave Behind
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E11. The Path of the Righteous
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E10. Nelson v. Murdock
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E9. Speak of the Devil
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E8. Shadows in the Glass
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E7. Stick
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E6. Condemned
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E5. World on Fire
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E4. In the Blood
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E3. Rabbit in a Snowstorm
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E2. Cut Man
  Air Date: April 10, 2015
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  S1:E1. Into the Ring
  Air Date: April 10, 2015