It’s been five long years since Charlie Cox headlined his own adventure as Daredevil, and his absence has been felt. Though Daredevil belonged to a tangential pocket of the Marvel Universe and wasn’t technically MCU canon, the series was beloved by fans who have steadily petitioned to bring Cox and his co-stars into the fold. Those prayers were finally answered in 2022 with Spider-Man: No Way Home, and again with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law in 2022. It’s all led to Cox’s triumphant return in Daredevil: Born Again, a revival of the original Netflix series.
The question of continuity has haunted Born Again since it was first announced. Whether the show was designed as a direct sequel to Daredevil or would reboot the characters into the MCU wasn’t clear until very recently. But cast and crew alike have been shedding light on the new show’s place in canon, and after Cox’s recurring role in She-Hulk, it seemed clear he was the same Daredevil, and that he’d just been hiding in the shadows for a few years.
