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The first season of the American television series ''[[Call of Duty (2026 TV series)|Call of Duty]]'' is based on [[Marvel Comics]] featuring the character [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]]. It sees Task Force 141, led by Cpt. John Price ([[Barry Sloane]]), Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick ([[Elliot Knight]]), Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley ([[Samuel Roukin]]), and Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish ([[Neil Ellice]]). The season is produced by [[Activision]], [[Mob Productions]], and [[SOI Studios]], with [[Freddie Goodwin]] as [[showrunner]].

[[Barry Sloane]] reprises his role as Cpt. John Price from the video game reboot sub-series ''Modern Warfare'' (2019–present), and is joined by [[Elliot Knight]], [[Samuel Roukin]], and [[Neil Ellice]]. Development on the season began in September 2022, following "Call of Duty NEXT" that aired that same month. Filming began in March 2023 and concluded in August 2023. Following completion, Goodwin announced that the season would consist of eight episodes.

The first season is scheduled to premiere on [[HBO Max]] on January 16, 2026, and will consist of eight episodes. A second season is in early development.

== Episodes ==
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The season will consist of eight episodes.

== Cast and characters ==
{{See also|List of Daredevil (TV series) characters{{!}}List of ''Daredevil'' (TV series) characters}}

=== Main ===
* [[Barry Sloane]] as Cpt. John Price:
* Elliot Knight
* Samuel Roukin
* Neil Ellice

=== Recurring ===
*

=== Guest ===
== Production ==
=== Development ===
A [[television series]] based on ''[[Call of Duty]]'' began early development in September 2022, when [[Freddie Goodwin]] alongside his production company [[Mob Productions]] aquired permission and rights to adapt storylines from the main [[video game]] series. Goodwin began work on the series in April 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], where he began  

Marvel Studios president [[Kevin Feige]] said in August 2024 that nine episodes had been completed that would make up the [[Daredevil: Born Again season 1|first season]] of ''Born Again'', and a second season was planned;<ref name="D23Aug2024Deadline" /><ref name="D23Aug2024TVLine" /> with the creative overhaul, the planned 18-episode season had been split into two, nine-episode seasons.<ref name="BensonMoorheadS1Eps" /><ref name="EWFeb2025" /> In February 2025, Scardapane, Benson, and Moorhead were confirmed to be returning for the second season,<ref name="Lillard" /><ref name="EWFeb2025" /> with Benson and Moorhead directing the first two episodes.<ref name="Ep1Directors" /><ref name="Ep2Directors" /> Scardapane said the second season would just be eight episodes,<ref name="S2EpisodeCount" /><ref name="S2Scripts" /> and described its production as a "better-oiled machine".<ref name="EWFeb2025" /> In May, star [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] revealed that Angela Barnes would direct for the season after doing so for the Marvel Studios series ''[[Ironheart (miniseries)|Ironheart]]'' (2025).<ref name="Barnes" /> [[Solvan Naim]] and [[Iain B. MacDonald]] were revealed in July to also be directing.<ref name="FilmingWrap" /> Executive producers included Marvel Studios' Feige, [[Louis D'Esposito]], [[Brad Winderbaum]], and [[Sana Amanat]], alongside Scardapane, Benson, and Moorhead.<ref name="Lillard" /> The series is released under Marvel Studios' "[[Marvel Television (Marvel Studios label)|Marvel Television]]" label.<ref name="MarvelTVLabel" />

=== Writing ===
The series' initial take was described as a legal [[Procedural drama|procedural]] that was dark, but not as gory as the Netflix series,<ref name="SeriesOverhaul" /><ref name="CoxNME" /> and more episodic than other Marvel Studios series with "self-contained" episodes.<ref name="FeigeFeb2023" /> D'Onofrio said in March 2023 that they were working on two seasons and there would be "gigantic payoffs" during the second.<ref name="D'OnofrioS2" /> Following the series' creative overhaul, serialized elements were added,<ref name="ScardapaneBensonMoorhead" /> and the cast said the events of the original series would be part of their characters' histories. Some new storylines build on those events, but they did not want to dwell too much on the past or alienate new viewers.<ref name="CastConnectionsEW" />

[[Grainne Godfree]], [[Heather Bellson]], and Jesse Wigutow returned as writers from the first season, alongside newcomers Chantelle Wells and Omar Najam.<ref name="WGADirectory" />{{update inline|date=July 2025}}<ref name="FilmingWrap" /> Wigutow said the season had a "singular vision", unlike the first which at times felt "jigsawed together" due to the creative overhaul.<ref name="WigutowColliderOct2025" /> Scardapane said the scripts for seven episodes were "locked, loaded, [and] ready to go" ahead of filming. He was still working on the [[season finale]], as he wanted to incorporate elements discovered during filming similar to traditional [[network television]] series where only a few episodes are written ahead of the one being filmed.<ref name="S2Scripts" /> The final script was completed by May 2025.<ref name="CoxPlaylistMay2025Pg2" /> Star [[Charlie Cox]] applauded the scripts, believing the season had some of the series' best writing and a strong [[Ensemble cast|ensemble]] due to it developing characters who Cox felt were "left behind" in the series' initial iteration.<ref name="CoxPlaylistMay2025" />

Scardapane described the second season as a "part two", building on what had been done with the first,<ref name="EWFeb2025" /> with visual cues, themes, and [[Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs]] from the first season that "pay off monstrously" in the second.<ref name="ScardapaneEWApr2025" /> He said [[Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Wilson Fisk / Kingpin]] is the "prime villain" of the series, but it also features other antagonists who would be "piling up" as the story continues. These include the serial killer [[Muse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Muse]], whose storyline has a "ripple effect" from the first season into the second.<ref name="EWFeb2025" /> At the end of the first season, Fisk has placed New York City under [[Martial law in the United States|martial law]] and locked his political opponents in cages. D'Onofrio said this allows Fisk to commit crimes and get rid of vigilantes, but the character has bigger plans to expand his power and reach beyond New York.<ref name="FiskMartialLaw" /> Wigutow said the season had "a lot of political intrigue and palace intrigue", and was telling a "big New York City story" about crime and politics that narrows down to "what matters most" in the finale. He said the season was ultimately about Fisk and [[Matt Murdock (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Matt Murdock / Daredevil]] both hating and needing each other, and how they work through that.<ref name="WigutowIGNOct2025" /><ref name="WigutowColliderOct2025" /> Cox said Fisk's New York had become "much more sinister" for those looking to do the right thing and "all bets are off" now that the first-season pact between Murdock and Fisk, to avoid confronting each other, no longer applies.<ref name="NYCC2025Marvel" />

Because of Fisk's actions, the season's characters are divided into two factions: Murdock's resistance and Fisk's administration. Scardapane called the season a "resistance story" that explores how Murdock, who found a balance with his life as the vigilante Daredevil in the first season, can continue to operate now that being a vigilante is illegal. Murdock's resistance army expands throughout the season.<ref name="ScardapaneTVInsiderApr2025" /> Scardapane said in April 2025 that Murdock's fellow [[Defenders (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Defenders]] from Marvel's Netflix miniseries ''[[The Defenders (miniseries)|The Defenders]]'' (2017) could join his army, but incorporating them all was "tricky writing-wise" as the writers wanted the story to unfold organically and earn the right to have returning characters.<ref name="ScardapaneEWApr2025" /> A month later, Defenders member [[Jessica Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Jessica Jones]] was announced to be returning as one of Murdock's allies in the season.<ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025THR" /> The creative team were in constant discussions with the filmmakers behind ''[[Spider-Man: Brand New Day]]'' (2026), which includes characters from the season, to ensure events lined up and "the impacts are felt" between the two. Winderbaum said the tones of each project were different but they still wanted to highlight that they exist in the same world.<ref name="WinderbaumEWOct2025" />

Despite being killed in the series' first episode, [[Foggy Nelson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Franklin "Foggy" Nelson]] returns for the second season. Amanat said Nelson actor [[Elden Henson]] and [[Karen Page (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Karen Page]] actress [[Deborah Ann Woll]] would both appear in different ways and said the creative team could not see a ''Daredevil'' season without Henson having some involvement.<ref name="WollHensonS2" /> In the first season, the law firm [[Nelson, Murdock & Page]] has the building number 468, which ''[[Gizmodo]]''{{'s}} James Whitbrook felt was an Easter egg to 2006's ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' vol. 2 #88 (legacy #468). That issue, by [[Ed Brubaker]], [[David Aja]], and Frank D'Armata, is called "The Secret Life of Foggy Nelson" and depicts Nelson makings a deal with the [[FBI]] to enter the [[United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]] after his apparent murder. Whitbrook wondered if Nelson would be revealed to be alive in the second season. He acknowledged that Nelson's death in the first season "leaves {{em|very}} little room for vagueness", unlike the comic version, but also noted that there is precedence in the Netflix series for characters being resurrected through supernatural means.<ref name="GizmodoSecretLifeFoggy" /> Reacting to this theory, Moorhead said street-level stories do not usually include supernatural elements and this creates stronger consequences for violence and death: "punches hurt more and blood means more... and dying very often does mean that you're actually dead".<ref name="S1DirectorsTHRApr2025" />

=== Casting ===
Main cast members returning from the first season include [[Charlie Cox]] as Matt Murdock / Daredevil,<ref name="CoxS2Filming" /> Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin,<ref name="S2Filming" /> [[Margarita Levieva]] as [[Heather Glenn (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Heather Glenn]],<ref name="ScardapaneTVInsiderApr2025" /> Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson,<ref name="WollHensonS2" /> [[Wilson Bethel]] as [[Benjamin Poindexter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter / Bullseye]],<ref name="Bethel" /> [[Zabryna Guevara]] as Sheila Rivera, [[Nikki M. James]] as [[Kirsten McDuffie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Kirsten McDuffie]], [[Genneya Walton]] as [[BB Urich]], [[Arty Froushan]] as [[Buck Cashman (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Buck Cashman]], [[Clark Johnson]] as [[Cherry (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Cherry]], [[Michael Gandolfini]] as [[Daniel Blake (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Daniel Blake]],<ref name="ScardapaneTVInsiderApr2025" /><ref name="FilmingWrap" /> [[Ayelet Zurer]] as [[Vanessa Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vanessa Fisk]],<ref name="ZurerSeason2" /> and [[Tony Dalton]] as [[Jack Duquesne|Jack Duquesne / Swordsman]].<ref name="DaltonS2" /> Disney's upfront presentation in May 2025 showed footage of [[Jon Bernthal]] as [[Frank Castle (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Frank Castle / Punisher]], leading to the belief that he would appear in the season.<ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025EW" /> Amanat stated in November that Bernthal would not appear in the season; the character's story from the first season is instead being continued in a [[Untitled Punisher television special|Punisher television special]] starring Bernthal.<ref name="BernthalNoSeason2" />

At the end of February 2025, [[Matthew Lillard]] joined the cast for the season as Mr. Charles,<ref name="Lillard" /><ref name="WinderbaumEWOct2025" /> in a recurring role.<ref name="Taylor" /> He called it a "small role right now" and was hopeful the character could return in the future.<ref name="LillardMay2025" /> The next month, [[Lili Taylor]] joined in another recurring role as the governor of New York and a political opponent to Fisk.<ref name="Taylor" /><ref name="TaylorRole" /> Also in March, set photos revealed that Sydney Parra,<ref name="Parra" /> [[Annie Parisse]],<ref name="Parisse" /> and James Armstrong were part of the cast.<ref name="Armstrong" /> In May, [[Krysten Ritter]] was announced to be reprising her role as Jessica Jones from Marvel's Netflix series.<ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025Variety" /> Ritter said she had known about her return to the role for nearly two years and had struggled to keep that secret due to being "asked about [playing the character again] daily".<ref name="RitterJul2025Bingeworthy" /> In July, [[Royce Johnson]] was revealed to be reprising his role as [[Brett Mahoney (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Brett Mahoney]] from Marvel's Netflix series.<ref name="RoyceJohnson" />

Guest stars include Susan Varon, who reprises her [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) role as [[Josie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Josie]],<ref name="Varon" /> and Camila Rodriguez reprising her role as [[Angela del Toro (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Angela del Toro]] from the first season.<ref name="Rodriguez" />

=== Design ===
Michael Shaw and Emily Gunshor returned as production designer and costume designer, respectively, from the first season.<ref name="FilmingWrap" /><ref name="RoyceJohnson" /> The second season features a black Daredevil suit with a red "double D" chest emblem, similar to the one featured in the "[[Shadowland (comics)|Shadowland]]" (2010) comic book storyline.<ref name="BlackSuitSetPhotos" /><ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025EW" /> It is the first time the character has worn a suit with the chest emblem in the MCU.<ref name="BlackSuitScreenRant" /><ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025EW" /> Looking at set photos of the suit, Felipe Rangel of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' said there appeared to be bits of red visible under the black. He speculated that Murdock had painted over his red suit from the first season.<ref name="BlackSuitScreenRant" /> Cox felt it was "pretty cool" to finally wear a suit with the chest emblem and said he had never asked for it before and had to "earn it". He was happy for the suit to be seen in set photos, rather than the usual secrecy that is taken with a new suit during production, because he was proud to finally have the emblem and wanted to show it off.<ref name="CoxBlackSuit" /> The suit from the end of the season was Cox's favorite to date, calling it "bad-ass" and noting it had unique elements to it created for the season that had not been seen in the comics previously.<ref name="CoxFavoriteSuit" /> Dex's costume features a blue "target" emblem on the forehead, similar to the white one from the comics.<ref name="BullseyeCostume" />

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began on February 28, 2025,<ref name="S2Filming" /><ref name="S2EpisodeCount" /> with Benson and Moorhead,<ref name="S2EpisodeCount" /> Naim, MacDonald, and Barnes as directors,<ref name="FilmingWrap" /> under the [[working title]] ''Out the Kitchen 2''.<ref name="Ep2Directors" /><ref name="BullseyeCostume" /> Hillary Fyfe Spera returned as cinematographer from the first season.<ref name="Ep2Directors" /> She is joined by [[Jeffrey Waldron]], who worked on episodes 3, 4, 7 and 8.<ref name="Waldron" /><ref name="WaldronEpisodes" /> Philip Silvera returned from the first season as stunt coordinator and second unit director.<ref name="FilmingWrap" /> In late March, filming occurred in [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn]], at the set for [[Josie's Bar]], with Cox wearing his black Daredevil suit.<ref name="Varon" /><ref name="BlackSuitSetPhotos" /> In early April, Bethel filmed scenes in [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]].<ref name="Bethel" /> Dalton was injured while filming action scenes for the season, requiring him to rest for about two or three weeks.<ref name="DaltonS2" /> Filming was halfway done by mid-May,<ref name="FilmingHalfway" /> and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on July 9.<ref name="FilmingWrap" />

=== Editing ===
Cedric Nairn-Smith, Stephanie Filo, and Melissa Lawson Cheung returned as editors from the first season.<ref name="FilmingWrap" />

== Marketing ==
In May 2025, Cox and Ritter appeared at Disney's [[Upfront (advertising)|upfront]] presentation where they debuted footage from the season, and Cox confirmed that Daredevil would wear an "iconic" suit featuring the "double D" chest emblem.<ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025Variety" /><ref name="DisneyUpfronts2025EW" /> In October, Cox and Ritter appeared together again at [[New York Comic Con]] to present footage from the season.<ref name="NYCC2025Marvel" /> More footage was shown at [[CCXP]] in December.<ref name="CCXP2025Marvel" />

== Release ==
The second season is set to premiere on March 4, 2026,<ref name="S2Release" /> and will consist of eight episodes.<ref name="S2EpisodeCount" /> It will be part of [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Phase Six]] of the MCU,<ref name="S2Scripts" /> and be released under Marvel Studios' "[[Marvel Television (Marvel Studios label)|Marvel Television]]" label.<ref name="MarvelTVLabel" />

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==External links==
* {{IMDb episodes|18923754}}

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