A villain will reportedly return to New York in Daredevil: Born Again Season 3, not as a wrongdoer to Matt Murdock, but as an unexpected ally to him and Karen Page. The development is a dramatic narrative pivot for a rivalry that has defined the show since 2015.
Kingpin rumored to help Matt and Karen in Daredevil: Born Again Season 3
The claim comes from scooper My Time to Shine Hello, who wrote on X, “In Daredevil: Born Again Season 3, Fisk is called back to NY from his private Island to help Matt and Karen.” The phrasing indicates that the former Kingpin leaves New York entirely by the end of the current season, retreating to a private island before the events of Season 3 pull him back into the fight.
His exit from the city aligns with the ongoing collapse of his political career. Additionally, the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer has already established that Sheila Rivera succeeds Fisk as mayor, confirming that his grip on municipal power slips away before the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale airs.
Furthermore, physical evidence supporting a character reinvention surfaced earlier this week. Vincent D’Onofrio was photographed filming Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 on the streets of New York with a look that breaks from established canon. The actor was seen with a thick white beard, a casual button-down shirt, a long winter coat, and a beanie.
Faded campaign posters for Rivera’s successful mayoral bid hang in the background of the photos. The disheveled, low-profile appearance suggests a good chunk of time has passed by, and a man deliberately hiding from the city he once ruled. Season 3 will also be the first Defenders reunion since 2017.
Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones are confirmed to return alongside Charlie Cox, expanding the scope of whatever threat forces Fisk back to New York.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on SuperHeroHype.com.
