‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Calls Out ‘Disney Scam’ Of Renaming Show, Which ‘Resets Contract Terms Back To First Season’
If fans are wondering why Marvel’s resurrected “Daredevil” series has been given a different name, “Daredevil: Born Again”, the series’ original showrunner is here to explain the renaming is “an old Disney scam” meant to squash contractual deals with the series’ crew.To recap: Marvel (owned by Disney) produced three seasons of “Daredevil”, which streamed on Netflix.
When Disney launched its own competing streaming service, “Disney+”, all Marvel series were eventually removed from Netflix, and now reside on Disney+.“I’m not going to see a penny from ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ because they added the ‘Born Again’.”In July 2022, Marvel president Kevin Feige revealed that part of the MCU’s Phase 5 would be a new “Daredevil” series, “Daredevil: Born Again”, featuring star Charlie Cox reviving the role of blind lawyer/vigilante Matt Murdock.Steven DeKnight was showrunner of the original series, but not involved in the new one, and...
