'The
Punisher' boss talks Season 2
plans and
Frank's surprising journey
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The Punisher was an unexpected addition to Marvel and Netflix's superhero roster, which was initially designed to spotlight Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, before bringing the "street-level" heroes together for
The Defenders.*
But the gun-toting antihero made such a splash in
Season 2 of
Daredevil, thanks to Jon Bernthal's layered performance, it seemed like a no-brainer to spin Frank Castle off into his own series, which was recently
renewed for Season 2.*
Mashable spoke to showrunner Steve Lightfoot — who previously worked on
Hannibal and
Narcos — about bringing Marvel's darkest hero to the small screen for Netflix.
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