Steven DeKnightshowrunner of the first season of Daredevil Netflixrecently took to social media to criticize Disney for orchestrating a scam involving his upcoming reboot series.”Daredevil: Born Again» through through Entertainment Weekly ). The 18-episode series will feature the return of Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio AND Jon Bernthalstarred in the original series Netflix accordingly in the role Daredevil, Kingpin and Punisher. “This is an old Disney scam where they slightly rename the series to revert the contract terms back to the first season.“, He wrote DeKnight on X/Twitter. “He needs to confront all guilds/unions and crush him!. As far as I’m concerned, I won’t see a penny from Daredevil: Born Again because they added Born Again and I can tell it’s a completely different series.“, explained. “You know, with the same two main actors (who I love!) playing Daredevil and Fisk.“
DeKnight emphasized that it was interesting for him to watch this.Born again”, but continues to think that it’s wrong, that Disney maybe just give the series a new name so that according to the contract it is not a continuation of the series Netflix despite the fact that they have the same characters. “To be clear, I can’t wait to see Charlie Cox and the amazing Vincent D’Onofrio reprise their iconic roles.“Written by DeKnight. “But to claim that this is a complete reboot and that you don’t have to pay for original creatives is nothing more than corporate nitpicking.” Below are his original posts:
He does. It’s an old Disney scam where they subtly rename the show to revert the terms of the contract back to the first season. It is necessary to solve the problem with all guilds/unions and destroy it! https://t.co/Ttj4A3tnE4
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) September 18, 2023
Oh, that’s right. As far as I’m concerned, I won’t see a dime from Daredevil: Born Again because they added Born Again and can claim it’s a completely different show. You know, with the same two main actors (who I love!) playing Daredevil and Fisk. https://t.co/hEKxwgbocz
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) September 19, 2023
To be clear, I can’t wait to see Charlie Cox and his amazing @vincentdonofrio recreate your iconic rolls. But to claim that this is a complete reboot and you don’t have to pay for original creative is, to put it mildly, corporate shenanigans. https://t.co/jYVZx6L1pA
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) September 19, 2023
Daredevil: Born Again was supposed to debut on Disney+ in spring 2024, but production on the show was suspended indefinitely in June due to a WGA strike. The show was not filmed due to SAG-AFTRA strikes. Both strikes continue in Hollywood. Matt Corman and Chris Ord will serve as showrunners of the new series.