Marvel’s Daredevil, or simply Daredevil, is an American television series created by Drew Goddard for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise’s films, and is the first in a series of shows leading up to The Defenders crossover miniseries.

The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, with DeKnight Productions for the first season and Goddard Textiles for the first and second seasons.

Steven S. DeKnight served as showrunner for the first season, with Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez taking over for the second season, and Erik Oleson joined the series as showrunner for its third season; Goddard served as a consultant on the series.

Charlie Cox portrays Matt Murdock/Daredevil, a blind lawyer by day who fights crime as a masked vigilante by night. Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent D’Onofrio also star, with Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton, and Ayelet Zurer joining them for the first season, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, and Stephen Rider joining the cast for the second season, and Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, and Wilson Bethel joining for the third season.

Daredevil entered development in late 2013, a year after the character’s film rights reverted to Marvel, and Goddard was initially hired in December 2013.

DeKnight replaced him as showrunner, and Cox was hired to star in May 2014. Filming took place in New York City, in areas that still resembled the old Hell’s Kitchen.

All episodes of the first season were released on Netflix on April 10, 2015, while the second season was released in its entirety on March 18, 2016. They received positive reviews. In July 2016, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 19, 2018.

A spin-off series, focusing on Bernthal’s character Frank Castle / Punisher, was ordered and titled The Punisher.