If you were worried that “Daredevil: Born Again” might be lighter than the Netflix series, fret not. The footage played at D23 is plenty “grimy and nasty,” per Jacob, striking the same tone and visual aesthetic as the original “Daredevil” TV series. If you liked that, “Born Again” looks more of the same (yay!).

As for the footage, it opens with Matt Murdock brooding, as he’s wont to do. It appears as if Matt is acting as legal representation for a character known as Muse, a deranged artist character created by “Daredevil” comic writer Charles Soule and artist Ron Garney. In the footage, we see Muse (or maybe it’s White Tiger? There are several Daredevil characters who have a similar look, and the footage was fast) putting on a version of his black-and-white comic costume. 

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“People need a hero,” says Muse/White Tiger to Matt from behind prison glass.

Meanwhile, Wilson Fisk stands on a rooftop, looking sinister (he wears a brown suit and tie, trying to look respectable as he prepares to run for, or maybe even already is, Mayor of New York City). Jon Bernthal’s Punisher pushes Matt against a locker and raises a hatchet to hit him. The footage cuts back to Fisk beating a guy to the ground (ala his famous murder with a car door in “Daredevil” season 1 episode 4, “In The Blood”).

Matt opens a cabinet and reveals an entire row of Daredevil masks, all in different colors. Matt and Fisk meet in a diner, clearly inspired by the famous scene of adversaries (Al Pacino and Robert De Niro) sitting down for coffee in Michael Mann’s “Heat.” “This caution you’re giving me, who’s it from? Matt Murdock or your darker half?” Fisk laughs.

Cue a hard-hitting montage of Daredevil in his classic red costume, beating dudes to a pulp. The sequence appears to be bits from several different fights cut together, but each punch comes with piercing sound design — these hits are loud and visceral.

“What kind of lawyer are you?” someone asks Matt as he finishes a fight in civilian garb and picks up his broken glasses. “A good one,” Matt answers.

“Daredevil: Born Again” premieres on Disney+ in March 2025.