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Marvel's Daredevil
2015–2018 · 3 seasons · 39 episodes
A lawyer by day. Hell's Kitchen's defender by night.
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- April 10, 2015
- Viewing time
- 35h (estimated)
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The story
Why watch Marvel's Daredevil?
Matt Murdock tries to protect his neighborhood through two very different kinds of work: legal advocacy and masked vigilantism. Charlie Cox leads the series as the blind lawyer whose life with Foggy Nelson and Karen Page becomes entangled with Wilson Fisk's ambitions.
Watch for the gap between winning a fight and making a neighborhood safer. Matt's courtroom commitments and his nighttime methods do not always point in the same direction. The friendships give that tension a personal cost, making the quieter conversations as important as the physical confrontations.
Synopsis source · Marvel ↗Before you begin
A starting point
Begin with season one. The series introduces Matt and his closest relationships itself; The Defenders becomes relevant later, between seasons two and three.
Story & release
Where it fits
This is the original three-season series. Its second season leads toward The Defenders, whose aftermath matters to the opening of season three. For a first viewing, keep the seasons in order and place the crossover between seasons two and three.
Your viewing time
Seasons & episodes
Episode times come from the existing catalog and remain labeled as estimates.
Season 1
13 episodes · 11h 52m (estimated)
Premiered April 10, 2015
A neighborhood under pressure
Season one introduces Matt, Foggy and Karen as Wilson Fisk's influence grows. Start here for the relationships that carry the series. Watch how the legal cases and the street-level conflicts expose different parts of the same neighborhood.
Synopsis source · Marvel ↗View 13 episodes
- 01Into the Ring53m (estimated)
- 02Cut Man53m (estimated)
- 03Rabbit in a Snowstorm53m (estimated)
- 04In the Blood53m (estimated)
- 05World on Fire56m (estimated)
- 06Condemned49m (estimated)
- 07Stick51m (estimated)
- 08Shadows in the Glass54m (estimated)
- 09Speak of the Devil58m (estimated)
- 10Nelson v. Murdock57m (estimated)
- 11The Path of the Righteous59m (estimated)
- 12The Ones We Leave Behind1h (estimated)
- 13Daredevil56m (estimated)
Season 2
13 episodes · 11h 52m (estimated)
Premiered March 18, 2016
Two challenges to Matt's methods
Frank Castle and Elektra bring different challenges to Matt's choices in season two. Keep the episodes in order, then move to The Defenders if you want the bridge into season three. Avoid later character biographies until the season's conflicts have played out.
Synopsis source · Marvel ↗View 13 episodes
- 01Bang49m (estimated)
- 02Dogs to a Gunfight50m (estimated)
- 03New York's Finest48m (estimated)
- 04Penny and Dime1h (estimated)
- 05Kinbaku56m (estimated)
- 06Regrets Only56m (estimated)
- 07Semper Fidelis57m (estimated)
- 08Guilty as Sin55m (estimated)
- 09Seven Minutes in Heaven1h (estimated)
- 10The Man in the Box53m (estimated)
- 11.38056m (estimated)
- 12The Dark at the End of the Tunnel53m (estimated)
- 13A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen59m (estimated)
Season 3
13 episodes · 11h 16m (estimated)
Premiered October 19, 2018
Return after The Defenders
Season three follows Matt's recovery after The Defenders and brings Fisk back into focus. Watching the crossover first makes the opening situation clearer. Follow the pressure on Matt's relationships as carefully as the changes in his physical condition.
Synopsis source · Marvel ↗View 13 episodes
- 01Resurrection54m (estimated)
- 02Please50m (estimated)
- 03No Good Deed50m (estimated)
- 04Blindsided55m (estimated)
- 05The Perfect Game50m (estimated)
- 06The Devil You Know55m (estimated)
- 07Aftermath50m (estimated)
- 08Upstairs/Downstairs51m (estimated)
- 09Revelations54m (estimated)
- 10Karen47m (estimated)
- 11Reunion50m (estimated)
- 12One Last Shot56m (estimated)
- 13A New Napkin54m (estimated)
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Related titles
Explore Marvel's The Defenders and Marvel's Jessica Jones. These are character or thematic browsing choices, not additional required viewing.
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