Marvel's The Punisher Comes To Collect In First Teaser Trailer For Netflix Series
"It's the devil you sold your soul to. He's comin'."
Today might be about The Defenders, with the eight episode team-up event hitting Netflix, but attentions have already turned towards the future.
Even though most people won't have had a chance to watch The Defenders in full yet, the first teaser trailer for The Punisher series - which is next up on the Netflix Marvel slate - has been released (first debuting at the end of The Defenders itself).
The focus is very much on Jon Bernthal's titular character here, in what is less of a narrative trailer and more of a mood-setter, and that's something it does very well. It's not heavy on action, but what we see is as dark and foreboding as you'd expect for a TV show about Frank Castle, and Jon Bernthal looks great in the role once again.
The bulk of the teaser is of Castle wielding a sledgehammer to carve out his logo in the concrete, while showing us how much the past - or more specifically, his family being murdered - is what drives the character. There are a few other hints in there too, including his military past and him putting a shotgun to good use.
There's still no word on exactly when the series will arrive, but it's expected to hit Netflix in November.
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