13 Most Anticipated Upcoming New Comic Book TV Shows

2. The Punisher

Daredevil The Punisher
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While Daredevil's second season was a bit of a mixed bag, there was one unequivocally high point: Jon Bernthal's definitive take on The Punisher.

He gave a brilliantly nuanced, brutal take on Frank Castle, and was so good that he's getting a series of his own, which is expected to hit Netflix in November this year.

Plot details have largely been kept under wraps, but we do know he'll be joined by Daredevil's Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), along with his usual comic counterparts like Billy Russo (Ben Barnes) and Micro (Ebon Moss-Bachrach).

The Netflix shows have already proved to be a much darker, more adult corner of the MCU, but The Punisher is likely to take that to its next extreme. Based on Bernthal's performance there's reason to believe they'll do the character justice, giving a blistering character study full of darkness, intensity, and all manner of violence.

Air Date: TBC, November 2017

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