One of the more likely (and let's face it, more disappointing) options for Daredevil living on "in future projects" could just be that he'll feature in occasional MCU spin-offs. It's unlikely that either Marvel or Netflix were making reference to the character appearing in the actual Marvel Universe of the comics - because that's a given anyway - but seeing as how we have seen the MCU branch off into various media before, it could be possible that this version of the character finds renewal elsewhere, like in a game or comic book.
Such a continuation wouldn't provide much solace for fans of Daredevil; after all, the comics are there for those who want them, and what many people wanted to see most was the Man without Fear interacting with other characters in the MCU. That could still happen in the comics (and really, it is a little bizarre that Marvel haven't pursued MCU-based books to a greater degree), but if it's not Charlie Cox doing the interacting, it just won't be the same.
At this stage, any Daredevil is better than no Daredevil, and we have seen comics get used to wrap up TV shows before (Smallville and Buffy spring to mind), but out of all the ways Cox's Murdock can continue, this is by far the most anticlimactic of the lot.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
