Marvel's The Punisher: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

Welcome back, Frank.

by Ewan Paterson
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Coming off the back of The Defenders, you'd think that audience expectations for Netflix's next Marvel adaptation, The Punisher, would be somewhat tempered. That show, although promising in parts, meandered all too often and never really delivered on the promise of having four street-level heroes thoroughly dismantle a ninja group. Which is quite tragic if we're being honest.

Still, the Marvel-Netflix hype-train persists. And why shouldn't it? The aforementioned Avengers-style team-up certainly showed signs of promise, and its weaknesses in no way negate the proven quality of shows gone by. Indeed, the format could actually be in its best position yet, with Jessica Jones gearing up for another season and Matt Murdock being 'Born Again', things are looking pretty good for Marvel's street-level group.

The Punisher, however, simply has to be included in this conversation. With a likely November release in mind, and with cryptic clues aplenty dropping on the show's Twitter feed (as a side, Marvel's social media presence has been quality), it's clear that Frank's back and is ready to take the MCU by storm - probably by gunpoint, if be.

There's so much talent involved in the project, and, with that in mind, it’s obvious that Frank’s best poised to usher in this new wave of Marvel programming. That and it’s okay to be excited, because god, who can forget Daredevil Season 2?

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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.