Matthew Murdoch, a.k.a. Daredevil (Charlie Cox, “The Theory of Everything,” 2014), returns to vigilantism in “Daredevil: Born Again,” premiering Tuesday, March 4, on Disney+.
Charlie Cox stars in “Daredevil: Born Again”
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‘Born Again’ vigilantism: Daredevil returns to political change on Disney+
By Dana Simpson
The world needs heroes.
Whether that means saving kittens from a burning building or working a double shift to put food on the table for your family, heroism looks different to everyone. But when it comes to superheroes — a genre beloved by people of all ages the world over — few do double duty better than Daredevil.
First introduced to the Marvel Universe by Stan Lee in April 1964, the blind, redclad vigilante has been fighting crime day and night in books, in film and on television ever since. Now, six and a half years after the Netflix series “Daredevil” ended, the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe launches a brand-new installment.
“Daredevil: Born Again” premieres Tuesday, March 4, on Disney+.
Reappearing at a time when many need him the most, Daredevil, a.k.a. Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox, “The Theory of Everything,” 2014), is back in action after “a line was crossed,” leaving him little choice but to take a necessary hiatus from vigilante crime fighting. While those familiar with Netflix’s “Daredevil” may remember the incident alluded to in the “Born Again” trailer, let’s just say — for the sake of providing some context while avoiding gratuitous spoilers — that the masked man of the people may have let his impulse get the better of him, leading to unnecessary brutality and, quite possibly, the death of an innocent or two. One thing that is clear from the “Born Again” trailer regardless of the viewer’s level of context, however, is that Murdock is inextricably
linked to Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio, “Full Metal Jacket,” 1987), who is now the mayor of New York City, for better or for worse. While he insists he is “serving his city,” Fisk is known for strong-arming his way into deals, pressuring his opponents into submission and eliminating his problems through less-than-legal means. Now that Kingpin is more powerful than ever, Murdock is likely to have plenty of work on his plate — either at his day job as a criminal attorney or as his highly tuned, nocturnal counterpart. Either way, “Daredevil: Born Again” is slated to feature oodles of violence and rumored to bring about a few highly anticipated “fixes” to the 2015-18 Netflix series.
“The earlier show, at its best, was fantastic,” showrunner Dario Scardapane
(“The Punisher”) told SFX Magazine. “At its worst, it was two characters in a room talking about what a hero is.”
As for how “Born Again” compares to Netflix’s series on a stylistic level, Scardapane says the new series is “more New York crime story” than “noir.”
“It has elements of ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘King Of New York’ [1990]. ... They were very dark, cinematically, not necessarily story-wise, although there were some dark elements.”
He then added, “We’re much darker.”
“Daredevil: Born Again” co-stars Wilson Bethel (“Hart of Dixie”), Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”), Elden Henson (“Idle Hands,” 1999), Deborah Ann Woll (“True Blood”) and Genneya Walton (“Candy Cane Lane,” 2023).
Catch the premiere Tuesday, March 4, on Disney+.
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The 97th Academy Awards (March 2)
Hosted this year by comedian and television mainstay Conan O’Brien (“Conan Without Borders”), the celebration takes place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. As the academy recognizes talent from all aspects of the film industry — from actors and directors to composers, costumers, makeup artists and more — the night features a number of special guests and performances.
“Dark Winds” - Season 3 (AMC+ — March 9, Season Premiere) Based on the iconic Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman, the eight-episode third season of this hit series picks up six months after the events of Season 2. It follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) as they investigate the disappearance of two boys, with only an abandoned bicycle and blood-stained patch of ground left in their wake. Meanwhile, Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) attempts to settle into her new life 500 miles from home with the Border Patrol, but stumbles across a conspiracy involving human and drug smuggling with far-reaching implications.
“My Best Friend’s An Animal”Season 1 (Available Now) This emotive, heart-warming series tells the stories of humans who have unlikely, extraordinary friendships with wild animals. Featuring six compelling stories per episode and filmed all over the world, the series proves that when it comes to friendship, shape, size, or even species is irrelevant.
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” - Season 2, New Episodes
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Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, Season 2 of this animated youth series follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette (Diamond White) and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur (Fred Tatasciore).
“Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue” (March 2) In this thriller series with a jaw-dropping reveal waiting at the end, a light aircraft with nine passengers crashes in the Mexican jungle — and everyone survives. But then, one after another, they begin to die in strange and violent ways and very soon they begin to realize that, for some inexplicable reason, somebody wants them dead.
“Kindergarten: The Musical” - Season 1, New Episodes” (Available Now)
Created for preschoolers and their families, this animated musical series is about navigating all of the exciting and emotional experiences that come with starting school for the very first time. The series follows 5-year-old Berti, her amazing teacher Ms. Moreno and new friends at Porter Elementary.
“The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” (Available Now)
In honor of “The Lion King’s” 30th Anniversary, the Hollywood Bowl transforms into the Pride Lands for an immersive concert event. This music event celebrates the franchise’s evolution, from the 1994 animated film to the Tony Award-winning musical, and the 2019 and 2024 live-action films.
“Deli Boys” - Season 1 (March 6) When their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba’s secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Alfie Fuller and Brian George star.
“Picture This” (March 6) In this heartfelt rom-com, struggling photographer Pia (Simone Ashley) receives a prediction: true love and career success await her in the next five dates she goes on. With her sister’s wedding looming and family playing matchmaker, her ex (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) reappears, throwing both her love and professional life into chaos.
“Dead Money” (Available Now)
Professional poker player Andy (Emile Hirsch) and his girlfriend Chloe (India Eisley) have the wildest day of their lives after a home poker game is robbed. In order to save both of their lives, Andy plays the biggest poker game of his life. David Keith, Rory Culkin and Jackie Earle Haley also star.
“Sweethearts” - Season 1 (Available Now) From the producers of “Love is Blind” and “Married at First Sight,” this series follows the lives of six teenage couples in Charleston, South Carolina, as they navigate the end of high school and their final summer together as a couple before heading off to college. As senior year comes to an end, all high school sweethearts are forced to look at their relationship and decide… who do you want to be? And who do you want to be with?
“The Leopard” (March 5)
Based on what many consider to be one of the greatest Italian novels of all time, this series is a dazzlingly sensuous epic, set against the backdrop of revolution in 1860s Sicily. At its heart is Don Fabrizio Corbera (Kim Rossi Stuart), the Prince of Salina, who leads a life surrounded by beauty and privilege. But as Italy moves towards unification and the old aristocratic order is threatened, he realizes that his family’s future is in jeopardy.
“Formula 1: Drive to Survive”Season 7 (March 7)
Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track. This new season of the hit docuseries follows the hardworking individuals involved in
Formula 1 racing through their fight to the top during the 2024 season.
“Have You Seen My Son?” (Available Now) Released from prison, a woman (Sarah Smyth) tries to find out where her child vanished to while she was away. When her journey leads her down a winding path that puts her life in danger, she realizes that learning the truth might come at the cost of her freedom. Catherine Lough Haggquist, Kate Twa and Alana Hawley Purvis also star.
“Midnight Cowboy” (Available Now) This Best Picture winner from 1969 follows Texas dishwasher Joe Buck (Jon Voight) who, convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he’ll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman).
“Beauty in Black” - Season 2 (March 6)
While Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, Mallory (Crystle Stewart) is running a successful business. Soon, the two women find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.
From multihyphenate powerhouse Tyler Perry, the series also stars Amber Reign Smith, Ricco Ross, Debbi Morgan, Richard Lawson and Steven G. Norfleet.
“Plankton: The Movie” (March 7) Plankton’s (Mr. Lawrence) world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted — again. This computer animated “SpongeBob SquarePants” spinoff also voice stars Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Mary Jo Catlett, Lori Alan, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass.
“The Righteous Gemstones” - Season 4 (Max — March 9, Season Premiere)
Telling the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work, this season, the family’s codependence is tested as they attempt to move forward without letting go of their storied past.
Danny McBride, Adam Devine, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Cassidy Freeman, Tim Baltz and Tony Cavalero star.
Sports Zone
Bucks. From Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. (Live) 10 p.m. TNT TRUTV NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights. From T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Live)
10:30 p.m. FS1 Women’s College Basketball UNLV at Wyoming. From Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo. (Live) thurSday
10 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open, First Round. From Grand Reserve Golf Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (Live)
1 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees. From George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. (Live)
2 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, First Round. From Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. (Live)
6 p.m. SNY MLB Baseball Houston Astros at New York Mets. From Clover Park in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. (Live)
7 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. From Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (Live) ESPN2 College Basketball Florida Atlantic at Alabama-Birmingham. From Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala. (Live)
7:30 p.m. TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics. From TD Garden in Boston. (Live)
8 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Michigan State at Iowa. From Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Live)
9 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Charlotte at North Texas. From UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas. (Live)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators. From Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Live)
10 p.m. TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers. From Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Live) Friday
10 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open, Second Round. From Grand Reserve Golf Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (Live)
2 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Second Round. From Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. (Live)
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6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball DePaul at Providence. From Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. (Live)
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Basketball Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers. From Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (Live) SNY College Basketball George Washington at Fordham. From Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx, N.Y. (Live)
7:30 p.m. TNT TRUTV NHL Hockey Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (Live)
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7 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Dayton at VCU. From Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Va. (Live)
7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Dallas Mavericks. From American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Live)
8 p.m. FS1 ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150. From Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. (Live) WNYW-5 WUTV-29 College Basketball Purdue at Illinois. From State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. (Live)
9 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball South Florida at Memphis. Men’s college basketball action. (Live) 10 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Colorado State at Boise State. From ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. (Live)
10:05 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets. From Ball Arena in Denver. (Live)
11 p.m. ATTPT NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights. From T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Live) Saturday
7:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City. From The City Ground in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. (Live)
10 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Fulham. From American Express Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. (Live)
12 p.m. SNY Women’s College Basketball Drexel at Stony Brook. From Island FCU Arena in Stony Brook, N.Y. (Live)
12:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Third Round. From Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. (Live) WGRZ-2 WICU-12 Premier League Soccer Brentford vs. Aston Villa. From Gtech Community Stadium in London. (Live)
1:30 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 College Basketball Iowa State at Kansas State. From Bramlage Coliseum in Mahnattan, Kan. (Live)
2 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Alabama at Auburn. From Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala. (Live) FS1 College Basketball Xavier at St. John’s. The No. 20 Red Storm (16-3, 7-1 Big East) surge into a meeting with the Musketeers (127, 4-4). (Live) SNY Women’s College Basketball Elon at Monmouth. From OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, N.J. (Live)
2:15 p.m. WPIX-11 College Basketball Georgia Tech at Wake Forest. From Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, N.C. (Live)
2:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Puerto Rico Open, Third Round. From Grand Reserve Golf Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (Live)
USA College Basketball Saint Joseph’s at La Salle. From Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) WGRZ-2 WICU-12 PGA Tour Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational, Third Round. From Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. (Live)
3:30 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 College Basketball Ohio State at Indiana. From Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (Live)
4 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Arizona at Kansas. From Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. (Live) FS1 College Basketball Xavier at St. John’s. The No. 20 Red Storm (16-3, 7-1 Big East) surge into a meeting with the Musketeers (127, 4-4). (Live)
4:30 p.m. WNYW-5 WUTV-29 MLS Soccer Los Angeles FC at Seattle Sounders FC. From Lumen Field in Seattle. (Live)
5 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Cologuard Classic, Second Round. From La Paloma Country Club in Tucson, Ariz. (Live) WPIX-11 NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series GOVX 200. From Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. (Live)
In Focus
“The Electric State” (Netflix — March 14, Movie Premiere) This adventure film stars Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she’s visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher — Michelle’s genius younger brother whom she thought was dead. With smuggler Keats, his robot sidekick, Herman (Anthony Mackie) and Cosmo, Michelle sets out across the American southwest, determined to find her brother.
Screen Time - Week of March 2 - 8, 2025
ABC’s waterborne medical drama returns from its winter break, finding Max (Joshua Jackson) and Avery (Phillipa Soo) at a crossroads as they face a difficult decision in their relationship. Meanwhile, The Odyssey detours to rescue a sinking boat and a mysterious new passenger captivates a member of the crew, making for an exciting new episode of “Doctor Odyssey,” airing Thursday, March 6, on ABC. To stream past episodes, visit abc.com/show/ b052ca15-d1e1-4aa4-9568-15c87b104c02
As “Emilia Perez” leads with 13 nominations, and “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” follow close behind with 10 nominations a piece, this year’s presentation might just end with an “Oscar’s sweep.” Hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, the 97th Academy Awards broadcasts live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday, March 2, on ABC. For a full list of this year’s nominations, film fanatics, “Selenators” and “Arianators” alike can visit oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2025
BY JAY BOBBIN
Bruce Willis sees ‘Die Hard’ action again
The debate over whether it’s a Christmas movie continues, but whatever any individual decides about that, “Die Hard” is a milestone of the action genre. The 1988 adventure — which FX shows Thursday, March 6 — cemented the big-screen stardom Bruce Willis pursued after gaining initial fame through the television series “Moonlighting.” His smart-aleck brand of humor and massively independent image surely help to inform the character of John McClane, a New York police officer who goes to Los Angeles for the holiday season, hoping to win back his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). Not crazy about the West Coast to begin with, McClane has even less to like after he arrives at his spouse’s elaborate office building. It turns out he isn’t the only visitor: arriving at virtually the same time is a band of criminals led by the debonair and coolly lethal Hans (Alan Rickman), who’s intent on stealing a fortune in bearer bonds. Little do the bad guys realize they’ll have the resourceful McClane to deal with.
“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Hulu, streaming): A tribute to a number of martial-arts films, writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s widely acclaimed, famously violent 2003 action saga casts Uma Thurman – who worked with Tarantino on originating the project while they were making “Pulp Fiction” (1994) together — as the physically adept
