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I bet if you were to ask the Daredevil: Born Again cast if they felt their show was a hit, chances are they'd say yes. But if you'll recall, there was a time when the idea of the grittier, mature-leaning character from Marvel comics heading into the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe felt somewhat risky, and I'm not just talking about how fans felt. According to Matt Murdock himself, Charlie Cox, the time Daredevil spent on Netflix was occasionally marked by feelings of being the odd man out in terms of the MCU line-up.

Along with Marvel costars Deborah Ann Woll and Wilson Bethel, Cox was a guest at Florida SuperCon 2026, where he and Popverse's own Ashley V. Robinson spent quite a while reminiscing on the character's time over at Netflix. As a fan Q&A panel, much of that reminiscing was prompted by the FSC attendees - attendees like one costumed fan who asked the series star what it was like going from the show's first iteration to its second. 

"We owe so much to the Netflix show," begins the Clair Obscur star, "Those guys looked after us so well. It was such a great experience. In some ways it's kind of the OG."

That said, Cox said that, in terms of the wider MCU, the show still felt somewhat like... well, let him tell you.

"It felt a little bit..." Cox continues, "At the time, like we were like the unwanted stepchild of the whole big show."

Ouch. Still, that feeling would change when the bigwigs over at Disney brought the show back, under their own Disney+ banner.

"When when we were invited over to come play with those guys," the Matt Murdock actor explained, "It was pretty cool because, now, it feels like we're really part of the Marvel canon. Doing these last few seasons on Disney has been wild just because, you know, there's a little bit more license to do more with the characters. It's the owner, the mothership."

To Cox's point, being on that aforementioned "mothership" meant that he was allowed to do his thing in Spider-Man: No Way Home (and maybe elsewhere?) Co-star Jon Bernthal, AKA Frank Castle, also has a bit more leg room these days, as he'll be portaying Punisher in next month's Spider-Man: Brand New Day. But hey, don't think all those changes mean Cox isn't still very thankful for his time at Netflix.

"We're very grateful to both those companies," he concluded, "Who've done wonderful things for us."

No hard feelings then, eh? Now that's a very good lawyer.

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