When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.

Why is Daredevil: Born Again getting a two-episode release midway through its first season?

It’s not unusual for Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) shows to receive two-episode premieres onDisney+.

Daredevil standing a rooftop at night in Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again’s episodic release format differs slightly from its Marvel predecessors

Many of its predecessors, includingYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManandAgatha All Alongsimilarly launched with dual episode drops on release day.

Disney+’s latest press blast confirmedDaredevil: Born Againis getting the same treatment.

This is the first time that a Marvel TV show will get a two-episode drop mid-season, though.

Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk sitting opposite each other in a diner in Daredevil: Born Again

Born Again will reunite us with Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk

So, why is Marvel experimenting with a dual episode mid-season release here?

Why make fans wait a week to find out what happens if episode 5 ends on a cliff hanger?

Last November,Disney confirmedAndor’s second and final season would premiere on April 22.

Cassian looking at someone off-camera from a TIE fighter cockpit in Andor season 2

Marvel fans thinkAndorseason 2’s forthcoming release is also behindBorn Again’s unusual release schedule

That would pit it against the two-episode premiere ofAndor’s sophomore outing.

Disney+

Article image