Yes, Daredevil: Born Again maintains the mature, violent tone of the Netflix series. The show carries a TV-MA rating and features the brutal fight choreography that made the original legendary. Disney did not sanitize Daredevil for the Disney+ platform.
This was a deliberate creative choice—Marvel understood that the violence was integral to what made Daredevil special.
The TV-MA Rating Explained
Official Rating: Born Again is rated TV-MA for violence, language, and mature themes.
- Brutal hand-to-hand combat
- Realistic consequences of violence
- Dark themes including corruption, crime, and moral ambiguity
- No pulled punches in depicting Hell's Kitchen's underbelly
Disney's Evolution: Disney+ has expanded beyond family content. Born Again joins other mature Marvel content like Echo and parts of Moon Knight.
The Legendary Fight Choreography Returns
The Hallway Fights: The Netflix series was famous for its brutal, extended fight sequences—often filmed to appear as single takes. Born Again continues this tradition.
Realistic Combat: Matt takes hits. He gets tired. He bleeds. The fights feel earned and exhausting, not superhuman.
The Punisher Factor: With Jon Bernthal returning as Frank Castle, expect even more intense action. The Punisher doesn't hold back.
Choreography Team: Marvel assembled fight coordinators who understand what made the original fights special—the tension, the stakes, the physicality.
How Does It Compare to the Netflix Series?
Faithful to the Original: Early reviews confirm Born Again captures the dark, grounded tone that set Netflix Daredevil apart from other Marvel projects.
Kingpin's Brutality: Vincent D'Onofrio's Fisk was terrifying because of his capacity for sudden violence. That hasn't changed—if anything, his power as Mayor makes him more dangerous.
Street-Level Stakes: This isn't about saving the world. It's about saving Hell's Kitchen, one brutal fight at a time. The intimate stakes allow for more visceral storytelling.