Daredevil: Born Again made the controversial creative choice of sidelining Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) for its first season. Serving as a continuation of Netflix’s Daredevil, the series brought back Woll as well as fellow series veterans Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elden Henson, and Jon Bernthal. The initial vision for Daredevil: Born Again only included Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil and D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, but the series received a substantial creative overhaul to shift it from a reboot to a continuation. Because of these changes, its first season was split into two.
Both Woll and Henson have little screen time due to being late additions to the cast. From the start, Henson’s character, Foggy, was planned to die as an inciting incident for how Matt has changed since Netflix’s Daredevil. Because of Foggy’s death, Karen and Matt become estranged. She later re-enters the season alongside Bernthal’s Punisher, and her story is poised to continue onscreen moving forward.
Filming for Daredevil: Born Again season two began in February and is expected to wrap in July. Numerous set leaks have shown various cast members reprising their roles, including Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones. Ritter played Jessica in her solo series and alongside Cox in the crossover series The Defenders. Another star spotted was Woll. Recently shared images from the set show Karen and Matt reuniting. The scene is a daytime sH๏τ of the two walking down the street.
Click here to see the set pH๏τos of Deborah Ann Woll and Charlie Cox on the set of Daredevil: Born Again.
What The New Daredevil Set PH๏τos Mean For Matt Murdock And Karen Page
As for how these pH๏τos may set up the plot of Daredevil: Born Again season two, little can be gleaned from these images as they are in civilian clothes walking down the street. However, previously leaked pictures from the set showed Karen in a thick red wig and sunglᴀsses, indicating she was undercover. Karen and Matt wearing regular clothing in broad daylight implies that they are no longer meeting covertly.
Given that it was speculated that Matt and Karen were hiding from Fisk’s antivigilante taskforce, this could mean Fisk is no longer in the same position of power or his plan has been set back, and this scene is towards the end of the season. That aside, Woll being on set with Cox could be teeing her up for a more substantial role in season two, especially given that Matt seems to harbor lingering romantic feelings for Karen.
Our Take On The New Daredevil Set PH๏τos Of Matt Murdock And Karen Page
The most likely takeaway from these set images is that Karen will have a reconciliation with Matt following whatever resolution the Fisk antivigilante storyline reaches. What remains to be seen is whether Matt’s fledgling relationship with Heather Glenn will survive or if he and Karen will rediscover their feelings. Nonetheless, Woll’s return in Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is promising.