Marvel Studios’ planned Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again is set to undergo a “significant creative reboot” as the studio reportedly looks to overhaul its entire approach to TV.
According to a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter, in September, Marvel “quietly let go” of head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman, who were planning to write the upcoming Daredevil series. Along with this move, Marvel also released the show’s directors for the remainder of the season as part of what THR calls “a significant creative reboot” for the series.
Marvel is now looking for new writers and directors — ones that will reportedly look to keep the show a bit more in line with the previous Netflix series starring Charlie Cox as Daredevil.
THR’s article further details that Ord and Corman’s version of the show was largely different from the three-season Netflix series. According to sources, Daredevil: Born Again operated as a legal procedural that didn’t see Cox don the Daredevil costume until the fourth episode. Less than half of the series’ first season was filmed when Ord and Corman were let go.
THR also mentions that some things may be kept in the final product and that Corman and Ord are now executive producers on the two-season series.
Marvel plans to overhaul how it makes TV
The report also mentions that the Daredevil move is just the first in what THR calls some massive steps from Marvel to completely overhaul how it approaches television.
The report notes that, unlike typical television, Marvel would often opt to film entire seasons of TV, often without showrunners, using film executives to head up different series. Due to the relatively mixed reviews that series’ have been receiving, however, Marvel is said to be shifting to a more traditional approach, something Marvel’s head of streaming, television, and animation Brad Winderbaum acknowledged.
“We’re trying to marry the Marvel culture with the traditional television culture,” says Brad Winderbaum, Marvel’s head of streaming, television, and animation. “It comes down to, ‘How can we tell stories in television that honor what’s so great about the source material?’”
Winderbaum would go on to mention that they’re looking to find people who “are dedicated to” the medium of television. The report mentions that Marvel now plans to make “concrete changes” to how it approaches TV, including hiring showrunners and implementing the use of “show bibles,” a common document in television making that collects all aspects of the series.
