Charlie Cox Confirms Daredevil’s Identity Reveal Is Permanent in ‘Born Again’ Season 2 Finale

It’s official: all of New York now knows who Daredevil really is. And Charlie Cox has no interest in undoing that.

The Season 2 finale of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is now streaming on Disney+, and it sees the continued trial of Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll). As part of the effort to exonerate her, Matt Murdock (Cox) calls Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) himself to the stand. As tensions rise, Matt baits Fisk with his knowledge of Daredevil and, in a shocking move, ends the trial by revealing himself to be the masked vigilante.

Cox Knew the Reveal Before Season 2 Production Began

Sitting down with TheWrap at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) in March, Cox revealed that he was made aware of the decision before Season 2 even began filming. He and D’Onofrio were told during a phone call with Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum, and executive producers Sana Amanat and Dario Scardapane.

“It was like, Okay, this is a big challenge. It’s shocking. I think at that point I thought maybe that would be the final season,” Cox admitted. “So I was a little shocked to learn quite soon after that we were going to do another one.”

Despite the surprise, Cox embraced the twist and supported the show’s “big, bold ideas.” He did, however, add a caveat:

“There was a silence, and I think I said, Okay, it’s a genie I don’t think we can put back in the box. Or at least, I don’t want to put it back in the box.”

In short, don’t expect ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to follow the ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ route and undo the reveal.

No Plans to Reverse the Daredevil Reveal

Cox acknowledged that there is a Daredevil comic book arc in which Kilgrave’s children use their powers to convince the world that Matt Murdock and Daredevil are two different people. However, he wasn’t interested in pursuing that storyline.

“That was kind of fun, and cool, and interesting,” he conceded. “Because obviously, Kilgrave does exist in our universe, wonderfully played by David Tennant. I really would like to see him kind of make a return of some sort, but I think he’s a very, very busy man.”

Tennant portrayed the villain in Season 1 of ‘Jessica Jones’, alongside Krysten Ritter, who returned for ‘Born Again’.

Future Crossovers with the MCU?

Cox also expressed his enthusiasm for potential crossovers with other Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. “I mean all of the obvious ones,” he said. “It’d be so cool to kind of have some kind of crossover with all of the Avengers, with Spider-Man as Daredevil, rather than as Matt Murdock, all of that kind of stuff.”

He added, “I will say that I did have a particularly good time with