Daredevil
Stuck the LandingFinale "A New Napkin" scored 9.6, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 9/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 9/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Charlie CoxVincent D'OnofrioDeborah Ann WollElden HensonRoyce JohnsonGeoffrey Cantor
Written by
Drew Goddard
Starring
Charlie CoxVincent D'OnofrioDeborah Ann WollElden HensonRoyce JohnsonGeoffrey Cantor
Written by
Drew Goddard
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Daredevil Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.3 | |
| S2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | |
| S3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
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About
"Street-level superhero grit with real consequences"
By day, Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer in Hell's Kitchen; by night, he's a masked vigilante beating up criminals the courts can't touch. The show leans hard into noir grit rather than superhero spectacle, with brutal, close-quarters fight choreography and a slow-burn crime-drama pace. What carries it is the moral tension between Murdock's faith and his violence, plus a genuinely menacing crime-boss antagonist. It's darker, bloodier, and more patient than typical superhero fare, closer to a street-level thriller with powers.
Watch it for
the corridor fight sequences and a chillingly human, sympathetic crime boss.
Maybe skip if
you want bright, breezy superhero fun rather than bleak, violent moral drama.
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Season 12015
8.7214K1311h 47m
Blinded as a young boy, Matt Murdock fights injustice by day as a lawyer and by night as the superhero Daredevil in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
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Season 22016
8.9184K1311h 44m
Dark forces are tearing Hell's Kitchen apart once again, but this time Daredevil may have to choose between the city and his friends.
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Season 32018
9.0159K1311h 9m
Missing for months, Matt Murdock reemerges a broken man, putting into question his future as both vigilante Daredevil and lawyer Matthew Murdock. But when his archenemy Wilson Fisk is released from prison, Matt must choose between hiding from the world, or embracing his destiny as a hero.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Charlie Cox Matt Murdock, Daredevil
Vincent D'Onofrio Wilson Fisk
Deborah Ann Woll Karen Page
Elden Henson Foggy Nelson
Royce Johnson Sgt. Brett Mahoney, Brett Mahoney
Geoffrey Cantor Mitchell Ellison, Ellison
Jay Ali Ray Nadeem
Jon Bernthal Frank Castle, Punisher
Stephen Rider Blake Tower
Wilson Bethel Benjamin 'Dex' Poindexter
Crew
Drew Goddard
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