The Punisher (TV series)

Marvel's The Punisher is an American television series created by Steve Lightfoot for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character Punisher. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films and other television series, and is a spin-off from the first Marvel Netflix series, Daredevil (2015–2018). The Punisher was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Bohemian Risk Productions, with Lightfoot serving as showrunner. Jon Bernthal reprised his role from Daredevil as Frank Castle / Punisher, a vigilante who uses lethal methods to fight crime. Amber Rose Revah, Jason R. Moore, Ben Barnes, and Deborah Ann Woll also star, joined by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Daniel Webber, Paul Schulze, Michael Nathanson, and Jaime Ray Newman for the first season, and Josh Stewart, Giorgia Whigham, and Floriana Lima for the second season. A television series centered on the Punisher received a put pilot commitment at Fox in 2011, but that project fell through. In June 2015, Bernthal was cast as the character to appear in the second season of Daredevil (2016). Development on a spin-off began by January 2016, and Netflix ordered the series that April when the involvement of Bernthal and Lightfoot was confirmed. The series explores the title character's grief and violence, and was filmed in New York City. The full first season was released on Netflix on November 17, 2017, followed by the second on January 18, 2019