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By Molly Edwards published 10 March 2025

Jon Bernthal has talked about his upcoming Marvel special

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Marvel star Jon Bernthal has teased his upcoming Punisher special – and it sounds like it's going to be as dark and gritty as the Netflix version.

“I care very deeply about Frank, I’m really grateful that I’m getting the opportunity to tell the story that I think the fans deserve. We're giving it our all and we're trying to tell a Frank Castle story that we're going to turn our back on the audience – it's not going to be easy, it's not going to be light, and I think it's the version that this character deserves and I'm just beyond honored and grateful that we get the opportunity," he told The Hollywood Reporter.

The actor also spoke about how it compares to his Netflix solo show. "It's going to be dark; Frank has no interest in breaking out the darkness. It's not going to be easy. I don't know if that's the Netflix tone then that's what it's going to be,” he said, and added: "It will not be Punisher-lite, I promise you that."

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Bernthal is confirmed to appear in Daredevil: Born Again, and, though he hasn't shown up yet, an Easter egg in the season's double episode premiere hints at his involvement in the story.

The Punisher project, meanwhile, is set to be a Werewolf by Night-style special co-written by Bernthal himself.

"It's like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story," Marvel's head of television Brad Winderbaum said of the special. "It's so exciting."

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