TV SERIES · 2015–2018 · USA

Marvel's Daredevil

Created by

Drew Goddard

Network

Netflix

Seasons

3

Episodes

39

Studio

ABC Studios, DeKnight Industries, Goddard Textiles

43 archived facts · 6 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Oct 2026

Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.

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12 Interesting Facts About Marvel's Daredevil

1. #001

   Charlie Cox was honored on June 18, 2015, at the American Foundation for the Blind's 19th Annual Helen Keller Achievement Awards for his performance as the blind superhero Daredevil.

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2. #003

   Matt is said to have grown up at St. Agnes Orphanage. Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) also stated that she grew up in St. Agnes Orphanage.

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3. #005

   Netflix made this series the first to feature an audio description service. When fans requested that audio description be added, Netflix completed it in only four days.

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4. #007

   Within just a few weeks, the first season became the second most pirated series in the world after Game of Thrones (2011).

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5. #008

   The series was watched so much that Netflix actually released its ratings. Netflix almost never releases ratings.

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6. #010

   This series, Jessica Jones (2015), Luke Cage (2016) and Iron Fist (2017) were pitched to Netflix together, along with a plan to create the crossover miniseries The Defenders (2017).

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7. #011

   In the comics, the newspaper Ben Urich works for is The Daily Bugle, but in the series the newspaper he works for is the fictional New York Bulletin. Marvel Entertainment/Disney did not yet own the rights to Spider-Man or The Daily Bugle during production.

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8. #015

   The nickname "Mike" that Claire Temple gives Matt recalls old Daredevil stories in which Matt pretended to be his non-blind twin brother Mike Murdock to protect his secret identity. Matt's middle name is also Michael.

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9. #018

   On the door of the office across the hall from Nelson and Murdock's office is a globe-shaped logo reading "Atlas Investments." The logo closely resembles the Atlas Comics logo; the company that became Marvel Comics.

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10. #020

    Deborah Ann Woll's real-life boyfriend, E. J. Scott, suffers from a disease called choroideremia that causes blindness. At the series premiere he was dressed as Matt Murdock.

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11. #029

    After Daredevil's debut in April 2015, Daredevil actor Charlie Cox explained how he wanted to see The Punisher's first appearance in the second season of Daredevil, which premiered in 2016. On 9 June 2015, Marvel Television confirmed that Frank Castle/The Punisher would first appear in the second season and would be portrayed by The Walking Dead (2010) actor Jon Bernthal.

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12. #030

    Two paintings shown in the series, for Fisk and Murdock, are direct representations of their counterparts in the comic books. Fisk is shown a large, wide white painting and Murdock a tall red one; in the comics Fisk primarily wears a white suit and Murdock, as Daredevil, primarily wears a red suit.

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