Marvel's 'The Punisher' Gets Series Order
By Ryan Schwartz
Jon Bernthal is set to reprise his role as The Punisher in Netflix’s latest Marvel offshoot.
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The streaming service has officially commissioned a spinoff focused on Daredevil‘s big bad, TVLine has confirmed. Hannibal scribe Steve Lightfoot will serve as executive producer.
The spinoff will mark Netflix’s sixth Marvel series, following Daredevil, Jessica Jones and upcoming releases Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders.
In January, TVLine was first to report that Netflix was mulling a Punisher spinoff.
Netflix released a teaser for the new series on Friday morning. Watch below:
The Punisher is back. Locked and loaded.https://t.co/nGKCa2taEV
— Netflix US (@netflix) April 29, 2016
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