’Daredevil: Born Again’s Season 2 Trailer Hints It's Massively Improving on This Aspect of the Marvel Series

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Published Jan 28, 2026, 6:29 PM EST

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With the quick turnaround for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, the recent trailer release has fans thoroughly excited about the continuation of a story that is still fresh in their minds. The trailer's lack of exposition or narration, as seems common in many teasers nowadays, reflects the belief that fans are in no need of refreshers, and many are eager for a Born Again season that is a singular vision from Dario Scardapane and the show-running team, rather than a combination of two versions spliced together after a creative overhaul. From Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) returning to Wilson Fisk's (Vincent D'Onofrio) bizarre boxing match, Born Again's Season 2 trailer had many inclusions that will get the fans talking. However, it's the shots that contrast these climactic moments that should truly intrigue viewers. Not just for what they reveal about the true goal of Born Again's protagonist, but also for how they improve on the exposition from Season 1.

'Daredevil: Born Again's Season 2 Trailer Emphasizes the True Battle For New York's Soul

Despite the gruesome and authoritarian circumstances that set the context for Season 2 of Born Again, the trailer makes a point to start off in a state of tranquility. Not only does the music, Childish Gambino's song "Lithonia," begin softly, but there are also several shots of New Yorkers laughing, playing with their children, and even conversing with Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Task Force, AVTF, in a friendly manner. Shots that, in the current political climate, will feel especially significant, even if Scardapane and his team didn't intend for that effect at the time.

However, beneath the smiles and laughter, there is an undercurrent of tension. Gambino's song elongates the strings to inject tension, and the overly friendly nature of people's interaction with the AVTF almost feels like it could be a part of some kind of propaganda video, given what the viewer already knows about Fisk's rule. Even the moment where one New Yorker points in the face of a smiling AVTF officer, with an older woman ushering him away, feels like it could be either a joke or a point of conflict.

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These inclusions, while not as immediately impactful as some of the other shots in the Season 2 trailer, are key in revealing what the core conflict of Born Again is in Season 2. Matt (Charlie Cox) and Fisk are not just fighting each other, but also deciding how these people live their lives. The stakes not only take on a larger scale, but still feel incredibly personal as the trailer reflects how the battles between the two men will affect real, actualized people.

The Shots of New York in 'Daredevil: Born Again's Season 2 Trailer Reveals the True Heart of New York

The focus on the everyday lives of New Yorkers does not just exist in a vacuum, but represents an improvement on the BB Reports from Season 1 of Born Again. While BB Ulrich's (Genneya Walton) reports did give the audience a ground-level perspective of how New York felt about Fisk and vigilantes, they also felt like awkward and overt exposition that told the audience, rather than showed them, the emotional state of the city. In contrast, the shots of children playing and people getting along reflect not just the city itself, but also how Matt perceives it. He not only hears the conflict and crime, but the vibrancy too, which includes the everyday joys. Even if these are propaganda videos from Fisk's mayoral office, it doesn't remove the fact that moments like these make the city a character unto itself, with its own goals and thematic relevance, making Matt's desire to protect it that much more noble.

The true nature of these shots, whether they are true reflections of the city or a choreographed attempt by Fisk to distract inhabitants from his authoritarian rule, is something we will have to wait to find out. Yet, no matter what, they are incredibly significant in understanding just how important the battle between Matt and Fisk truly is. Not just for ego, about who beat who in the end, or a mere ideological difference. But for the parents, children, families, and human beings who are actually affected by these battles and could end up playing a larger role than previously thought.