The Punisher's one-off TV special hits Disney+ on May 12
We knew Disney+ was prepping a standalone special for The Punisher, but we didn't know it was coming so soon. The Punisher: One Last Kill premieres on May 12. This is just one week after the season two finale of Daredevil: Born Again, which starts up this week. It's possible The Punisher will be featured in that, so we could be in for eight straight weeks of skull-shirted shenanigans.
Frank Castle returns in A Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill May 12, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/4I3H10grXz— The Punisher (@ThePunisher) March 24, 2026
One Last Kill was actually co-written by star Jon Bernthal, who has been playing the vigilante for a decade now. It's been described as a love letter to the character, but plot details have been kept under wraps. Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum has called it "a shotgun blast of a story." Reinaldo Marcus Green is directing, who previously made We Own This City with The Wire's David Simon.
We do know that Frank Castle survives whatever violent ordeal he goes through in the special. That's because The Punisher is featured prominently in the trailer for the next Spider-Man film. This will be the first time Bernthal's take on the character will show up in an actual movie.
He first took on the role in season two of the original Netflix Daredevil show. Bernthal was a fan favorite, which led to two seasons of a spin-off show before Netflix and Marvel ended their whole joint TV experiment.
This isn't the only Netflix-era hero getting a resurgence on Disney+ and beyond. Charlie Cox returned to the role of Daredevil for Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law before getting his own show. It's also been reported that Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones is coming back this season on Born Again and Mike Colter has been dropping hints that his version of Luke Cage could be gracing televisions in the near future.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-punishers-one-off-tv-special-hits-disney-on-may-12-162208769.html?src=rss
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