Marvel’s Daredevil Welcomes Back Vincent D’Onofrio; Erik Oleson Becomes New Showrunner for Season 3
Deadline reported today that Marvel’s Daredevil will be seeing the return of Vincent D’Onofrio as the reprise of Wilson Fisk for season three. D’Onofrio was the main villain in Season 1 of the Netflix Original and he also made an imprisoned appearance in Season 2 last year.
D’Onofrio teased his fans of his return with a banner photo of the Fisk character on his Twitter page.
Along with the return of D’Onofrio, Erik Oleson will be taking the role of showrunner for the third season. Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez were showrunners for Season 2 of Daredevil, however, both have moved on to handle the same duties on Marvel’s The Defenders.
In an interview with Deadline, EP and Marvel TV chief Jeph Loeb said, “We’re very excited how Marvel’s Daredevil develops through the creative lens and guidance of our new showrunner, Erik Oleson.”
Marvel and Netflix have yet to release a launch date for Daredevil’s Season 3.