‘Punisher’ Special in the Works with Jon Bernthal

A Punisher special is officially in the works with Jon Bernthal set to reprise his role as Frank Castle/Punisher. It is described as being in the vein of Werewolf by Night or The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, according to EW. Bernthal is co-writing the special alongside Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will also direct. The special will…

Caroline C Ryan

February 25, 2025

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A Punisher special is officially in the works with Jon Bernthal set to reprise his role as Frank Castle/Punisher.

It is described as being in the vein of Werewolf by Night or The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, according to EW.

Bernthal is co-writing the special alongside Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will also direct. The special will air in 2026, alongside Daredevil Season 2.

Bernthal first played the Frank Castle role on Netflix’s version of Daredevil, debuting the character during second season in 2016. He then went on to play the titular character for two seasons of Netflix’s The Punisher, which aired from 2017-19. He will be seen again in Daredevil: Born Again Season 1.