Daredevil Casting: Jon Bernthal Cast is Frank Castle in Second Season!

Jon Bernthal (photo courtesy of Getty Images)

The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal – who was also a standout in David Ayers’ Fury – is taking on the skull-shirted vigilante Frank ‘The Punisher’ Castle in season two of Netflix’s Daredevil.

The announcement came today from Marvel.com. Details follow the jump.

Jon Bernthal Cast as Frank Castle in the Netflix Original Series ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’

The dynamic actor will punish Hell’s Kitchen in the next season of the Netflix series, coming in 2016!

“Jon Bernthal brings an unmatched intensity to every role he takes on, with a potent blend of power, motivation and vulnerability that will connect with audiences,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “Castle’s appearance will bring dramatic changes to the world of Matt Murdock and nothing will be the same.”Bernthal will also appear in the upcoming action thriller “The Accountant.”

“Marvel’s Daredevil” is Executive Produced by Doug Petrie (“American Horror Story,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”), Marco Ramirez (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “DaVinci’s Demons”) and Drew Goddard (“Cabin in the Woods,” “Lost”), along with Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones.”)

“Marvel’s Daredevil” is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios. Season one of “Marvel’s Daredevil” is now streaming on Netflix.

Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. “Marvel’s Daredevil” stars Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson and Rosario Dawson.

For more information on “Marvel’s Daredevil,” and the other exciting new Marvel Television series coming to Netflix, stay tuned to Marvel.com or visit Netflix.com/daredevil, follow @Daredevil on Twitter, and like “Marvel’s Daredevil” on Facebook.

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Jon Bernthal (photo courtesy of Getty Images)