2017 is going to be massive for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only areGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,Spider-Man: HomecomingandThor: Ragnarokall coming out on the movie side of things this year, but Netflix is releasing three new shows as well.Iron Fistis set to debut next month, which will help lead intoThe Defenders, withThe Punisherseason 1 also set to hit the streaming service at some point in the next ten months. Now, we have a fresh batch of set photos to help fuel the excitement forFrank Castle’s return to Netflix.
These new photos fromThe Punisherseason 1 come courtesy of Twitter user Kültürpat. The very same Twitter account was responsible for the last batch of set photos we reported on, which featured Frank Castle bringing flowers to someone, seemingly to pay his respects. The new photos feature a very clean cut and stern lookingJon Bernthalas Frank Castle in action stealing a cop car. There isn’t a whole lot of context provided for why he is stealing the cop car, but anyone who watchedThe PunisherinDaredevilseason 2 probably doesn’t find this action overly surprising.
Details onThe Punisherhave largely been kept under wraps by Netflix, but fans are very excited to seeJon Bernthalreturn as Frank Castle after his incredible performance inDaredevil. It is definitely worth noting that Frank is clean shaven in these photos, because in some earlier set photos he was featured looking pretty grizzly and sporting an impressive beard. That could mean we are following Frank Castle in a couple of different timelines inThe Punisherseason 1. Or, it could just mean that he decides to clean himself up just for the fun of it at some point. It seems likely that there is a reason for the rugged look in these earlier set photos, though.
Netflix has added severalnew cast membersforThe PunisherSeason 1.Ebon Moss-Bachrachhas come aboard to play Micro, a former NSA analyst whose secrets may be of great value to Frank Castle.Amber Rose Revahalso signed on to play Dinah Madani, a highly-trained sophisticated Homeland Security agent andBen Barneswill play Billy Russo, Franks Castle’s best friend from his days in the Special Forces, who runs a successful private military corporation called “Anvil.” It has also been confirmed thatDaredevil’sDeborah Ann Woll, who plays Karen Page, will also be appearing inThe Punisher. That will help provide some connective tissue to rest of the Netflix Marvel universe.
Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal), who wrote the first two episodes of the series, is serving as showrunner and Executive Producer forThe Punisher.Jim Chory(Daredevil,Jessica JonesandLuke Cage) will also serve as Executive Producer along with Marvel’s head of television,Jeph Loeb. Netflix has yet to announce an official premiere date forThe Punisher, but it is confirmed for a 2017 debut. You can check out thenew set photosfor yourself below.
