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Daredevil is back to beat up bad guys to a pulp through super long hallways, this time on Disney+. It was originally revealed that Charlie Cox would be returning as Matt Murdock (who briefly had a fling on She-Hulk) along withVincent DOnofrio as Kingpin (who appeared in Echo), alongside Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, the vigilante known as The Punisher. But left out from the Daredevil: Born Again announcement were original Netflix universe cast members Elden Henson and Deborah Ann Wolla decision that the series newest showrunner, when the decision was made to retoolBorn Again, didnt agree with. Thankfully Henson and Woll will reprise their roles as Foggy Nelson and Karen Page respectively, which has kicked up excitement for Born Agains premiere on March 4. Foggy and Karen were part of a huge cliffhanger at the end of the series Netflix run before its untimely cancellation, preparing to establish a new law firm between themselves and Mattmaking them as fundamental to Matts world in the show as they have been over the years in the comics. So whenBorn Again saw itself face a creative overhauling after years of work on an iteration that largely strayed away from what made the Netflix show work, for incoming showrunner Dario Scardapane (The Punisher), it was one of the first priorities he made in his case to Marvel. That was actually one of the first things I said to the bosses, he told Empire about his push to rework it. You cant do this show without Karen and Foggy. Theyre Matts family. Theyre the heart of his world. You cant take them out without explaining why, and if that explanation doesnt ring true, dont take them out. He continued to explain how the show felt like it veered off too much without them. It was much less the world we knew, and more trying to blaze a new trail, Scardapane pointed out, but in doing so, theyd forgotten some things that really were necessary to the engine of the story. Those things being people who are core to what the Daredevil stories areand so core to Scardapanes own vision that without them, he wasnt willing to be a part of the creative process. I was willing to lose a job over this one, he added. Because Season 3 of the Netflix show ended with a dream, with the names on that napkin. If you dont pay that off, youre not giving your characters context. You cant ignore that dream. Daredevil: Born Againwith Scardapane, Foggy and Karen along for the ride, thankfullybegins streaming on Disney+ March 4. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.