The Punisher

"That's your death, that's not theirs. You do this like this, you're... you're as good as dead already." "It's who I am. Who I've always been."

- Micro and Punisher

Marvel's The Punisher, or simply The Punisher, is a television series based on the Marvel Comics vigilante character of the same name. It is produced by Marvel Television and streamed on Netflix.

The first season premiered on November 17, 2017.

The second season was announced on December 12, 2017. It will be released on January 18, 2019.

Season One
After exacting revenge on those responsible for the deaths of his family, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Now known throughout the city as The Punisher, and legally dead, he must discover the truth about injustices and make uneasy alliances, in order to finally end the war that has controlled his life for too long.

Season Two
Former Marine-turned-vigilante Frank Castle has been living a quiet life on the road until he suddenly becomes embroiled in the attempted murder of a young girl. As he is drawn into the mystery surrounding her and those in pursuit of the information she holds, Castle attracts a new target on his back as new and old enemies force him to confront whether he should accept his destiny and embrace life as the Punisher.

Starring Cast

 * Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher (Seasons 1-2)
 * Ebon Moss-Bachrach as David Lieberman/Micro (Season 1)
 * Ben Barnes as Billy Russo † (Seasons 1-2)
 * Amber Rose Revah as Dinah Madani (Seasons 1-2)
 * Daniel Webber as Lewis Wilson † (Season 1)
 * Paul Schulze as William Rawlins † (Season 1)
 * Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle (Seasons 1-2)
 * Michael Nathanson as Sam Stein † (Season 1)
 * Jaime Ray Newman as Sarah Lieberman (Season 1)
 * Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page (Seasons 1; Guest Season 2)
 * Josh Stewart as John Pilgrim (Season 2)
 * Floriana Lima as Krista Dumont (Season 2)
 * Giorgia Whigham as Amy Bendix (Season 2)

Recurring Cast

 * Shohreh Aghdashloo as Farah Madani (Season 1)
 * Kelli Barrett as Maria Castle † (Season 1)
 * Aidan Pierce Brennan as Frank Castle, Jr. † (Season 1)
 * Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison (Season 1)
 * Kobi Frumer as Zach Lieberman (Season 1)
 * Tim Guinee as Clay Wilson (Season 1)
 * Rick Holmes as Senator Stan Ori (Season 1)
 * C. Thomas Howell as SAC Carson Wolf † (Season 1)
 * Jeb Kreager as Gunner Henderson † (Season 1)
 * Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Deputy Director Marion James (Season 1-2)
 * Nicolette Pierini as Lisa Castle † (Season 1)
 * Tony Plana as Director Rafael Hernandez (Season 1-2)
 * Shezi Sardar as Ahmad Zubair † (Season 1)
 * Ripley Sobo as Leo Lieberman (Season 1)
 * Delaney Williams as O'Connor † (Season 1)
 * Royce Johnson as Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney (Season 1-2)
 * Corbin Bernsen as Anderson Schultz † (Season 2)
 * Annette O'Toole as Eliza Schultz † (Season 2)
 * Todd Alan Crain as Senator David Schultz (Season 2)
 * Allie McCulloch as Rebecca Pilgrim † (Season 2)
 * Zell Steele Morrow as Michael Pilgrim (Season 2)
 * Henry Boshart as Lemuel Pilgrim (Season 2)

Order and Development
In January 2016, it was reported that Netflix was in very early development on a Daredevil spinoff series, featuring Jon Bernthal as the Punisher. The next month, Marvel Television's Executive Vice President Jeph Loeb said "I think that's something that people are speculating on, as opposed to something that's actually happening" about a potential The Punisher spinoff. On April 29, 2016, Netflix officially announced and ordered the series.

The showrunner for the series was Steve Lightfoot, a producer on 's . When he was first brought in to Marvel, he did not realise Castle had appeared on Daredevil's second season. In an interview with EW, Lightfoot noted:

When I came in to meet about this show, I hadn’t realized that they had done that Daredevil season 2, so Marvel showed me that show. The real starting point, for me, was watching the approach they had taken and what Jon had done with the part. And seeing his performance was when I got really excited about the prospect of doing the show, because I felt like it had a real mix of ferocity — he was genuinely scary — and this real humanity, where he moved me at the same time. I felt like there was a story about grief and how men build a very extreme version of that, and exploring that was what interested me.

Production
On October 3, 2016, the series started filming in New York City. The working title of the series was "Crime".

Promotion
Following the, the promotional panels of the first season of The Punisher at and at  were cancelled. Additionally, the release date of the season was post-poned.