Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again directly continues Netflix's Daredevil season 3, with the return of an enraged Bullseye and an even more ambitious Wilson Fisk. Daredevil: Born Again doesn't make any canon changes to the story established in the previous series, but it does make some bold decisions that may prove divisive with fans and critics.

Right after its two-episode premiere, Daredevil: Born Again receives a critics' score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Though high, Daredevil: Born Again's Tomatometer is lower than all three seasons of Netflix's Daredevil. On the flip side, Daredevil: Born Again's audience score is considerably higher than its predecessor's three seasons, with a Popcornmeter of 93%. Of course, both scores are bound to fluctuate as new reviews arrive.

What Daredevil: Born Again's Rotten Tomatoes Scores Mean

Daredevil: Born Again's Two-Episode Premiere Is A Success

At the time of its two-episode premiere, Daredevil: Born Again's 80% critics' score is just one percentage point below Daredevil season 2, where Jon Bernthal's Punisher made his debut. Daredevil season 3 stands at an impressive 97% Tomatometer, and Daredevil season 1 takes the crown with an almost perfect 99% critics' score. On the other hand, Daredevil: Born Again holds a 93% Popcornmeter, whereas Daredevil season 1 remains at 93%, Daredevil season 2 at 89%, and Daredevil season 3 at 86%.

Daredevil season

RT Critics' Score

RT Audience Score

Daredevil season 1

99%

93%

Daredevil season 2

81%

89%

Daredevil season 3

97%

86%

Daredevil: Born Again

80%

93%

Netflix's Daredevil and the MCU's Daredevil: Born Again are an incredibly popular series, all things considered. Limited series like Secret Invasion and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law are a long distance away from Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again's outstanding scores, and Netflix shows like The Punisher and Jessica Jones also fall short in comparison. While Daredevil: Born Again's Rotten Tomatoes scores will continue to evolve, their premiere numbers are already an impressive feat.

Our Take On Daredevil: Born Again's Rotten Tomatoes Scores

Daredevil: Born Again's Premiere Rotten Tomatoes Scores Are Impressive Even For The MCU

Matt Murdock from Daredevil: Born Again (2025) above a blurred image of the cast from Daredevil (2015-2018)
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The MCU's Disney+ shows have left the bar quite high. Almost all Marvel shows released by Marvel Studios have gotten Fresh Rotten Tomatoes critics' scores above 70%, with the exception of Secret Invasion's 53%. Above She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's 79%, all MCU shows have a Tomatometer above 80%. If Daredevil: Born Again's next eight episodes maintain a positive trend, Matt Murdock's first MCU solo series could earn itself the top spot in the MCU's series rankings. For this, Daredevil: Born Again needs to Ms. Marvel's 98% Tomatometer and 80% Popcornmeter, as well as X-Men '97's 99% Tomatometer and 91% Popcornmeter.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

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