There is no Matt Murdock without Karen Page and Foggy Nelson. At least that’s the belief held by Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane. Before a creative overhaul in October 2023, Karen and Foggy were not in Born Again.

True to Scardapone's claims, the first official trailer for Daredevil: Born Again was a masterclass in balance between calm — Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock having a public, sunlit chat with Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk — and ferocious — a dude being thrown into the floor so awkwardly that his neck breaks.

Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane has explained why he pushed for Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page to return and says that, before the overhaul, the show was "trying to blaze a new trail."

Daredevil: Born Again nearly didn’t include two of the most important characters in Daredevil franchise, but showrunner Dario Scardapane wasn’t about to ditch them. When Scardapane joined the project,

Born Again, it became clear that the Disney+ revival series wasn’t quite going as planned. During the 2023 writers’ strike, the show underwent an overhaul – bringing in showrunner Dario Scardapane (The Punisher),