Netflix has announced the renewal of Marvel’s The Punisher for a second season. The Punisher received mixed reviews for its first season, which premiered Nov. 17.
Season one of Marvel’s The Punisher was executive produced by showrunner Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal), Jim Chory (Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage) and Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s head of TV. Marvel’s The Punisher is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
The cast of the first season included Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“Girls”), Deborah Ann Woll (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “True Blood”), Ben Barnes (“Westworld”), Amber Rose Revah (“Emerald City”), Michael Nathanson (“The Knick”), Jaime Ray Newman (“Bates Motel”), Jason R Moore (“A Lonely Place for Dying”), Daniel Webber (“11.22.63”) and Paul Schulze (“Nurse Jackie”).
There are currently six Marvel series in Netflix’s lineup; along with The Punisher, there’s The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron First, and Luke Cage. The long-awaited second season of Jessica Jones was just announced for March 8, 2018.