Jon Bernthal Is Open to Returning as The Punisher in the MCU, But on One Condition

When Jon Bernthal was announced as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Netflix’s Daredevil season 2, no one envisioned that Bernthal’s explosive performance would go down as one of the best in television history. Initially, there were no further plans for the character, but Jon Bernthal’s compelling portrayal of one of Marvel’s oldest and greatest antiheroes forced the makers to reconsider. Eventually, Bernthal reprised the role in Netflix’s The Punisher, which ran for two seasons from 2017 to 2019 before being abruptly canceled. Since then, the rights to all of Netflix’s Marvel characters have reverted back to Marvel Studios, and fans have been vehemently campaigning to revive the shows Netflix axed.