Marvel's Daredevil Showrunner Steven DeKnight Reveals New Details on Series - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News

Back at the New York Comic Con, we were given our first look at the first costume that will appear in “Marvel’s Daredevil” along with some casting announcements, and now series showrunner Steven DeKnight has taken to Twitter to answer many fan questions, including what characters we won’t be seeing, the tone of the series, and his inspirations. Read on for a number of his replies.

No one. RT @cameronstear: Who’s going to be playing Bullseye in the Marvel Netflix Daredevil? Please reply or give me a hint Steven?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) October 31, 2014

Can’t say. Must watch. But RT @RuhailAli: Are you allowed to tell us whether or not the iconic red suit will appear on the show?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

No idea. But show is pretty damn awesome. RT @LionelFla: Hi, when can we expect a trailer for @marvel @netflix @Daredevil ?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

No. DD not R/NC-17. But will be gritty. RT @bayoknight: @stevendeknight @rollie is the action going to be as graphic as spartacus

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Quite a few if you watch carefully. RT @pottertardis: @stevendeknight how many easter eggs will we find in daredevil ?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

He’s absolutely breathtaking. RT @bwilks88: @stevendeknight Is Vincent D’Onofrio as menacing playing Wilson Fisk as I’ve been hearing?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

You’ll have to watch! RT @HarlowC: @stevendeknight Is Stick going to keep his Chaste roots in the show? #Daredevil

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

French Connection, Dog Day Afternoon, etc. RT @Lumetian: Using any classic films as inspiration for the new series, or just comics?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Can’t have DD without the C. RT @Lumetian: @stevendeknight Is Murdock’s Catholicism a big part of his character in this series?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Punisher. RT @samunoz19: @stevendeknight if you could make a show about a comic book character that isn’t Daredevil, which would it be?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

You’ll have to watch. RT @koenkleiberg: @stevendeknight In what way does Daredevil tie in to the rest of the MCU?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Too soon to know. RT @soundomyWalther: @stevendeknight Are you involved in Defenders at all?

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Would love to keep chatting, but have to get back to working on the last two Daredevil scripts. Shit’s getting real for Matt Murdock!

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Starring Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Bob Gunton (Leland Owlsely aka The Owl), Vondie Curtis Hall (Ben Urich), Toby Leonard Moore (Wesley, Wilson Fisk’s right hand man), Ayelet Zurer (Vanessa Fisk), and Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk), “Marvel’s Daredevil” follows the journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.

Marvel’s first original series on Netflix is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight (“Spartacus,” “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel”) and Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, “Lost,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” in addition to writing the first two episodes of “Marvel’s Daredevil”), along with Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Smallville,” “Heroes”).

“Marvel’s Daredevil” is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.