It’s been almost six years since Marvel’s The Punisher stopped airing on Netflix after Marvel’s transition to Disney.

Jon Bernthal isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to his return as Frank Castle. The actor, who won over fans with his brutal, emotionally charged performance in Netflix’s The Punisher , will return for an upcoming Marvel special,

Marvel star Jon Bernthal has teased his upcoming Punisher special – and it sounds like it's going to be as dark and gritty as the Netflix version.

Expect plenty of fan-pleasing violence and darkness from Marvel's upcoming one-shot special for the Punisher in 2026.

Daredevil: Born Again star Jon Bernthal has shared new details about The Punisher's upcoming Special Presentation, hinting at a very dark, very violent story revolving around Frank Castle. Check it out!

Marvel has confirmed the Punisher's future in the MCU after Daredevil: Born Again. The character will be getting a Werewolf By Night style special, according to Entertainment Weekly. Jon Bernthal will return as Frank Castle and co-write the special with We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green.

Bernthal is also writing the script with his We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will helm this standalone special. “It’s like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story,” Brad Winderbaum, the head of Marvel Television, tells EW. “It’s so exciting.”

It’s going to be dark; Frank has no interest in breaking it will not be Punisher-lite, I promise you that," says Bernthal on his Daredevil spin-off.

Charlie Cox has revealed new information about the Punisher's return in Daredevil: Born Again that raises excitement for Jon Bernthal's MCU spinoff.