(Note: This post contains spoilers for Netflix’s “Daredevil” Season 2.)
The latest standalone Marvel series to come to Netflix isn’t quite as standalone as most viewers might expect. The story told in “The Punisher” is a direct sequel to the events of the second season of “Daredevil,” and knowing what went on in that story is important to following the events of the new series.
When we first meet Frank Castle, the vigilante nicknamed “the Punisher,” he’s in New York hunting bad guys. But through the course of “Daredevil,” we learn a lot about Frank’s backstory and what’s driving him — and it’s a lot bigger than just taking out a few random baddies.