Steven S. DeKnight will be replacing Drew Goddard as the showrunner on Netflix’s upcoming Marvel series, “Daredevil.”
Goddard, who wrote the first two episodes of “Daredevil,” will remain an executive producer on the series while he moves on to write Sony’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” spinoff film, “The Sinister Six,” Marvel announced on Saturday.
Aside from creating the “Spartacus” franchise for Starz, DeKnight’s television credits also include “Dollhouse,” “Smallville,” “Angel” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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“Daredevil” follows blind superhero Matt Murdock, who was previously portrayed by Ben Affleck in a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson.