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Jon Bernthal is enjoying a standout year, with renewed interest in his role as Frank Castle helping push his two-season Punisher series back into the global top 10 on Disney Plus in several countries. The revival in viewership follows his reprisal of the character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is performing strongly at the box office, suggesting his older streaming work benefits directly from his current high profile.
Bernthal first played the Punisher in Daredevil's second season on Netflix before headlining two seasons of a standalone Punisher show, which has since moved to Disney Plus. This year he also starred in the Disney Plus special The Punisher: One Last Kill, appeared in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey alongside Tom Holland, and featured in a prequel episode of The Bear. The renewed streaming success has fuelled speculation about a possible revival of the character, though this depends on Marvel's future plans.
- Bernthal's Punisher series re-enters Disney Plus's global top 10.
- Boost driven by his Spider-Man: Brand New Day appearance as Frank Castle.
- Revival of the show remains uncertain, pending Marvel's decision.
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Jon Bernthal plays Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher, a vigilante character from Marvel who first appeared on screen in Netflix's Daredevil before headlining his own two-season spin-off show. That series later moved to the Disney Plus streaming platform, where it has recently climbed back into the top 10 in several countries, alongside a new Disney Plus special called The Punisher: One Last Kill.
The renewed interest comes after Bernthal reprised the Punisher role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a film currently doing well at the cinema. He has also had a busy year elsewhere, appearing in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey with Tom Holland and in a prequel episode of The Bear.
This matters because Bernthal's rising profile appears to be driving fresh attention to his older streaming work, and it has led to speculation about whether the Punisher character could return in some new form. Any such revival would ultimately depend on decisions by Marvel, which owns the character and controls its future use.