2026 has been the year of Jon Bernthal so far, and things are only going to get busier for the star as we inch closer to the end of the year. After starring in the Netflix show His & Hers, Bernthal reunited with Ebon Moss-Bachrach in the surprise Bear prequel episode, Gary, which was shadow-dropped on Hulu a few months ago. Bernthal was disappointingly absent from the second season of Daredevil: Born Again, but fans didn’t have to wait long to see him return to his signature role as Frank Castle. Exactly one week after the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale, Bernthal starred in the Disney+ Special Presentation, The Punisher: One Last Kill, which is expected to lead directly into his next MCU appearance. Bernthal will make his big-screen debut as Frank Castle this summer in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is coming to theaters on July 31.
Jon Bernthal has officially been playing The Punisher for over 10 years now, after making his debut in the second season of the original Daredevil series on Netflix. It didn’t take fans long to develop an attachment to Bernthal’s rugged portrayal of the MCU anti-hero, which pushed Netflix to green-light two full seasons of a solo series, which aired in late 2017 and early 2019. Bernthal’s recent return as Frank Castle in The Punisher: One Last Kill has also led fans to check out his first Punisher solo project, which has left Netflix and is now streaming on Disney+. Both seasons of The Punisher are now among the top most-watched titles in the world on Disney+, and as more fans continue to watch the show to prepare for Spider-Man 4, it’s not poised to go anywhere anytime soon.
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
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Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
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⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
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You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
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You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
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You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
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You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
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You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
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You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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What Is the Netflix ‘Punisher’ Show About?
A condensed synopsis for The Punisher series on Netflix, which also stars Ben Barnes, reads as follows:
“After exacting revenge on those who murdered his family, battle-scarred veteran Frank Castle discovers the conspiracy runs deeper than New York’s criminal underworld, reaching into the highest levels of government and military intelligence. Driven by grief and rage, Castle wages a brutal one-man war where justice and vengeance are indistinguishable.”
The Punisher holds an average score of 64% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes between its two seasons. Fans, however, were much higher on the series than critics, rating it a solid 79% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter. Netflix’s Punisher show was written and created for TV by Steve Lightfoot, who also recently worked as a writer on Prime Video’s Spider-Noir series starring Nicolas Cage.
Check out both seasons of The Punisher on Disney+ and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Bernthal’s future projects.
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