Matthew Lillard is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor—beloved by horror fans for Scream—has been cast in Season 2 of Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again, adding a new wildcard to a series already built on bruising, street-level power struggles.
The casting news first broke in February 2025, when Deadline reported Lillard had joined the second season in an undisclosed role as production geared up in New York. At the time, Marvel stayed characteristically quiet about who he’d be playing, letting speculation swirl while Season 1 rolled out its darker reset of Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk’s long-running collision course.
Now, the mystery is gone. In an Entertainment Weekly exclusive from New York Comic Con, Marvel Television head Brad Winderbaum revealed Lillard will play Mr. Charles, described as a political “power player” who works directly against Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).
Winderbaum framed Mr. Charles as someone who can challenge Fisk not from the alleyways, but from the upper floors—an influential figure operating on the “international” stage who forces Fisk into uncomfortable negotiations while Daredevil applies pressure from below.
It’s a sharp fit for what Born Again is building: a New York where Fisk’s ambitions aren’t just criminal—they’re civic. Marvel’s official Season 2 synopsis keeps the spotlight on that central tug-of-war, with Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Mayor Fisk/Kingpin fighting “for the future of New York City,” suggesting a broader conflict where power is exercised through institutions as much as fists.
As for when viewers will meet Mr. Charles, Marvel has publicly dated Season 2 for March 2026, including on Marvel.com and in Disney’s press materials around Comic Con coverage.
The “Scream” angle is mostly a wink for fans—Lillard’s name alone carries that legacy—but the role description points to something more grounded than meta-horror fun: a high-level antagonist who can squeeze Fisk where it hurts, while Matt Murdock keeps doing what he does best—fighting the same war from the street, one case (and one beating) at a time.
