The Walking Dead star Jon Bernthal will appear in season 2 of Netflix's Daredevil as Frank Castle aka The Punisher.

This is great news.  Jon Bernthal is a fantastic actor, most know him from playing Shane on The Walking Dead, but he’s been busy crushing roles left and right.  He was great in Wolf of Wall Street and in Brad Pitts’s Fury.

Not only is he a great actor that can totally play a “anything goes vigilante” but having The Punisher introduced to the Marvel Universe through Daredevil is perfect.  Daredevil was already a super dark show, significantly darker and more brutal than anything else Marvel has done and that’s the perfect environment to bring in The Punisher.

Also having The Punisher in this universe opens the door for this great scene between Punisher and Captain America.

The Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal has landed a killer role on the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil.

Bernthal has been tapped to portray Marvel favorite the Punisher on the series starring Charlie Cox, Marvel announced Tuesday. While series regular vs. recurring details are being kept close to the vest, Bernthal will have what is said to be a big presence on the series.

On Daredevil, the Punisher is a vigilante who aims to clean up New York’s Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results. The character is also known as Frank Castle, a martial arts master and U.S. military veteran who is an expert with a variety of weapons and guerrilla warfare.

For Bernthal, the role marks his latest small-screen gig following TNT’s Mob City and features Wolf of Wall Street and Fury. He previously starred as another comic book favorite, playing Shane for two seasons on AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead. He’s repped by WME and The Burstein Co.

The Punisher has previously been portrayed on the big screen by Dolph Lundgren (1989), Thomas Jane (2004) and Ray Stevenson (2008).

“Jon Bernthal brings an unmatched intensity to every role he takes on, with a potent blend of power, motivation and vulnerability that will connect with audiences,” Marvel head of TV Jeph Loeb said. “Castle’s appearance will bring dramatic changes to the world of Matt Murdock and nothing will be the same.”

Daredevil returns to Netflix in 2016 with new showrunners Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez. They replace Steven DeKnight, who was a huge fan of Punisher.

Source: THR