Daredevil: Born Again season 2 will introduce a Karen Page “you haven’t seen before”, says showrunner: “In my mind, she’s never been a sidekick”

“When I came into season one and Karen was originally not a big part of the narrative – or no part of it at all – I was like, ‘Guys, guys, guys, we can’t do that!'” said Scardapane. “Karen’s got to be a part of this world for a lot of reasons, and we didn’t have as much of her as I would have liked in season one. In season two, the evolution of Karen Page feels so on path with everything that’s come before. In my mind – and in Debs’s mind – she’s never been a sidekick; she’s never been a girlfriend. She’s always been somebody who both mirrors and pushes Murdock – not always in the best way.”

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Scardapane went on to describe the show’s fresh take on the character as “a blast,” and a development influenced by Deborah Ann Woll herself.

“It’s a curveball that you haven’t seen before. The great thing is we got to talk to her about it in season one, before we started getting into the real nitty-gritty of season two. Her input adds to what we do in the writers’ room and by the time you come out at the end you’re like, ‘Whoa, this actually makes sense!’ I think fans are really going to dig this Karen Page. The events of Mayor Fisk’s rise prompt people to take sides, and some of them have to take sides pretty vigorously.”