Woll and her co-star Elden Henson made Karen and Foggy into fan-favorites. But, the unique model of Daredevil: Born Once more didn’t embody these characters, considered one of many choices that nervous followers and stars Charlie Cox and D’Onofrio. When the present retooled halfway via manufacturing and Scardapane got here aboard as present runner, Karen and Foggy had been reintegrated into the present… so long as Woll agreed.
“Darrio had some nice concepts, and he actually bought me on the story,” Woll recalled, which introduced again her preliminary curiosity in Karen. “Even once I first received the job again in 2014, I wanted to know who this character is,” she advised the panel attendees. “As a result of if she’s simply going to be somebody’s girlfriend, I don’t wish to do it.”
Within the case of Born Once more, Woll discovered that Karen would certainly be absent from a lot of the center a part of the sequence, as Scardapane and administrators Justin Benson and Aaron Scott Moorhead wanted to make use of footage that was already shot for the present. Nevertheless, she can be a key half within the first episode, during which Bullseye kills Foggy, driving Matt to run from his buddies and his duties as Daredevil. Additional, Karen can be an essential character within the ultimate episodes, serving to Matt as he resumes his vigilante id.
With Woll again for Daredevil: Born Once more season 2, which Scardapane will get to supply with none of the earlier showrunners’ baggage, Karen will probably have much more to do. This second season follows Matt and Karen as they put collectively a resistance towards Mayor Fisk, who has instituted martial regulation on New York Metropolis.
Issues will not be going nice for Matt and Karen, however for herself, Woll is optimistic. “I’m glad to be again, all of it labored out,” she concluded. And even when meaning extra struggling for Karen, at the least it additionally implies that someone cares about her.
Daredevil: Born Once more season two streams on Disney+ on March 24, 2026.
