Daredevil: Born Again Teaser Brings Bullseye Closer to His Final Form
Daredevil worst enemy gets comic book crazy in season two of Born Again.
When viewers of Daredevil first met Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter in season three of the Netflix series, they found a troubled, but believable person. Poindexter possessed a predilection for violence and the ability to aim perfectly when throwing projectiles, which made him useful enough to the U.S. government to keep a job as an FBI agent—at least until the detained Wilson Fisk exploited Dex’s insecurities, turning the agent into his own personal assassin.
Enjoyable as that storyline was, comic book fans couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Played by Wilson Bethel, Dex is a grounded, “realistic” version of Bullseye, one of Daredevil’s greatest foes. The first season of the Disney+ revival series Daredevil: Born Again inched him closer to the comics, putting Dex into a costume, having him kill Foggy Nelson, and paying homage to famous panels. And if the latest teaser for season two of Born Again is to be believed, Dex will finally become the amoral agent of chaos that Bullseye is in Marvel comics.
For the most part, the teaser focuses on more hyper-violence in Born Again‘s second season, marrying the gritty fight scenes of the Netflix series to the more spectacular visuals that directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead bring to the MCU. We get clips of DD reuniting with Jessica Jones, played by a returning Krysten Ritter, and we get his new black suit. We even get glimpses of Fisk in a boxing match and new antagonist Mr. Charles, played by Matthew Lillard. But the best parts of the teaser involve Dex, back in his Bullseye costume.
At first glance, Bullseye’s scenes are cool, but expected. He’s taking joy in murdering people, something he’s done since day one. However, the scenes become intriguing when you notice who, exactly, Bullseye is killing. In every scene, Bullseye puts down not allies of Daredevil, but his enemies, the cops in the Anti-Vigilante Force.
Why would Bullseye kill people who are on his side, people who also want to take down his nemesis, Daredevil? Because he’s nuts, and that’s exactly what comic book fans want to see.
Unlike his live-action counterpart, the Bullseye has no conscience, nor moral standards. He enjoys causing pain, and only works as an assassin because the job allows him to earn money while doing what he loves. There’s no tragic backstory behind his motivations—in fact, the character in the comic has no name beyond “Lester.” He’s just a killing machine.
While that sort of edgy chaos agent can quickly get boring, the lack of morality makes Bullseye the perfect counter to Daredevil. Matt Murdock is overburdened with ethics, so much so that he ruins his romantic relationships and personal friendships, sabotages his law practice, and destroys his body. If Matt had even a tenth of the carefree attitude that Bullseye displays, then he would be a much happier and healthier person. But he cannot see the difference between caring a little less and not caring at all, which makes Bullseye such a terrifying person to him.
So far, we’ve only seen the reasonable, still-somewhat Dex. It looks like Daredevil: Born Again season two will finally give us the utterly carefree and utterly terrifying Bullseye.
Daredevil: Born Again season two premieres on Disney+ on March 24, 2026.