‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3 Set Leaks Reveal Bullseye Has a Chilling New Target

The streets of New York City have never felt more dangerous for Marvel’s street-level heroes, and the latest wave of on-set activity from ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3 is making that very clear.

Cameras have been rolling across the city since March, capturing everything from rooftop fight rehearsals to quiet family moments between beloved characters, and fans following every leak are already convinced this season is shaping up to be something special.

The early set photos painted a surprisingly tender picture. Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Finn Jones as Danny Rand, and the young Danielle Jones-Cage were spotted on Randall’s Island in New York City, seen walking through a park and, of all things, arguing over ice cream. It was a brief slice of domestic normalcy that felt earned after everything the Season 2 finale put these characters through.

Fans who have followed the ‘Defenders’ saga since the Netflix era were understandably emotional seeing the Heroes for Hire back together again, this time with a child in tow.

But those warm feelings did not last long. Lurking just out of frame in those same location shoots was someone far more dangerous.

Wilson Bethel was spotted on set in his new comic-accurate Bullseye costume, with other photos confirming that Luke Cage, Danny Rand, and Danielle Cage will all appear together in Episode 5. The proximity of one of the MCU’s most precise and psychopathic assassins to a small child is not exactly a coincidence, and insider reports have only deepened the dread. Insider Alex P, via The Cosmic Circus, revealed that Bullseye is reportedly after Danielle Cage in Season 3.

To understand why Bullseye would be hunting a child, you have to go back to how Season 2 ended. In the finale, CIA operative Mr. Charles had roped Luke Cage into working as one of his so-called “Dark Whispers,” and Bullseye stepped in to take Luke’s place when Cage finally returned home to Jessica Jones and Danielle. The implication from the very start was that this arrangement would have consequences.

Showrunner Dario Scardapane has been transparent about the connective tissue between seasons.

Scardapane explained that the Season 2 finale scene bringing together Jessica, Luke, and Danielle “holds an entire seed packet for seasons going forward,” and confirmed that the questions raised there play directly into Season 3. Now, with Bullseye operating as a weapons-for-hire operative under Mr. Charles, those seeds have apparently grown into something genuinely threatening for the Cage family.

Speaking to TV Insider after the Season 2 finale, Bethel confirmed his return, describing Bullseye’s new position as “a really exciting point of departure,” noting that the character now has a clean slate, owes nothing to anyone, and is essentially a phenomenally talented killer operating within a CIA black-ops framework. That kind of unchecked freedom, pointed in the direction of a family with a bulletproof father and a super-powered mother, is a recipe for chaos.

With Matt Murdock behind bars and facing what Scardapane has described as a “feral” new chapter of his life inside prison, the task of protecting New York falls to whoever is left standing. Luke, Danny, and Jessica are clearly positioned as the season’s street-level frontline, but they will not be fighting alone.

Elodie Yung was spotted filming as Elektra in Dumbo, Brooklyn, on June 23, with set images showing her in an updated costume featuring a deep red and black color scheme, sleeveless leather-style vest, black leather pants, and red forearm wraps with fingerless gloves.

Insiders have also reported that Season 3 will feature a fight sequence between Bullseye and Elektra, which alone sounds like one of the most compelling matchups the show has attempted. Principal photography began in March and is set to wrap in July, with the season scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in March 2027 as part of Phase Six of the MCU.

What makes the Danielle Cage angle so effective as a dramatic device is how precisely it punishes Luke for the choices he made.

He left his family to work in the shadows for a morally compromised government operative, and now that same operative has turned his replacement loose, potentially on the people Luke was trying to protect in the first place. Scardapane has said the season will return to the street-level tone of Frank Miller’s Daredevil comics, with executive producer Sana Amanat describing the creative goal as something more stripped-down and back-to-basics. Using a child as the target of a deadly assassin is exactly the kind of visceral, personal stakes that street-level storytelling demands.

The irony of an unbeatable father and a near-invincible mother scrambling to protect someone they nearly lost to their own choices is the kind of narrative weight that sets this show apart from the broader MCU. Add in a fully suited Bullseye, a returning Elektra, and a Daredevil who can only fight from inside a prison cell, and Season 3 is already carrying more emotional freight than most superhero series manage across an entire run. Share your thoughts in the comments and tell us whether you think the Cage family can survive Bullseye’s new assignment.

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