Cox Reveals Hiddleston Set to Direct Daredevil Episode

Charlie Cox, star of Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again, revealed that fellow Marvel actor Tom Hiddleston was slated to direct an episode of the series' first season before production changes altered the plans. Cox shared the details during a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

The original vision for season one called for 18 episodes, Cox explained. "Tom was going to direct one of the episodes," he said. "One of the great losses of the back half of that original season, even though the changes that were made to the show were needed and necessary and made it much better." He added that Hiddleston was set to helm episode 12 and that the pair had already begun collaborating over the phone on ideas. "That would have been lovely," Cox noted.

The shift stemmed from Marvel Studios' creative overhaul of Daredevil: Born Again, announced in 2022 as a continuation of the Netflix series. Production on the initial 18-episode plan advanced nearly halfway before the 2023 writers' strike prompted a reevaluation. The episode count was cut to nine for season one, which premiered on Disney in March 2025. New showrunner Dario Scardapane led rewrites and reshoots, restoring continuity...