The Punisher series officially ordered by Netflix

One batch, two batch, penny and dime

The Punisher featuring Jon Bernthal from Netflix's Daredevil season 2 has officially been ordered as a Netflix original series. The teaser trailer can be seen below.

The Punisher is back. Locked and loaded.https://t.co/nGKCa2taEV

— Netflix US (@netflix) April 29, 2016

Daredevil season 2 had it's ups and down, but was able to receive generally positive reviews. The most common talking point was from reviewers praising Jon Bernthal's portrayal as Frank Castle aka The Punisher.

Even before season 2 was released, there were reports of The Punisher getting his very own Netflix series. Jon Bernthal has even expressed his personal interest in continuing with the character in whatever capacity Marvel seemed fit. However, Netflix continually spoke out against their plans to make a Punisher series. All speculation can now end. It is now officially a reality, and my little nerd brain couldn't be any happier.

The question currently on my mind is what direction the series will take. They very likely won't go origin story since Daredevil kind of tackled that. They could go prequel showing how Frank Castle learned his skills from his military career. That could be interesting, but fans would rather see The Punisher in his current iteration than have to see how he became who he is today.

Instead, I think it is going to be a direct sequel to Daredevil season 2. Frank Castle, after having discovered himself as a brutal vigilante, leaves NY on the run from the law, only to find even more criminals that deserve punishing. In 2014 Marvel comics had a Punisher series written by Nathan Edmondson and drawn by Mitchell Gerads. It featured a weathered Punisher in Los Angeles taking on the cartels as he is being hunted by a navy seal-like organization ordered to kill him. With drug cartels being on everyone's mind, I think this would be a very appropriate direction to take the series. It will also allow the Punisher to separate himself from all of the other heroes that crowd NYC.

Honstely, I don't care what direction the Punisher goes because I'm sure that Netflix and Marvel will be able to build a great team to handle the series.

There is currently no set release schedule for the Punisher series, but I'm assuming there will be some sort of announcement around the release of Luke Cage this fall.

Are you excited for The Punisher solo series? What direction do you think it should or could take? Let me know in the comments.