Entertainment Weekly reported that Bernthal will also write the Marvel special with We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green. "It's like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story,

Marvel Television has confirmed a Punisher special is in the works, with Bernthal not only starring, but also co-writing the special alongside Reinaldo Marcus Green. Green is also set to direct. The special presentation will air in 2026, alongside season 2 of “Daredevil: Born Again.”

Bernthal’s Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher, who returns as the character in Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, headlines the Marvel special, which is said to be in the vein of Werewolf by Night or The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, according to EW, which first reported the news.