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Marvel's The Punisher

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Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 124 Ratings

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NETFLIX | Release Date: November 17, 2017

Starring: Josh Stewart, Jon Bernthal, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Floriana Lima, Jason R. Moore, Giorgia Whigham

Summary: The Daredevil spin-off follows Frank Castle/The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) as he tracks down a hacker named Micro (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) to locate those who killed his family while Homeland Security agents Dinah Madani (Amber Rose Revah) tries to locate Frank.

Creator: Steve Lightfoot

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S2:E13. The Whirlwind
Air Date: January 18, 2019
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S2:E12. Collision Course
Air Date: January 18, 2019
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S2:E11. The Abyss
Air Date: January 18, 2019

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Metascore

55

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Critic Reviews

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IndieWire Liz Shannon Miller

Jan 18, 2019

Season 2 Review: What makes this season of “The Punisher” work so well is that it feels less like a Season 2 and more like a Season 5, a standalone story in the established adventures of Frank Castle. Read full review

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TV Guide

Kaitlin Thomas

Jan 11, 2019

Season 2 Review: Even though there's a new villain this season, he's hardly worth mentioning; for all the similarities between the angry men, The Punisher is still defined by the central relationship between Frank and Billy Russo, and that is probably the way it should be. Read full review

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We Got This Covered

Robert Yaniz Jr.

Nov 13, 2017

Season 1 Review: Deeply melancholic, The Punisher is more of a procedural than fans might expect, though one colored by sporadic bursts of the kind of over-the-top violence not likely to spill onto an episode of Law & Order. That being said, it does feel like a tone befitting someone as inherently bleak as Frank Castle. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Darren Franich

Nov 13, 2017

Season 1 Review: But set aside the occasional bullet-ballet flourishes and the whiff of government paranoia, and you’re left with something that feels like a melancholy riff on some CBSy procedural like Seal Team. Which isn’t bad. But it ain’t frickin’ good. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Nov 17, 2017

Season 1 Review: Better too rich than too thin, to be sure, but “The Punisher” casts its net so wide that almost none of these stories get a fair shake. When they do, it’s usually the acting that closes the gap — Woll and Bernthal are so good together that it almost doesn’t matter that their scenes get snapped out quickly — but it’s hard to escape the feeling that, in giving us all that story, “The Punisher” doesn’t have much time for substance. It’s simultaneously too much and not enough. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Jan 17, 2019

Season 2 Review: Bernthal plays Castle as a man who feels doomed to repeat the same brutal cycle over and over again, convinced that there’s only one thing he’s good for, and that, sadly, is also true of the second season of this series: repetitive, bleak, and unwilling to admit that it might be capable of doing anything new. Read full review

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UPROXX Alan Sepinwall

Nov 13, 2017

Season 1 Review: Though Netflix provided critics with the whole first season in advance, I ran out of patience after six episodes; they featured maybe enough material to justify three episodes, and probably two. Read full review

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Scythx

May 19, 2019

I don’t understand why they cancelled this less than a week after season 2 came out. This show made me like the punisher series again and buy all the comics. Jon does the character justice. I think they got the perfect man for the job. I really hope they continue the story for at least 3I don’t understand why they cancelled this less than a week after season 2 came out. This show made me like the punisher series again and buy all the comics. Jon does the character justice. I think they got the perfect man for the job. I really hope they continue the story for at least 3 more seasons… Expand

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Lucas565

Sep 4, 2021

Uma das melhores séries que eu já assisti eu recomendo ela é maravilhosa mesmo

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webext

Jan 29, 2020

It's one of the best tv shows i've seen. Beautiful! Thank you for that. I'd wish to see more seasons, but may be in another life...

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

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brockcheese

May 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a good show. Action is fine but overly violent. I am not a fan.… Expand

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Mindurbidniss

Feb 15, 2022

How did they mess this up? This is the best portrayal of the character yet and somehow; between the overacting, god awful writing, and focus on lesser characters, it's a complete chore to watch. The action scenes (about 5-10mins of a 50min episode) are top notch, with all the gore you'dHow did they mess this up? This is the best portrayal of the character yet and somehow; between the overacting, god awful writing, and focus on lesser characters, it's a complete chore to watch. The action scenes (about 5-10mins of a 50min episode) are top notch, with all the gore you'd expect from The Punisher lore. Everything else is really poor though. Episodes constantly retread old ground, either by literally showing the same scenes over again with Franks family, or what happened in the middle east, or through scenes shot in one location for an entire episode.
It's really frustrating that they simply couldn't get this right, which is probably why these Marvel shows can't find a new home after Netflix.… Expand

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Rick444

Apr 17, 2020

The show is just a plain disaster with alot of over acting by main immortal characters and teary depressed frank castle. Thus and a back story that's boring as tj hooker's worst episodes

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leaveit

Apr 26, 2021

Shockingly boring. About an hour of action (Jon Bernthal barking like a dog the whole time), 4 hours of people talking to Frank Castle, and 12 hours of people who aren't Frank Castle literally sitting down and talking about themselves. Every aspect of the show is so amateurish, soShockingly boring. About an hour of action (Jon Bernthal barking like a dog the whole time), 4 hours of people talking to Frank Castle, and 12 hours of people who aren't Frank Castle literally sitting down and talking about themselves. Every aspect of the show is so amateurish, so underbudgeted, so ill-conceived that it's amazing to believe the ratings were ever even this high. I mentally checked out around episode 3 of season 1 and just watched the entire series backgrounded to see if I could survive. I don't know if I can call this living though.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

58
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E13. The Whirlwind
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E12. Collision Course
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E11. The Abyss
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E10. The Dark Hearts of Men
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E9. Flustercluck
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E8. My Brother's Keeper
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E7. One Bad Day
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E6. Nakazat
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E5. One-Eyed Jacks
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E4. Scar Tissue
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E3. Trouble the Water
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E2. Fight or Flight
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
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  S2:E1. Roadhouse Blues
  Air Date: January 18, 2019
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 17, 2017