Netflix’s Punisher casts three new characters including Microchip and has a returning Daredevil character

We reported that Jon Bernthal has started filming Netflix’s Punisher series already (here) and now we know two things…

Firstly The Punisher series will land on Netflix in 2017 sometime (yay!) and secondly there cast has grown and a character we’ve been waiting on has been cast.

Ben Barnes has been confirmed cast as Billy Russo (we reported this last month) who Punisher fans will know also becomes his arch-nemisis, Jigsaw. Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Microchip (yay!), and Amber Rose Revah will play Dinah Madani.

Showrunner Steve Lightfoot said of the cast: “I look forward to [seeing them] embody these characters and breathe vivid life into the story we are crafting for this season of Marvel’s The Punisher.”

So, who are these characters? Well:

“Barnes’ Billy Russo is described as Frank Castle’s best friend from his time in the armed forces. Now out of the service, he runs a private military corporation dubbed Anvil.

“Girls’ actress Moss-Bachrach plays Punisher’s long-time comic book sidekick Microchip, whom Marvel describes as “a former NSA analyst whose secrets may be of great value to Frank Castle and everyone around them.”

“Dinah Madani (played by Amber Rose Revah) is a Homeland Security agent who is “vexed” by Castle.”

On top of that Daredevil Deborah Ann Woll has done a Roasario Dawson and is crossing series:

Deborah Ann Woll, Jon Bernthal | Celebrity Sightings in New York City – October 5, 2016 https://t.co/YmNIdZA4eU pic.twitter.com/5ANlKA5xBg

— FirstLook TV & Film (@FirstLookTVFILM) October 6, 2016

Jon Bernthal filmed #ThePunisher with Deborah Ann Woll by the water in Brooklyn — new photos: https://t.co/tlMUlIU9br pic.twitter.com/AfFCfMtvdM

— JustJared.com (@JustJared) October 6, 2016

Source: Newsarama