‘The Punisher’ Season 2 Locks And Loads Three More Cast Members
Looks like Frank Castle is getting some company. Marvel Television has hired three new actors to join starJon Bernthalin the second season of the action-packed Netflix streaming seriesThe Punisher. Keep reading to learn about the latestThe Punisherseason 2 cast members and who they’ll play.
This morning,Marvel.comunveiled three new additions toThe Punisherseason 2 cast.
Josh Stewart
ActorJosh Stewartwill play John Pilgrim, “a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior.” He has violence in his past, and though he’s supposed to have left that life behind, Pilgrim finds himself forced to use his old skillset once more as he enters Frank Castle’s world. Stewart has had small roles in films likeThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,The Dark Knight Rises,Interstellar,Transcendence, andInsidious: The Last Key. He’s made more of a name for himself on television, appearing on shows likeJekyll(an underseen, modern British riff on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 2007),No Ordinary Family,Criminal Minds, and USA’sShooter.
Floriana Lima
Floriana Limahas been cast in the role of Krista Dumont, “a smart, compassionate, and driven psychotherapist for military veterans.” I can’t imagine Frank Castle having a productive therapy session (his preferred version of therapy seems to be gunning down anyone involved with his family’s murder), but maybe this character can work some wonders for him. Lima’s resume includes a stint on the ABC seriesThe Family, playing the role of Maggie Sawyer onSupergirl, and playing Miranda Riggs on the TV adaptation ofLethal Weapon.
Giorgia Whigham
And finally, actressGiorgia Whighamwill play a character named Amy Bendix, “a street-smart grifter with a mysterious past.” Whigham has appeared on shows likeSon of Zorn,13 Reasons Why, andThe Orville, and she has a significant role in the TV adaptation ofScream. Interestingly, it appears that of these three new characters being brought into the fold, only Amy Bendix has appeared in the pages of Marvel comics. The character first showed up in 1994’sPunisher: War Zone #24, and from what I can gather, she aided Frank Castle during an escape.
After appearing inDaredevilseason 2, Jon Bernthal’s version of Frank Castle (aka The Punisher) received his own spin-off series on Netflix. Critical response waslargely mixed, but our own reviewer Chris Evangelista was firmly entrenched in the “this show is a big disappointment” camp. Here’s a quick excerpt fromhis review:
“[Marvel and Netflix are] scraping the bottom of the barrel withThe Punisher. The show isn’t as dire asIron Fist, simply because Bernthal is so charismatic an actor (while Iron Fist’s Finn Jones is not) that he makes it mostly bearable. But when the season comes to a close, you’re left with an overwhelming feeling of disappointment. It’s a pity, because Bernthal really is excellent in the part.”
Maybe some fresh new actors can help turn things around. Season one ofThe Punisheris currently streaming on Netflix (here’s a behind-the-scenes featurette), but there’s no official release date for the second season yet.
