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Netflix’s Daredevil To Be More Violent Than Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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By Russ Burlingame

September 11, 2014, 11:16am

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Here’s Marvel’s Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight, faced with the question of tone on Twitter:

Less than Spartacus, more than SHIELD. RT @TimLydon0: What are you allowed to show on @Daredevil in terms of violence, swearing, etc?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) September 10, 2014

Of course, “Less than Spartacus, more than S.H.I.E.L.D.” is a pretty big range. The latter airs on prime time on a broadcast network, while the former was original to Starz, a cable net.

The last time Daredevil was adapted, the Ben Affleck film was PG-13, but had little that wouldn’t be at hom on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in terms of sexuality or violence.