The Punisher's one-off TV special hits Disney+ on May 12

We knew Disney+ was prepping a standalone special for The Punisher, but we didn't know it was coming so soon. The Punisher: One Last Kill premieres on May 12. This is just one week after the season two finale of Daredevil: Born Again, which starts up this week. It's possible The Punisher will be featured in that, so we could be in for eight straight weeks of skull-shirted shenanigans. Frank Castle returns in A Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill May 12, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/4I3H10grXz— The Punisher (@ThePunisher) March 24, 2026 One Last Kill was actually co-written by star Jon Bernthal, who has been playing the vigilante for a decade now. It's been described as a love letter to the character, but plot details have been kept under wraps. Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum has called it "a shotgun blast of a story." Reinaldo Marcus Green is directing, who previously made We Own This City with The Wire's David Simon. We