Netflix's Punisher series will be streaming November 17th
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Date: 2017-10-19

The Punisher will deal with former Marine sniper Frank Castle's attempts to get revenge on the CIA commander that had his wife and children murdered. The Punisher teams up with a Homeland Security agent named Dinah Madani as well as his friend from the Marines Billy Russo. But his main ally is the tech-savvy David Lieberman, better known to comic book fans by his codename Micro. In the comics, Micro provides the Punisher with all the high-tech weapons he uses to take out criminals, but it looks like in the TV show, he'll be a more active ally, as he's shown advising the Punisher, hacking computers, and even getting into some physical altercations of his own.

It should be noted that although they're being depicted as allies to the Punisher right now, both Micro and Billy Russo become enemies of Punisher in the comic books, with Billy taking the mantle of his arch-nemesis Jigsaw. The TV series may not follow the path of the comics, but fans may still want to keep their eyes on those two characters when they tune into The Punisher. All 13 episodes of The Punisher Season 1 will drop on Netflix on Friday, Nov. 17.
Frank Castle is coming to Netflix. The first season of Marvel’s series about the vigilante antihero The Punisher finally has a release date: November 17th. The announcement came along with a new trailer that shows off some of Castle’s origins.

The 13-episode season will begin streaming the same day that another big superhero franchise hits theaters: DC’s Justice League. That doesn’t seem like a coincidence. Netflix greenlit The Punisher after the character (played by Jon Bernthal) was introduced in the second season of Daredevil, and in the first two trailers we’ve seen, the show is promising a bloody, gun-filled affair. The show appears to have a government conspiracy and thriller feel, which should set it apart from the rest of Marvel’s Netflixverse: Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and The Defenders. The early looks show off Frank Castle as he goes up against federal agents and tackles a government conspiracy, all in an attempt to deal with his family’s death.

This new trailer shows off more of his history: it depicts Castle as a soldier, in a scenario where he and his fellow soldiers seem to have done something terrible in the field. When he returns home, he has some significant regrets. Castle is contacted by a mysterious hacker who reveals that he was used as a hitman. This apparently prompts Castle to go after his former superiors, and earns him the ire of the US government, which wants to keep its activities quiet.

Marvel and Netflix canceled in New York Comic Con in the wake of the October 1st mass shooting in Las Vegas. The killings raised questions about the tone of the show, given the character's homicidal tendencies. Taking into account the frequency of mass shootings in the United States, it is worth wondering whether Netflix will keep the show on track, or delay its premiere if something terrible happens again