Punishment

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Punishment is a live-action series that takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but will generally remove itself from all the big alien stuff that the movies follow, focusing more on the gritty, urban gang war that Frank Castle wages.
Punishment has already been aired on the CW and has been given the green light for a 2nd Season. It's Australian free to air Season 1 premier is Tuesday May 6th, 2014 with season 1 ending on Tuesday July 22nd, 2014. The season will have 13 episodes and will air on Australian Television channel 7.
 
==Main cast==
Frank Castle/Punisher: Jim Caviezel
Matt Murdoch/Daredevil: Joel Kinnaman
Wilson Fisk/Kingpin: Tom Hardy
Bill Russo/Jigsaw: Jon Bernthal
==Plot (Season 1)==
Season 1 will follow Frank Castle's arrival as the angel of death for criminal as well as showing off characters like Jigsaw, Daredevil, The Hand, The Kingpin and more.
We'll also see some other street level heroes and SHIELD making appearances and the final episodes will feature a threat so big, Frank may need help.
==Season 1==
No.	# 	Title 	Antagonist 	Recap 	Synopsis 	Original air date
1 	1 	Pilot 	Jigsaw 	None 	Frank Castle recounts the murder of his family in the park and why he began his one man war on crime while tracking down Jigsaw's Gang 	May 6, 2014
2 	2 	Organised 	Jigsaw's Gang and Ox 	Pilot 	Frank continues to hunt Jigsaw through the streets of Hells Kitchen, but is stopped to face Raymond Bloch, The Ox 	May 13, 2014
3 	3 	Warnings 	Kingpin 	Pilot and Organised 	The Kingpin contacts Frank and warns him what pursuing his criminal empire while amass to, not before sending out an army to mow him down 	May 20, 2014
4 	4 	First Contact 	Jigsaw's Gang 	Pilot and Organised 	When Franks kills a whole section of a street gang, the NYPD intervene to find out who this mysterious vigilante is 	May 27, 2014
5 	5 	Misfire 	Kingpin 	Pilot 	Frank kills the wrong man when he is drugged and loses faith in himself and his "work" 	June 3, 2014
6 	6 	Strike 	The Enforcers 	Pilot, Organised and Warnings 	The Kingpin sends out a mercenary squad called The Enforcers to deal with his problem called The Punisher 	June 10, 2014
7 	7 	Aggressive Moves 	Kingpin, The Hand and Jigsaw 	Pilot, Warnings and Strike 	Kingpin decides to initiate a gang war between his two highest ranked gangs, Jigsaw and the Hand to try and eliminate Jigsaw, who's become a problem 	June 17, 2014
8 	8 	Deal with the Devil 	The Hand 	Pilot, Warnings and Aggressive Moves 	Daredevil and The Punisher create an uneasy partnership to deal with The Hand's newest move on Jigsaw 	June 24, 2014
9 	9 	Target Practice 	Bullseye 	Pilot, Aggressive Moves and Deal with the Devil 	The Kingpin hires Bullseye to confront Hells Kitchen's defenders, Daredevil and the Punisher 	July 1, 2014
10 	10	Calm Before the Storm	Jigsaw's Gang 	Pilot, Aggressive Moves, Deal with the Devil and Target Practice 	With Jigsaw slowing down on the robberies and murders, Frank and Daredevil are left to face a solo assassin, Elektra 	July 8, 2014
11 	11	First Blood 	Kingpin, The Hand, Jigsaw, Jigsaw's Gang and Bullseye	Pilot, Aggressive Moves, Deal with the Devil, Target Practice and Calm Before the Storm	The gang war begins and Hells Kitchen becomes engulfed in battle as the Punisher and Daredevil single-handedly protect the streets of New York. 	July 15, 2014
12 	12	107 	The Hand, Kingpin, Bullseye, Jigsaw and Jigsaw's Gang	Pilot, Aggressive Moves, Deal with the Devil and First Blood 	Frank and Daredevil are split up as Daredevil goes after trigger man, Bullseye a and Frank chases down Jigsaw. Frank shoots Jigsaw just as Bullseye detonates a bomb, leaving 107 people dead and Jigsaw's Gang crushed to the ground.	July 22, 2014
13 	13	Dark Reign 	Kingpin and The Hand 	Pilot, First Blood and 107 	Frank leaves the city after feeling like he let everyone down, leaving Daredevil to deal with The Kingpin's rule over the city. 	July 22, 2014
==Plot (Season 2)==
Season 2 is a more war centered season, depicting Punisher and Daredevil creating an insurgent group to deal with the Kingpin's Dark Reign of Hells Kitchen.
This Insurgent group is made up of Punisher, Daredevil, Elektra, Luke Cage, Hawkeye, Jessica Jones and Black Widow. The group is called the Defenders, introducing this team to the MCU.
The Australian free-to-air release date is January 6, 2015 and the finale will air on March 14, 2015.
==Season 2==
No.	# 	Title 	Antagonist 	Recap 	Synopsis 	Original air date
1 	14	Return 	Kingpin and The Hand 	Pilot, First Blood, 107 and Dark Reign 	Frank returns to Hells Kitchen and finds little to smile about, with the place controlled by crime and the Hand, Kingpin's personal enforcers, but a small insurgent team has risen 	January 6, 2015
2 	15	Caged 	The Hand 	Pilot, 107, Dark Reign and Return 	The team break out a super-powered man named Luke Cage and he joins the team on one condition, save his Jessica Jones 	January 13, 2015
3 	16	Intervention 	Kingpin and The Hand 	Pilot, Aggressive Moves, 107, Dark Reign, Return and Caged 	Coulson's team of SHIELD agents arrive in Hells Kitchen but mistake the team for hostiles and engage the wrong enemy 	TBD
4 	17	The Girl in the Blood Red Costume	Kingpin and The Hand 	Pilot, Calm Before the Storm 	Elektra returns to help the team for questionable and un-stable reasons, creating mistrust among everyone 	TBD
5 	18	Secondary Objective 	The Maggia 	Pilot 	Frank leaves the team for a couple of days to track down a new crime group of Kingpin's, The Maggia 	TBD
6 	19	Between a War and a Hard Place 	The Maggia, Kingpin and The Hand	Pilot, Warnings and Secondary Objective 	As Frank's side mission continues, the Kingpin continues to crush all who stand in his way. 	TBD
7 	20	Apologies 	Bullseye 	Pilot, Return, Secondary Objective and Between a War and a Hard Place	Frank returns to a less then happy team, who tear him apart for abandoning the main mission, while Bullseye and Daredevil go for round 2. 	TBD
8 	21	Infiltration 	The Hand 	Pilot, The Girl in the Blood Red Costume and Apologies 	Daredevil is taken by the Hand who ask him to become their leader. Frank finds comfort in Elektra's arms. 	TBD
9 	22	Double Cross 	The Hand, Kingpin 	Pilot and Infiltration 	Daredevil continues training for Hand leadership and relays information to the team, playing right into the Kingpin's hands. 	TBD
10 	23	American Hero 	Bullseye 	Pilot, Intervention and Apologies 	Captain America is sent in for a recon mission and helps the team battle Bullseye. 	TBD
11 	24	Assault 	The Hand 	Pilot, Apologies and Double Cross 	Daredevil leads the Hand on an attack against a small building that's heavily protected, helping Frank set up for the final plan. 	TBD
12 	25	Defenders Pt1 	Kingpin, The Hand and Bullseye 	Pilot, Intervention and Assault 	The group attack Kingpin's building in a last attempt to win back Hells Kitchen and are joined by the Agents of SHIELD 	TBD
13 	26	Defenders Pt2 	Kingpin, The Hand and Bullseye 	Pilot and Defenders Part 1 	While the Agents and Defenders take on Bullseye and the Hand, Frank and Daredevil go to the Kingpin. Daredevil calls in the Hand, who surround and fight him, completing the double, double cross and Frank kills Kingpin, effectively winning the war.	March 14, 2015
==Behind Season 3==
Although their was talk of ending Punishment on the conclusion of season 3, Marvel renewed the show for a 3rd season, however the rights of the show now went to the ABC.
==Plot (Season 3)==
With a new creative team behind the series, it was decided that season 3 would take a different turn. The season follows the rise of Parker Robbins known as the Hood. With the Hood as the main antagonist, season 3 will take a more mystical approach, exploring the demonic and Magic side of the Marvel universe.
==Season 3==
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|1
|27
|Night Life
|The Owl
|Pilot, 107, Defenders Pt2, 
|Two months after the Defenders stopped Kingpin it would appear that a new criminal empire is beginning under the leadership of The Owl which means Frank finds himself back in his old line of work.
|TBD
|-
|2
|28
|The Cloak
|The Owl, 
|Pilot, Night Activity
|The Owl proves to be a smart enemy, forcing Frank to team-up with Daredevil again. Meanwhile Parker Robbins, a young thief, steals more than he thinks.
|TBD
|-
|3
|29
|New Blood
|The Owl, The Hood
|Pilot, Night Activity, The Cloak
|A mysterious man in a red hood joins The Owl's organization and quickly proves himself a valuable asset to his men.
|TBD
|-
|4
|30
|Demons
|Dormammu, Dracula
|Pilot, the Cloak
|Frank meets Dr Strange who informs about supernatural activity in New York and tells him the stories of these demons.
|TBD
|-
|5
|31
|Nosferatu
|Vampires
|Pilot, Demons
|Strange's prediction turns out to be real as cluster of mysterious and gruesome murders are credited to vampire activity.
|TBD
|-
|6
|32
|Daywalker
|Vampires, Dormammu
|Pilot, The Cloak, Demons, Nosferatu
|Frank joins forces with Blade, to stop the vampire killing sprees. Meanwhile Doctor Strange confronts Parker Robbins who's now called the Hood.
|TBD
|-
|7
|33
|Competition
|The Owl, The Hood
|Pilot, The Owl, The Cloak, Daywalker
|The Hood leaves The Owl's group and begins assembling an empire of his own while creating a cabal of super villains.*
|TBD
|-
|8
|34
|Close Encounters
|Dormammu, The Owl
|Pilot, Demons, Daywalker, Competition
|The Hood meets Dormammu, the demon behind the cloak and the Hood's powers.
Frank becomes closer to killing the Owl as the mysterious man contacts Frank.
|TBD
|-
|9
|35
|The Hood
|The Hood, Dormammu, The Owl
|Pilot, The Owl, The Cloak, New Blood, Demons, Daywalker, Competition, Close Encounters
|The Hood, now with a fully assembled gang, confronts the Owl. After killing him, the Hood gains all of the Owl's men.
|TBD
|-
|10
|36
|Possessed 
|The Hood, Dormammu
|Pilot, Daywalker, Close Encounters, The Hood.
|The Hood becomes possessed by Dormammu as and sends his men to kill Frank Castle. Daredevil calls in some help. 
|TBD
|-
|11
|37
|Barrier
|The Hood, Demons, Vampires
|Pilot, Demons, Daywalker, The Hood, Possessed.
|The Hood confronts Frank head on but puts him in the hospital. Doctor Strange, Blade and Brother Voodoo travel to other realms to find more help.
|TBD
|-
|12
|38
|Ground Zero
|The Hood, Dormammu
|Pilot, 107, Defenders Pt2, The Cloak, New Blood, Demons, Nosferatu, Daywalker, Competition, Close Encounters, The Hood, Possessed, Barrier.
|Hell's Kitchen is the first point where Dormammu's portal is opened. Frank, Daredevil, Dr Strange, Brother Voodoo, Ghost Rider and the Defenders have to stop Dormammu before he enters our universe.
|TBD
|-
|13
|39
|Mortal
|The Hood, Dormammu
|Pilot, 107, Defenders Pt2, The Cloak, New Blood, Demons, Nosferatu, Daywalker, Competition, Close Encounters, The Hood, Possessed, Barrier.
|The new, larger team of Defenders take part in the final battle with Dormammu while Frank mows through the Hood's gang. Daredevil sacrifices himself to stop Dormammu which makes Frank contemplates quitting.
|TBD
|-
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