The actor, who is co-writing the special, said that the special will have the same dark tone as the Netflix series. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

At the SXSW premiere of his film 'The Accountant 2,' the star opened up about getting the "opportunity to tell the story that I think the fans deserve" with a new Punisher project.

It’s so exciting.” Bernthal has felt a strong affinity for the character since assuming the Punisher mantle in the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil, which led to two seasons of a spin-off series on the streamer.

Daredevil: Born Again star Jon Bernthal has shared new details about The Punisher's upcoming Special Presentation, hinting at a very dark, very violent story revolving around Frank Castle. Check it out!

Bernthal will co-write a Punisher special — in the same vein as the one-installment MCU specials Werewolf by Night and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special — with writer/director Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of the HBO true-crime drama We Own This City, in which Bernthal starred as corrupt Baltimore police officer Wayne Jenkins.

Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle will join the MCU proper on Daredevil: Born Again, then he'll return for a Punisher Marvel special on Disney+.

Jon Bernthal is set to reprise his role as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, in a new special for Disney+. While plot details are being kept under wraps for the time being, Deadline reports that the special will be in the same vein as Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

It’s going to be dark; Frank has no interest in breaking it will not be Punisher-lite, I promise you that," says Bernthal on his Daredevil spin-off.