Daredevil: Born Again's latest cameo is another classic throwback to the Marvel hero's beloved show on Netflix
Hedging your Bretts
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/tom-power · TechRadarNews By Tom Power published 29 April 2026
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Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 7 is out now on Disney+ — and it reunites us with another fan-favorite character from the titular hero's days on Netflix.
Picking up where last week's chapter ended, the Marvel TV show's latest entry includes a character cameo that I suspect few fans would've expected to see. Full spoilers immediately follow for this season's penultimate installment, so turn back now if you haven't watched it yet.
Who is Brett Mahoney in Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 7?
For those who watched Daredevil during its three-season run on Netflix, Brett Mahoney needs no introduction. The fact that he shows up in the imprisoned Karen Page's time of need, and helps her to briefly reunite with Matt Murdock to come up with a plan to find her innocent of the charges leveled against her, is all that some fans will need in order to remember that Mahoney is one of the good guys.
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There will be Disney+ viewers who didn't watch Daredevil and, by proxy, have no idea who he is, though, so let's take a brief trip down memory lane.
In the Netflix series, Mahoney was a New York City police officer who regularly aided Matt Murdock and Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson with their legal cases. A firm ally of the pair, Mahoney would pass on crucial evidence and/or information to them in order for them to successfully defend their innocent clients in court, and bring criminals to justice. That included helping to bring down Wilson Fisk, and demolish organized gangs including The Hand in The Defenders, aka the Netflix Marvel-Verse's crossover miniseries.
One of the few honest cops operating in the infamous New York district known as Hell's Kitchen, Mahoney also occasionally helped out Daredevil, aka Murdock's crime-fighting alter-ego. His relationship with the eponymous hero was an uneasy one, though, with the duo only seeing eye-to-eye over the shared vision to keep New York City safe.
Daredevil isn't the only vigilante Mahoney was associated with. After being promoted to Detective Sergeant, he was also tasked with tracking down Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, and the anti-hero's friend-turned-foe Billy Russo/Jigsaw. The last time we saw Mahoney in Netflix's Marvel-Verse was in The Punisher season 2 finale, with the NYPD officer closing the Jigsaw case following his demise at Castle's hands.
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