From showrunnerSteve Lightfoot(Hannibal), the Marvel/Netflix seriesThe Punisherfollows Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), who mistakenly thought he’d be able to disappear into a quiet life, now that he was finished exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children. But when he uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York’s criminal underworld, The Punisher must discover just how far and deep the injustices run.
During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actorBenBarnes(who plays Billy Russo, Frank Castle’s best friend from his days in the Special Forces) talked about what got him most excited aboutThe Punisher, doing the research to make everything as authentic as possible, being on a superhero show where the superheroes have no powers, the Cain and Abel dynamic between Frank Castle and Billy Russo, how Jon Bernthal pushes him, as an actor, the possibilities for future seasons, and whether it was more secretive to work onThe Punisheror HBO’sWestworld, for which he’s returning for Season 2....