The Punisher
2017–2019 Marvel Television series
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| March 16 2022 | The Punisher season became available on Disney+ in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. |
| March 1 2022 | The Punisher season 2 was removed from Netflix due to the expiration of Netflix's licensing rights and Disney reclaiming the series rights. |
| 2019 | The series was nominated for Best Streaming Superhero Television Series at the Saturn Awards |
| 2019 | Jon Bernthal was nominated for Best Actor in a Streaming Presentation at the Saturn Awards |
| 2019 | The series was nominated for Best Action TV Spot/Trailer at the Golden Trailer Awards for 'The Punisher – Reunited' |
| 2019 | The Punisher received multiple award nominations at the BMI Film & TV Awards, with Tyler Bates nominated for the BMI Streaming Media Awards |
| February 18 2019 | Netflix cancels The Punisher series. |
| February 2 2019 | The Punisher maintained its top position as the most wanted streaming original series in the United States during the week-long period of consumer engagement analysis by Parrot Analytics. |
| January 2019 | Netflix released a teaser for The Punisher season 2, building anticipation for the upcoming season. |
| January 27 2019 | The Punisher became the most wanted streaming original series across all platforms in the United States, according to Parrot Analytics consumer engagement data, spanning the week from January 27 to February 2. |
| January 18 2019 | The 13-episode second season of The Punisher is released on Netflix. |
| 2018 | The episode 'Memento Mori' was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing at the Golden Reel Awards |
| 2018 | The Punisher won Best New Media Superhero Series at the Saturn Awards |
| 2018 | Jon Bernthal was nominated for Best Actor on Television at the Saturn Awards |
| 2018 | The Punisher was nominated for IGN's Best Action Series award in the Best of 2017 Awards |
| 2018 | The Punisher was nominated for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards |
| 2018 | The Punisher trailer 'Reflections' was nominated for Best Action and Best Graphics at the Golden Trailer Awards |
| 2018 | The trailer 'Family Man' was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the Golden Trailer Awards |
| August 2018 | Filming for the second season of The Punisher concludes. |
| July 2018 | Filming continued in Albany, New York during mid-July. |
| February 2018 | New cast members for the second season of The Punisher are added. |
| 2017 | Collider ranked The Punisher season 1 as the fourth best superhero series of 2017, highlighting its critical reception and standing among other superhero television shows for that year. |
| 2017 | Lightfoot explores Castle's backstory, including his time serving in Kandahar, which was previously mentioned in Daredevil but not fully explained. |
| 2017 | The series begins with a teaser featuring Frank Castle killing the gang members he believes are responsible for his family's murder, concluding his storyline from Daredevil. |
| 2017 | The Punisher season 1 was released, receiving mixed to positive reviews from critics, with Collider ranking it as the fourth best superhero series of the year. |
| 2017 | Series creator Steve Lightfoot begins developing The Punisher season 1, drawing inspiration from Westerns, 1970s urban thrillers, and conspiracy thriller films. He focuses on exploring Frank Castle's grief and character journey following his family's death, as previously established in Daredevil. |
| 2017 | Lightfoot and the writing team conduct extensive research with military veterans, reading first-person accounts and memoirs to authentically portray veteran experiences. Military, Special Forces, and CIA consultants are brought in to review and provide input on scripts. |
| December 2017 | Netflix orders a second season of The Punisher one month after the first season's release. |
| November 17 2017 | The first season of The Punisher was released worldwide on Netflix, following a decision to delay the release after the Las Vegas shooting. |
| November 17 2017 | Official release date of The Punisher season 1, revealed in a second trailer two weeks after the cancellation of the New York Comic Con panel due to the Las Vegas Strip shooting. |
| November 17 2017 | The soundtrack album for The Punisher season 1 was released digitally by Hollywood Records, coinciding with the season's Netflix release. |
| November 17 2017 | The full season of thirteen episodes was released on Netflix. |
| November 6 2017 | The first season of The Punisher premiered in New York City. |
| November 6 2017 | The season premieres in New York City. |
| October 2017 | A surprise release of the series was initially planned but cancelled following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. |
| September 20 2017 | The official trailer for the season was released, highlighting the show's distinct tone and government conspiracy themes. |
| April 9 2017 | Filming for The Punisher season 1 concluded, completing production after shooting at multiple locations across New York City, including a car chase scene at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with actor Moss-Bachrach driving one of the cars. |
| October 2016 | Marvel confirmed The Punisher would be released in 2017 instead of 2018. |
| October 3 2016 | Filming for The Punisher season 1 began in Brooklyn, New York, under the working title 'Crime', with locations including Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Williamsburg Bridge, and various other New York City sites. |
| July 2016 | Netflix COO Ted Sarandos initially stated The Punisher would not debut until 2018 at the earliest, following The Defenders. |
| April 2016 | The Punisher television series was officially ordered to series. |
| January 2016 | Netflix began early development of The Punisher spin-off series, searching for a showrunner and centering the show on Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle character. |
| January 2016 | Development on The Punisher as a spin-off from Daredevil began. |
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