Matt Murdock is back starring on his own show and he brought some familiar faces with him to Disney+. That included his colleagues and friends Foggy Nelson and Karen Page. If you’ve seen the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again you know what happened to both. If you haven’t and want to avoid spoilers check out the premiere and then come back to find out what Karen Page’s big move might mean for her MCU future.
Daredevil: Born Again opened with the shocking death of the beloved Foggy Nelson. A guilt-stricken Matt Murdock was unable to deal with the loss of his best friend. That left Karen Page alone with her grief. Rather than remain in New York City, Karen moved across the country. And of all the places Marvel Studios could have chosen, the series sent her to an important locale in the franchise. Karen Page moved to San Francisco in Daredevil: Born Again.
We learned about all of this when she returned for Bullseye’s sentencing. But Karen didn’t stay long despite Matt’s pleas. It was a brief introduction to the MCU proper for Deborah Ann Woll’s character, so newcomers to the Daredevil universe might not realize just how important she was to the original Netflix series. Karen Page was also a big part of The Defenders and The Punisher. But moving to San Francisco of all places could mean the MCU still has big plans for her outside Hell’s Kitchen.
Page started as a legal secretary for Murdock and Nelson but quickly proved herself a skilled private investigator and de facto journalist. She’s also a fierce advocate for clients and for doing what’s right even at great personal cost. And with her experience working both with and for vigilantes, she’s exactly the type of person who some local San Francisco superheroes and their friends could hire when they get in a jam. Especially when all of them have a history of legal issues like Scott Lang and his associates.
San Francisco is home to Ant-Man, the Wasp, Hank Pym, Luis, and Kurt. (We didn’t forget Dave. We don’t think we’re ever going to see rapper T.I. in the MCU again.) All of them have either been incarcerated or at investigated by the U.S. government. Despite their best intentions, they can’t seem to avoid running afoul of the law, Page’s area of expertise. And, notably, while her father owned a diner on Daredevil, in the comics Karen’s dad was a famous scientist, a fact that could serve as the kind of Easter egg Marvel Studios loves to include in the MCU if she works for Hank.
Ant-Man isn’t the only MCU hero who calls the Bay area home, either. It’s also where Shang-Chi lives. Whether or not anyone in the MCU remembers Shang-Chi exists is unclear. But we remember him! And we know Karen Page is now close by if he or his friend Katy have any trouble with any legal authorities. They could also hire her if they need someone who’s good at scouring documents to find information about Shang-Chi’s sister Xialing, the new head of the Ten Rings criminal empire.
Karen Page has no special powers, but she’s a good person with valuable skills, the kind vigilantes and heroes need, even in San Francisco. And just like Matt Murdock and Frank Castle needed her help before, San Francisco’s Avengers and their friends could need her help soon, too.
But, before they ever came calling, we do get more Karen Page in Daredevil: Born Again‘s season finale. After Dex nearly killed Matt Murdock, she calls up Frank (of COURSE she can reach him easily) and asks him to protect her friend. And he does that, popping up right when Fisk’s men are trying to kill Matt.
She sticks around to help Matt and the members of “Team Daredevil” devise a plan to fight back against Fisk, who recently put the city under martial law and banned vigilantes. So it looks like Karen will stick around NYC for a while. But, we can assume that she will have to return to San Francisco and the life she’s built there soon.
Originally published March 4, 2025.