The Punisher has been announced to appear in the second season of Marvel's 'Daredevil' series portrayed by 'Walking Dead' actor Jon Bernthal, and fans couldn't be more excited.

Throughout the years the character has received various movie portrayals that fell short due to poor writing and casting, however in a recent interview with Slash Film, showrunner Steven DeKnight explains why they've finally nailed it this time.

"The thing about The Punisher, and I think there are great things about each of those versions, but none of them was completely the Marvel version," DeKnight explained. "And none of those movies were under the Marvel Studios banner until they recently got The Punisher back. So this is really the first time that we're seeing the Marvel Studios from the Iron Man days, when they can control their own product, actually do this character."

It's important to remember that Marvel Studios hasn't always had the rights to their characters, making previous portrayals very loose adaptations. The character that is planned to appear in 'Daredevil' will not only be close to canon, but will exist in a shared universe, as the character is at his best in.

When asked if this version of the character will share the same violence as the one in the most recent adaptation, 'Punisher: War Zone,' DeKnight responds:

"That was pretty violent. The first season of Daredevil was violent but I always say it was more implied. It wasn't nearly as violent as The Walking Dead, a show that I love. On that, if somebody were to crush somebody's head in a car door, you would've seen the head crush on screen but we didn't want to go quite that far. We wanted to keep it right around PG-16 and not go all the way to the R. I have no idea if they're planning to push it that far next season but I would be surprised."

'Daredevil' plans to return to Netflix early 2016.