Let’s enjoy another round of The Punisher before Netflix inevitably cancels it

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, January 18 and Saturday, January 19. All times are Eastern.

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Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix, Friday): Poor Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) thought that after spending all of season one avenging his family’s murder, his work would finally be done. He thought he could wipe the blood from his brow, hang up his weapons, and attend support group meetings in peace. But sadly for Frank, this show is called The Punisher, and it won’t let him rest until there are no wrongdoers left to be punished—or, more likely, until Netflix inevitably cancels the show a few days from now. (If Daredevil can’t survive Netflix’s Disney cleanse, what can?)

As enemies old and new (including a very angry Billy, who’s looking barely cut-up enough to merit the name Jigsaw) drag Frank back into a life of satisfyingly righteous bloodshed, he’ll be confronted with a difficult choice: yield to his softer side, or learn to embrace the antihero role he was destined to fill. You can read Alex McLevy’s pre-air review, and look out for Caroline Siede’s episode reviews. In the meantime, please enjoy this trailer that, like Frank himself, really seems to revel in the violence.