The Punisher: New Cryptic Trailer and Coded Messages Released By Netflix

In this video, fans are basically introduced to all the major players in The Punisher’s origin story, as it were, and it’s clear there’s an overall motif of “redacted information” at play, since so much of the random visuals seen on the screen feature the word “Classified,” along with a ton of official-looking paperwork with key details blocked out and scratched through.

There’s Ben Barnes’ Billy Russo, whose ties with Frank go back to their time together in the U.S. Special Forces, when the two were best friends. Second up is the show’s biggest tie to the rest of Netflix’s Marvel series, Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page, whose Daredevil-borne character was the most sympathetic to Frank’s plight when he was first introduced. Then we see Paul Schulze’s CIA bigwig Rawlins, who knows Frank from a time when they both served in Afghanistan. Amber Rose Revah’s Dinah Madani, a Homeland Security agent who is very troubled by Frank and his actions. Finally, there’s Ebon Moss-Brachrach’s Micro, a colleague of Frank’s with a past in the NSA and a willingness to help the cause. It’s interesting how it all breaks apart and comes back together as Frank’s face, implying all of these people made him who he is.