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This article details all the Easter eggs and references to the wider Marvel universe found in episode 5 of Daredevil: Born Again.

Chandler and Joey are arguably the most beloved pair on Friends, and they shared an apartment for most of the series. Before Chandler got together with Monica, they did have some time living separately. One notable instance was when Joey moved out and Chandler briefly had a new roommate named Eddie. But Chandler and Eddie didn’t quite click, and their personalities might explain why the living arrangement didn’t last.

In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 5, “The Grand Design,” we see the return of beloved characters from the past. The episode brings back Foggy Nelson, played by Elden Henson, and Toby Leonard Moore as James Wesley, and weaves their stories into the present-day events, creating a narrative that jumps between timelines.

Episode 5 of Daredevil: Born Again is a standout, consistently engaging from beginning to end. The episode cleverly references the first season of the original Daredevil series on Netflix, and its title, “Grand Design,” is particularly well-suited to the episode’s themes. Here’s a rundown of the most notable Easter eggs, Marvel Cinematic Universe connections, and nods to the earlier Netflix series that we spotted.

At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. shared the first trailer for the new Evil Dead film, Evil Dead Burn. The preview showed plenty of terrifying scenes, including zombies, chainsaws, gruesome injuries, and lots of blood. The trailer ended with a chilling tagline: “Family is the root of all evil.”

M. Night Shyamalan has hinted that his upcoming romantic thriller, Remain, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, marks a return to a genre that’s important to him. The film, co-written by Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks (author of The Notebook), centers on Tate Donovan (Gyllenhaal), an architect who falls for a young woman while building a vacation home in Cape Cod.

CinemaCon 2026 is underway, and today’s focus is on Warner Bros. Discovery. At the event in Las Vegas, DC Studios is highlighting its upcoming film, Supergirl, with ScreenRant reporting live from the scene. The presentation featured actress Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, and director Craig Gillespie, who shared additional footage from the new DC Universe film.

Cyberpunk is having a big moment on TV right now. We’re seeing adaptations of classic works like William Gibson’s Neuromancer on Apple TV, while shows like The Peripheral on Prime Video are gaining a following, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners successfully expanded on its video game origins. Now, the iconic Blade Runner is joining the trend, with Blade Runner 2099 – starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer – set to debut on Prime Video sometime in 2026.

Fans were thrilled at the possibility of Godzilla facing another monster in the sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, something he’s done many times before in films. Early promotional images, which only showed lit-up clouds and the logo, sparked a lot of guessing about which classic monster from Toho might appear. Many believed Hedorah, the notorious Smog Monster, would be included, especially since the director had expressed interest in adapting the character and some thought the clouds represented its toxic pollution. However, a new detail in the Godzilla Minus Zero teaser suggests a different, well-known enemy of Godzilla will be featured instead.

The new movie, Hunt for Gollum, arrives in theaters on December 17, 2027. It’s the seventh live-action film in the Lord of the Rings series, and the eighth overall when you include the animated prequel The War of the Rohirrim released in 2024. Andy Serkis, who has famously played Gollum since The Two Towers in 2002, is directing. The screenplay is by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens – longtime collaborators with director Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.