Watch 'The Punisher' punish his enemies in the first trailer for Netflix series

Jon Bernthal is menacing as ever in the role of Frank Castle in Marvel's The Punisher. Photos: Marvel

Netflix has released the first trailer for the television adaptation of Marvel’s The Punisher. What starts out as a sentimental montage of Frank Castle’s family turns into a bloodbath once his wife is shot and killed.The Punisher chronicles Castle (Jon Bernthal) exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children. Now known throughout the criminal underworld as the Punisher, he discovers the truth about injustices that affect more than his family alone.

In the first look, Castle suits up in his notable skull vest to hit the town after uncovering a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York.