Clinton Church, New York | MCU: Location Scout

Matt sits on bench outside of church.

I’m not seeking penance for what I’ve done, Father. I’m asking forgiveness for what I’m about to do.

DAREDEVIL SEASON 1

Confessional (Episode 1)

Matt visits his church and speaks with Father Lantom through the confessional.

  • Matt in a church confessional.
  • Father Lantom in a church confessional.

Exterior (Episodes 3 & 9)

In this episode, Matt waits out front of the church to speak with Father Lantom for a few moments.

  • Father Lantom approaches Matt outside church.
  • Father Lantom and Matt sit outside church.
  • Matt walks away from Father Lantom outside church.

In Episode 9, Matt once again is waiting out front, but this time agrees to come inside for a latte.

  • Father Lantom approaches Matt outside church.
  • Matt and Father Lantom outside church.
  • Matt outside church.

Interior Kitchen and Nave (Season 1, Episodes 9 & 11; Season 2, Episode 4; The Defenders Episode 8)

Father Lantom makes Matt a latte and speaks about having seen pure evil. Later, Matt returns to speak with the priest.

  • Matt and Father Lantom in church kitchen.
  • Matt and Father Lantom in church kitchen.
  • Matt and Father Lantom in church kitchen.
  • Matt and Father Lantom in church pews.
  • Matt inside church.
  • Matt and Father Lantom in church pews.

Matt visits the church and reveals that he has not taken a life as Father Lantom had feared.

  • Matt and Father Lantom in church pews.
  • Matt and Father Lantom in church pews.
  • Father Lantom in church pews.

DAREDEVIL SEASON 2

In Season 2, Matt, Foggy, and Karen are the only attendees for the service celebrating the life of Grotto. Matt stays to speak with Father Lantom.

  • Matt, Karen, and Foggy sitting in church listening to eulogy.
  • Father Lantom give eulogy for Grotto in church.
  • Matt, Karen, and Foggy sitting in church listening to eulogy.
  • Father Lantom, Matt, Karen, and Foggy in church.
  • Father Lantom, Matt, Karen, and Foggy walking through church.

THE DEFENDERS SEASON 1

In episode 8 of The Defenders, Karen and Foggy visit the church to pray for Matt, who they think was killed when Midland Circle imploded.

  • Interior of Matt's church.
  • Foggy and Karen inside of Matt's church.
  • The Interior of Matt's church.

The Church of the Ascension on Kent Street in Brooklyn was used for the exteriors and interiors of Matt’s church in Seasons 1 & 2. Some images of the interior, with better lighting, can be seen on this Brooklyn Relics web page.

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DAREDEVIL SEASON 3

Season 3 finally gives a name to Matt’s church, Clinton Church. It is revealed to be connected to the St. Agnes Orphanage, where Matt was placed after the death of his father, and where Stick would later find him. This is also the first season to use a location other than the Kent Street church, which was used for all previous appearances.

Basement/Laundry Room

Matt is given space to convalesce in the Church’s basement and laundry area by Father Lantom and Sister Maggie. This space, complete with vaulted ceilings and religious statuary, is presumed to have been filmed on a soundstage.

  • Father Lantom wheels Matt into a space under the church.
  • Maggie and Matt in the church basement.
  • Matt checking out the church basement.
  • Matt shadow boxing in the church basement.
  • Maggie standing over Matt in the church basement.
  • Maggie and Matt in the church basement.

Rooftop and Interiors

The first new location seen in Season 3, episode 1, is the rooftop of Clinton Church. After recuperating somewhat, Matt dons a black mask again and perches on the cross atop the building to see what trouble is arising in his city. In episode 2, Matt enters the church–remembering his time as a young boy when he would listen to the prayers of the parishioners. In episode 6, Karen visits the church to speak with Sister Maggie about Matt.

Episodes 10 and 11 feature the deadly attack of Dex (dressed as Daredevil), his fight with Matt, the death of Father Lantom, and the apprehension of Karen Page by the NYPD. The number of stunts performed in the church is staggering, and quite impressive.

The Parish of Calvary–St. George’s by Gramercy Park was tapped to play the role of Matt’s Church in Season 3.

  • Aerial view of church rooftop at night.
  • High angle view of church rooftop at night.
  • Promotional image of the Man in Black on a church rooftop at night, clinging to the cross.
  • Young Matt listens to parishioners praying inside Clinton Church.
  • Young Matt listens to parishioners praying inside Clinton Church.
  • Young Matt listens to parishioners praying inside Clinton Church.
  • Matt and Father Lantom inside Clinton Church.
  • Karen speaking to Sister Maggie in Matt's church.
  • Karen speaking to Sister Maggie in Matt's church.
  • Karen speaking to Sister Maggie in Matt's church.
  • Karen speaking to Sister Maggie in Matt's church.
  • Sister Maggie and a young boy in Clinton Church.
  • Sister Maggie and Father Lantom in Clinton Church.
  • People gathered for mass inside Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, enters Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, fights Matt inside Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, inside Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, fights Matt inside Clinton Church.
  • Karen cradles a wounded Matt inside Clinton Church.
  • Matt standing in a doorway inside Clinton Church.
  • Detective Mahoney with Foggy and Karen talk to Dex and Nadeem inside Clinton Church.
  • Detective Mahoney and Foggy face off against Dex and Nadeem inside Clinton Church.
  • Matt of the roof of Clinton Church.
  • Matt walks towards the pulpit in Clinton Church as mourners watch.

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Exterior

A flashback, also in episode 2, has young Matt questioning God’s plans for him with Father Lantom, just outside the church. Episodes 11-13 spend time outside the church as the police and FBI cordon off an area in the search for the fugitive Daredevil.

This exterior was filmed at St. George’s Episcopal Church near Stuyvesant Square Park. It and the church used for interiors are both part of the same organization, which joined together in 1975 to form one church group made up of multiple locations.

  • Young Matt twirls his cane outside the church.
  • Young Matt speaks with Father Lantom outside the church.
  • Young Matt speaks with Father Lantom outside the church.
  • Young Matt speaks with Father Lantom outside the church.
  • Young Matt speaks with Father Lantom outside the church.
  • Maggie walking on a sidewalk outside Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, running away from Clinton Church.
  • Maggie running across a crosswalk outside Clinton Church.
  • Dex and Nadeem on a sidewalk in front of Clinton Church.
  • FBI Agents and police officers outside Clinton Church.
  • Dex watches Maggie by an ambulance outside Clinton Church.
  • Dex watches officers leaving a van outside Clinton Church.
  • Matt and Karen on the sidewalk outside Clinton Church.
  • Matt and Karen on the sidewalk outside Clinton Church.
  • DA Tower giving an interview on the sidewalk outside Clinton Church.

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Sidewalk Near Church

In episode 10, Nadeem drops Dex (in a Daredevil costume) outside the church. This was very near the exterior above. It was filmed on 2nd Avenue, one block over from Rutherford Place, on the other side of Stuyvesant Square Park.

  • FBI SUV pulls up on street outside Clinton Church.
  • Dex, as Daredevil, and Nadeem in and FBI SUV on street outside Clinton Church.

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(Daredevil S01E01, E03, E09 & E11, 2015; Daredevil S02E04, 2016; The Defenders S01E08, 2017; Daredevil S03E01-E02, E06, E09-E11 & E13, 2018)