Marvel Makes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Other Netflix Shows Part Of Official MCU Canon

The Defenders Saga--which includes original Netflix shows like Daredevil and Jessica Jones--is now apparently an official part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe canon. Disney+ has updated the MCU timeline order and inserted these TV shows into the fold.

For example, Daredevil and Jessica Jones are slotted before Avengers: Age of Ultron, as spotted by X (formerly known as Twitter) user CanWeGetSomeToast. Meanwhile, Luke Cage, Iron First, and Defenders happened right before Captain America: Civil War. Then The Punisher takes place between Black Panther and Doctor Strange.

These Netflix Marvel shows arrived on Disney+ back in March 2022. Originally, they premiered on Netflix, starting off with Daredevil in 2015. Jessica Jones Season 3 was the end of the Defenders Saga after it launched in June 2019.

Actor Charlie Cox, who portrayed Matt Murdock in Daredevil, reprised his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021. He'll also star in a new TV series for Disney+ called Daredevil: Born Again alongside Kingpin actor Vincent D'Onofrio. However, it's been reported that the writers for Daredevil: Born Again were fired last year, and in general, Marvel Studios is overhauling how it makes TV shows.

The latest MCU project is Echo, in which D'Onofrio's Kingpin plays a major role. For more, check out GameSpot's Echo review for the first three episodes. The entire series is available on Disney+ and Hulu.