Netflix Marvel shows are now officially canon to the MCU

It’s official: The Netflix Marvel shows are considered canon to the MCU.

When Netflix launched its own Marvel shows, beginning with Daredevil in 2015, the shows made some references to the happenings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they never crossed over with one another. Confusion continued for years about their status, but things got even more puzzling once Daredevil appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Then Kingpin appeared in Hawkeye, and he didn’t seem like exactly the same character, puzzling people even further.

With the release of Echo, everything is now much clearer: The Netflix series are canon to the MCU.

This means Daredevil seasons 1 – 3, Jessica Jones seasons 1 & 2, Luke Cage seasons 1 & 2, Iron Fist seasons 1 & 2, Defenders season 1, and The Punisher seasons 1 & 2. All told, that’s 12 more seasons of TV for you to add to the MCU if you’re doing a rewatch.

Here is how the timeline now works out up through The Punisher.

1. Captain America: The First Avenger
2. Captain Marvel
3. Iron Man
4. Iron Man 2
5. The Incredible Hulk
6. Thor
7. The Avengers
8. Thor: The Dark World
9. Iron Man 3
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
11. Guardians of the Galaxy
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
13. I Am Groot
14. Daredevil
15. Jessica Jones
16. Avengers: Age of Ultron
17. Ant-Man
18. Luke Cage
19. Iron Fist
20. Defenders
21. Captain America: Civil War
22. Black Widow
23. Black Panther
24. Spider-Man: Homecoming
25. The Punisher

For live-action TV, this now leaves Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Inhumans as the oddballs out without indicating they are canon. While Anson Mount appeared as Black Bolt in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, that does not mean the TV series is now canon.

With these new additions to the overall MCU, now comes the question of where these heroes were during any of the major events we’ve seen over the years. Perhaps we will get some flashbacks in the years to come.