Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Kevin Feige says the Marvel movies and shows created by other companies are canon in the MCU’s multiverse.
Whether Marvel Television properties like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, and Inhumans should be considered MCU “canon” has long been debated among fans.
There’s evidence for and against that being the case, whether it’s the return of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock or the fact a new Darkhold was introduced in WandaVision which completely ignored versions previously seen on television.
At this stage, it seems obvious all those non-Marvel Studios TV shows took place on branched timelines.
By not having them be part of the Earth-616 “Sacred Timeline,” it means Kevin Feige and company aren’t forced to be beholden to past creative decisions and can just pick and choose what they want to use.
In fact, that’s pretty much been confirmed in a foreword from Feige in the newly released Marvel Studios: The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline book. But, are these newly added shows actually part of the MCU?
When they were originally airing, fans went nuts wondering if Daredevil and Co. would ever show up in a theatrical MCU film and wondering if these Marvel series actually had any bearing on the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that they’re streaming on Disney+ — and now that Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin have appeared in official Marvel Studios releases — it’s got people wondering just how canon the Netflix shows are.
The short answer: Regardless of whether or not they technically are canon, the show really don’t matter. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher are functionally not canon in the MCU. Unless something changes.
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