I’m sure there are lots of people who would be pissed off if they saw that I believe these shows are set in a slightly different universe than the mainline Marvel stuff, but I think there’s evidence that they aren’t set in the same universe – and that the versions of the characters in the Netflix shows are not the same as in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, “Hawkeye”, “Echo”, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”, “Daredevil: Born Again”, “Punisher: One Last Kill” & “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”.
In the Netflix shows, in particular, which often vaguely reference the events of the films, and are mostly based in New York City – with the famous New York City skyline featured constantly, Stark Tower / Avengers Tower is never seen. I’m sure it was a budgetary thing, but it’s obnoxious. But in the Multiverse Era shows, Avengers Tower can be seen in the skyline. Also, the films of this era (The Infinity Saga) never reference these shows. Never. And official sources like “Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe An Official Timeline” don’t include them either, while they do feature the later stories that I mentioned, which implies that they’re different versions of the same characters.
There’s also the fact, that while the Multiverse Era shows reference past events from these programs (which means that they definitely experienced all the things from these shows, but not necessarily in the same universe) there are some discrepancies that support that while they remember events from the Netflix era, they aren’t the same. The most damning of which is that in “Echo”, in which Wilson Fisk, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, reveals a key element of his childhood which involves a hammer. In his tale, that Netflix fans will surely remember, he explains his use of this hammer and reveals that he still has it. But the hammer is different than the one seen in Daredevil. One is a claw hammer and the other is a ballpeen hammer. They don’t look anything alike. Maybe he’s lying and they’re different hammers, but that seems unlikely given the weight of the story being told. Maybe it’s a production mistake? It could be. But for me, this cemented that the Wilson Fisk in “Daredevil” is not the same Wilson Fisk in “Hawkeye”, “Echo” or “Daredevil: Born Again”. And beyond the visual evidence…they just feel like different takes on the same character. They feel like variants. And so in my opinion they are.
Daredevil Season 1 (April 10, 2015)
Another parallel universe (which some consider the 616 universe – but I don’t) this reality is shared by various tv series and unfolds in a similar (but not identical) fashion as variants in the 616 universe. Which is to say that these cast members return as these characters in official 616 universe material – but I don’t think they are actually the same versions of those characters – which at least in planning, was demonstrably the case. YMMV.
This season is set over January and February of 2015.
S01E01 Into the Ring
S01E02 Cut Man
S01E03 Rabbit in a Snowstorm
S01E04 In the Blood
S01E05 World on Fire
S01E06 Condemned
S01E07 Stick
S01E08 Shadows in the Glass
S01E09 Speak of the Devil
S01E10 Nelson v. Murdock
S01E11 The Path of the Righteous
S01E12 The Ones We Leave Behind
S01E13 Daredevil
Jessica Jones Comic #1 (of 1)
This comic is set in early 2015, sometime between Season 1 of “Daredevil” and Season 1 of “Jessica Jones”.
Released on October 7, 2015, the comic was said to explore the “connective tissue that will build between the series” Daredevil and Jessica Jones. With Brian Michael Bendis confirming that it was set in “the Marvel TV universe”. On June 1, 2016, the official Marvel Comics support account confirmed the comic was considered MCU canon.
Jessica Jones Season 1 (November 20, 2015)
The streaming series universe introduced with “Daredevil” continues with Season 1 of “Jessica Jones”, which is set over March and April of 2015.
Returning Universe Characters Include:
Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple &
Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney.
This season is set over March and April of 2015.
S01E01 AKA Ladies Night
S01E02 AKA Crush Syndrome
S01E03 AKA It’s Called Whiskey
S01E04 AKA 99 Friends
S01E05 AKA The Sandwich Saved Me
S01E06 AKA You’re a Winner!
S01E07 AKA Top Shelf Perverts
S01E08 AKA WWJD?
S01E09 AKA Sin Bin
S01E10 AKA 1,000 Cuts
S01E11 AKA I’ve Got the Blues
S01E12 AKA Take a Bloody Number
S01E13 AKA Smile
Daredevil Season 2 (March 18, 2016)
The “Daredevil” / “Jessica Jones” streaming universe continues with Season 2 of the former series, set between October & December of 2015.
Returning Universe Characters Include:
Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil,
Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin,
Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page,
Elden Henson as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson,
Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple,
Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney,
Susan Varon as Josie,
Michelle Hurd as Samantha Reyes,
Scott Glenn as Stick,
Peter Shinkoda as Nobu Yoshioka,
Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison,
Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett,
Matt Gerald as Melvin Potter,
Peter McRobbie as Father Paul Lantom,
Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl,
Kevin Nagle as Roscoe Sweeney,
Wai Ching Ho as Madame Gao,
Suzanne H. Smart as Shirley Benson &
Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth.
S02E01 Bang
S02E02 Dogs to a Gunfight
S02E03 New York’s Finest
S02E04 Penny and Dime
S02E05 Kinbaku
S02E06 Regrets Only
S02E07 Semper Fidelis
S02E08 Guilty as Sin
S02E09 Seven Minutes in Heaven
S02E10 The Man in the Box
S02E11 .380
S02E12 The Dark End of the Tunnel
S02E13 A Cold Day in Hell’s Kitchen
This page isn’t finished but I need a break. There are still 15 more seasons of television to be placed here.