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Marvel TV Outside the MCU

Before Disney+, most live-action Marvel TV came from Marvel Television, Fox and older network deals. Some of it now counts as MCU canon, some of it never did. Here’s every series, grouped by where it came from, with notes on how it fits.

The Netflix Defenders saga (2015–2019)

Six connected series set in New York’s street-level corner of the MCU. Marvel added them to its official timeline in 2024, and Daredevil: Born Again continues the story on Disney+.

• Daredevil (2015–2018): Daredevil Season 1 · Daredevil Season 2 · Daredevil Season 3
• Jessica Jones (2015–2019): Jessica Jones Season 1 · Jessica Jones Season 2 · Jessica Jones Season 3
• Luke Cage (2016–2018): Luke Cage Season 1 · Luke Cage Season 2
• Iron Fist (2017–2018): Iron Fist Season 1 · Iron Fist Season 2
• The Defenders (2017): The Defenders watch guide
• The Punisher (2017–2019): The Punisher Season 1 · The Punisher Season 2

ABC, Freeform and Hulu (Marvel Television, 2013–2020)

Made by Marvel Television, a separate division from Marvel Studios. They reference the films, but the films never referenced them back.

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020): Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 6 · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 7
• Agent Carter (2015–2016): Agent Carter Season 1 · Agent Carter Season 2
• Inhumans (2017): Inhumans watch guide
• Runaways (2017–2019): Runaways Season 1 · Runaways Season 2 · Runaways Season 3
• Cloak & Dagger (2018–2019): Cloak & Dagger Season 1 · Cloak & Dagger Season 2
• Helstrom (2020): Helstrom watch guide

Fox’s X-Men TV (2017–2019)

Live-action mutant series made by Fox alongside its X-Men films.

• Legion (2017): Legion watch guide
• The Gifted (2017): The Gifted watch guide

Classic live-action Marvel TV

From the 1944 Captain America serial to the 2000s.

• Captain America (Serial) (1944): Captain America (Serial) watch guide
• The Incredible Hulk (1978–1981): The Incredible Hulk Season 1 · The Incredible Hulk Season 2 · The Incredible Hulk Season 3 · The Incredible Hulk Season 4 · The Incredible Hulk Season 5
• The Amazing Spider-Man (1977 TV series) (1978): The Amazing Spider-Man (1977 TV series) watch guide
• Japanese Spider-Man (1978): Japanese Spider-Man watch guide
• Blade: The Series (2006): Blade: The Series watch guide
• Spider-Noir (2026): Spider-Noir watch guide

Looking for cartoons? See every Marvel animated series. For films, see Marvel movies outside the MCU.

Is any of this canon?

In short, the Netflix shows are now treated as canon, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. sits in a gray area, and everything else is its own continuity. We cover the details in are the Netflix shows canon? and is Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. canon?. If you want the Netflix shows in the right order, the Defenders watch order has it.

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