Marvel shows

I’m a new Marvel fan and I’ve started watching the MCU in release order. I’m currently in Phase 2 and I was wondering: do I need to watch the Marvel Netflix shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, etc. as part of the experience or can I just focus on the movies and the “main” shows like WandaVision first?
My goal is to get the full (or at least most of the) Marvel experience. Should I watch the Netflix shows alongside the movies or should I save them until after I’ve finished all the main MCU movies and series?Thanks for advice

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Romnonaldao2025-09-22 06:33

A couple years ago, no, but a while ago all those shows were confirmed canon. So if you really want the full experience, yes, those shows are part of the it. I would at least watch Daredevil and Punisher, those are important for Daredevil Born Again

_PrincessOats2025-09-22 15:04

With JJ showing up again, Jessica Jones and The Defenders too.

btwJosieposie2025-09-22 15:32

Thank you for advice
Should I watch them in release oder in between the movies or can I watch them at the end of all phases

DrManhattan_DDM2025-09-22 15:35

You can put them off until after the Infinity Saga if you want to get through a good chunk of the movies first. The other “main” shows don’t start until after Endgame either. The first point that the Netflix stuff matters to the rest of the story is in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Falkor2025-09-22 06:34

A lot of people will say you're missing out on great shows if you don't watch them, but as a MCU fan from the start i've not watched any of them, just the movies and then the Wandavision onwards D+ shows

So in my opinion, yes you'll be fine if you skip them and won't miss out on anything that is relevant to the main storyline.

Romnonaldao2025-09-22 06:38

you havent watched dareveil season 1? man, youre missing out

Falkor2025-09-22 06:39

Nope, maybe one day - Personally I'm just not a huge DD fan so I just never watched it.

ubutterscotchpine2025-09-22 15:02

I haven’t watched any of them either. My ex says Daredevil is important for Born Again though so. I haven’t watched Born Again either.

Yeet-Squire2025-09-22 21:56

How can you have an opinion as to whether someone is right to skip something if you haven't watched it yourself? You don't have the knowledge to advise someone else.

Falkor2025-09-22 22:52

Well, the question was do you need to watch them? I've not watched them and don't feel like I missed anything at all that impacts the MCU storyline. That is my OPINION, which by the way is my view.. doesn't mean everyone has the same opinion.

Yeet-Squire2025-09-22 22:56

But it's an opinion based on zero information. I recommend being informed before sharing said opinion. Ignorance may be bliss for you, but it isn't the bedrock of a good opinion.

nightcrawler_is_cool2025-09-22 06:42

Not urgently however if youre planning to watch the new spider-man movie next year, Punisher is meant to be in it so it would be useful to atleast watch Daredevil and Punisher to understand his background

Edit: Idk if Daredevil Born Again counts as a "main" series but its better to watch the Netflix Daredevil beforehand

eagc72025-09-22 06:48

Daredevil: Born Again does count as a main series, it was even part of the MCU Phase 5 lineup at Comic Con 2022

colderstates2025-09-22 11:47

The Punisher is a vigilante who kills criminals.

There we go, OP is prepared for Spider-man.

eagc72025-09-22 06:47

If you plan to watch Daredevil: Born Again which is a "main" MCU tv series, then yes, since Daredevil: Born Again is Season 4 of Daredevil in all but name and features characters from the Netflix shows. (If you plan to watch them all, make sure to watch them in release order, don't go from say Daradevil Season 1 to 2 to 3, then Jessica Jones S1 to 2 to 3, i compare it like if you saw the Captain America trilogy in one go, then boom in Movie 3 you have all these characters that you didn't saw previous Cap films it talks about this place called Sokovia, Ultron, etc and you are supposed to be familiar with them)

But you can right now focus on the Infinity Saga projects (from Iron Man to Spider-Man: Far From Home), then watch the Netflix shows later (i recommend watching them before you see Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye which features the Netflix characters)

Stormik2025-09-22 07:26

Ironically most of the "canon" shows do not affect the movies nor are affected by them. WandaVision, FatWS and to a certain degree Loki are the only ones that do. Well and Agents of SHIELD which is a show that follows MCU the most but for some reason is not considered canon (it is to me though). The rest can be watched after.

But if your goal is to "get the full (or at least most of the) Marvel experience" I would watch them all anyway. Some are bad, sure, but there are also really good ones worth watching even if they are not explicitly connected to the MCU.

KOStrongStyle2025-09-22 07:33

Can you watch them and not miss anything? Yes.

Are you also missing out on some great content if you don't watch at least Daredevil, Punisher, and Jessica Jones? Also yes.

You can skip Iron Fist and Defenders.

Edit: Actually just watch a video summary of The Defenders before starting Daredevil season 3.

yogos152025-09-22 18:45

I wouldn’t skip Defenders. The start of Daredevil season 3 is a bit confusing if you don’t watch it. Source: I only watched Daredevil in the beginning and didn’t understand how >!Matt got injured in the first place and how his friends + Elektra were involved!<, and after watching the other series, it made a lot more sense.

KOStrongStyle2025-09-22 20:34

That's fair. I debated about the Defenders for that reason. I guess I would just say to watch a YouTube video summary of The Defenders then. Much shorter, less painful, and one wouldn't be confused heading into Daredevil season 3.

Uncanny_Doom2025-09-22 08:57

The Defenders Saga is basically it's own thing the way the Infinity Saga and Multiverse Saga are.

I actually think the best way to watch the Defenders Saga is after the Infinity Saga and before the Multiverse Saga. The Multiverse Saga is where a lot of stuff is standalone and not directly connecting especially in comparison to the Infinity Saga, so it's also a good spot to watch any pre-MCU Marvel stuff you may be interested in as well like the old Spider-Man and relevant X-Men movies. All you really need to know with the Defenders Saga is that it starts after Avengers 1 and resolves before Infinity War. I think it's very worth watching before you watch Hawkeye, Echo, or Daredevil: Born Again which all come in the Multiverse Saga.

btwJosieposie2025-09-22 15:26

Thank you because I have no idea when to watch the series and I maybe thought I just could wach them after all phases.Cause I’m also really excited for all the avengers movies.

Uncanny_Doom2025-09-22 15:41

Yeah while it's possible to watch them during the Infinity Saga I feel like it's very different to do it now. When people did it while everything was airing the shows filled a huge amount of downtime between movies but because they're part of their own separate story it's quite a long detour to watch them during all the Avengers stuff so I think Infinity Saga > Defenders Saga > Multiverse Saga is the best way to go.

marvelcomics222025-09-22 10:34

The Netflix shows are great and you should watch them. You should also watch Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Runaways, and Cloak & Dagger. Some will tell you that they're not canon, but you should watch them regardless of what people say. It's nice to watch them in between the movies, and there are some good lists online. Watching all of these will help if you want the 'full experience'.

atiny042025-09-22 17:57

Agents of shield is 100% canon. Especially the first two seasons. They line up pretty closely to the events of Thor Dark World and Captain America winter soldier, and Avengers age of ultron

marvelcomics222025-09-23 03:18

Some people say that they split off into a different timeline after Season 5, but I don't really like that because it still kind of works in the 616, and it also means that 616 Simmons doesn't get her happy ending, but if all of it is 616, then she does.

atiny042025-09-23 13:15

Yeah. That’s what I heard too

colderstates2025-09-22 11:46

You do not.

As others have said DDBA continues on from the Netflix show but it also functions as a “new #1” and you could probably just start there without too much trouble.

PunkRockKing2025-09-22 15:30

If you plan to watch Daredevil Born Again, then definitely watch Netflix Daredevil S1, S2, then Jessica Jones S1, then Defenders, then Daredevil S3 and you’ll be good to go

totaltvaddict22025-09-22 16:30

Watch at least Daredevil s1-2, Defenders, Daredevil s3 in that order before Daredevil Born Again.

Technically should watch before Hawkeye, because a major character is reintroduced to MCU there, but I didn’t do that and I got enough context.

The Netflix shows ran in parallel to MCU, but didn’t directly connect. The big battle of the first Avengers film is referenced in background, for example.

They are good shows and recommend you watch them, but if you’re trying to follow the MCU storyline, you can hold off.

CaptHayfever2025-09-22 16:38

Uncanny_Doom has a good approach to it: Finish the Infinity Saga first, then come around to the Defenders Saga before you start the Multiverse Saga.

The Netflix shows aren't part of the "phase" system, but they are part of the world. To give you a loose guideline, the first 6 seasons of the Defenders Saga shows (DD 1, JJ 1, DD 2, LC 1, IF 1, Defenders) are set between Winter Soldier & Civil War, and the 7 seasons (Punisher 1, JJ 2, LC 2, IF 2, DD 3, Punisher 2, JJ 3) are set between Civil War & Infinity War.
The remaining 2 seasons on the Defenders Saga list so far (Echo, Born Again 1) coincide with the Multiverse Saga & should wait until you get to Phase 5.

ChaoticCaptain1772025-09-22 16:54

If you plan on watching Daredevil born again and consider it a main series, I recommend watching the Netflix daredevil show beforehand if you want but you can still watch born again without watching the Netflix show

Petrichor022025-09-22 18:32

Agents of SHIELD (the first five seasons anyway) is the only show in the Infinity Saga that really benefits from being watched alongside the movies. The rest can be watched at any time before Daredevil Born Again (though Agent Carter should be watched at some point before Agents of SHIELD S7).

AoS is affected by the events of the movies (and slightly vice-versa; if you skip AoS you’d never realize that it affects the movies because its effects are kept so far in the background). So it’s even more entertaining seeing how regular people and the governments react to the events of the movies watching it alongside them.

TelephoneCertain53442025-09-22 20:40

The Netflix/Defenders shows are confirmed canon watch them. Also watch Agents of SHIELD. Amazing show

Superb_Plum_6272025-09-23 12:57

The six Netflix-original shows can be watched at any time, but there are (very) small connections that place them in continuity with other MCU content at the time, if you care about that sort of thing. For instance, "Agents of SHIELD" showed a TV news broadcast about something happening in that episode, and the chyron at the bottom mentioned an event from the then-just-released season of "Daredevil."

Much more important is that you watch them in release order, since they share a number of characters and subplots between them. The order is Daredevil 1, Jessica 1, Daredevil 2, Luke 1, Iron Fist 1, Defenders, Punisher 1, Jessica 2, Luke 2, Iron Fist 2, Daredevil 3, Jessica 3, Punisher 2.

j1h152332025-09-24 00:08

The Netflix shows are technically part of the universe now but they hardly reference the events. You could watch them all before Daredevil born again

Left-Acanthisitta2672025-09-28 19:58

Need to? You get to watch them. Wish I could watch them for the first time again. Daredevil is amazing. Jessica Jones is great. Luke Cage and Punisher are good.