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Trying to watch the Marvel Netflix shows in a specific order is an interesting problem that Disney Plus doesn't exactly do much to solve. That's where we come in. And you may have more reason to get to know these shows, as some of these characters and the actors who played them on Netflix are coming back into the MCU.

Yes, we've had a long winding road to get here, but the Marvel Netflix shows finally hit Disney Plus (back in March 2022). Now dubbed "The Defenders Saga," these 13 seasons of TV are here ... with not a whole lot of urgency to watch right now. Especially as the Marvel Netflix slate isn't currently available in 4K on Disney Plus.

But when you get around to watching the Defenders, you might find yourself where we did (after we changed our Disney Plus settings to show the Marvel Netflix shows). Disney Plus doesn't actually tell you much about how to watch these shows as they were released.

Instead, Disney Plus arranges all the shows in the order of how their first seasons were released, in one row. But since the characters interweave, that's not enough. So, we did the work to dig up all the release dates for each season, so you can watch them in order. For more helpful chronological timeline sorting, check out our guide for how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

As you'll see below, Marvel's Netflix shows almost all had their first seasons before their second seasons could air, with the exception of Daredevil season 2. The run is fairly straightforward, but especially long waits may frustrate those who want to jump to Daredevil season 3 or Jessica Jones season 3.

As a bonus, there are three other related MCU titles to check out. We won't spoil why, but those who want to follow the Defenders into the MCU should watch Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hawkeye and She-Hulk.

So, 13 seasons sounds like a lot of time, right? Well, what if I could whittle it down to 11? Well, we at Tom's Guide have a firm stance on the Marvel Netflix shows. We think you can simply skip over Iron Fist. Not only was it hit hard with a controversy over whitewashing the source material, it's mostly just not as good as the other shows (or any good at all).

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series are American superhero television shows produced by Marvel Television and Marvel Studios, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The series are set in, or inspired by, the shared universe of the MCU film franchise.

Marvel Studios, the production studio behind the films, began developing their own series in 2018 for the streaming service Disney+. Some series are focused on supporting characters from the films while others center on new characters that later appear in films. The Marvel Studios series have much larger budgets than the Marvel Television series and interconnect with the films in a way that the Marvel Television series did not. Marvel Studios also began producing animated series under its Marvel Studios Animation division. Several actors from the Marvel Television series have reprised their roles for Marvel Studios productions since Marvel Television was shut down.

Eight series and two television specials were released by Marvel Studios as part of their Phase Four slate. Seven new series and two continuing seasons are expected in Phase Five, and at least one series is expected in Phase Six. Additionally, at least three new series and two continuing seasons are in development for the future. Television specials are released under the "Marvel Studios Special Presentation" banner. In 2024, Marvel Studios began releasing its series under several different banners as well: "Marvel Television", not to be confused with the earlier company; "Marvel Animation", for animated series; and "Marvel Spotlight", which focuses on character-driven stories with less impact on the larger MCU narrative.

In June 2010, Marvel Television was launched with Jeph Loeb as head.[1] The studio began producing television series inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise,[2][3] and was made aware of Marvel Studios' plans to avoid interfering when introducing someone or something to the universe.[4] In August 2015, Marvel Studios was integrated into Walt Disney Studios with President Kevin Feige reporting to Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn instead of Marvel Entertainment CEO Isaac Perlmutter, while Marvel Television remained under Perlmutter's control.[5] This was seen as widening the existing divide between the Marvel film and television divisions, and making it unlikely that the films would acknowledge the series' events and characters.[6] By that point, the only series that had significant involvement from Marvel Studios was Agent Carter.[7][8]

Marvel Studios formed several production partnerships in 2021: in February, Ryan Coogler's production company Proximity Media was set to work with the studio on new Disney+ series as part of a deal with Walt Disney Television;[27] that May, WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer signed a three-year deal with Marvel Studios and 20th Television to develop Disney+ series;[28] and in December, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) director Destin Daniel Cretton signed a multi-year deal with Marvel Studios to develop television projects for Disney+.[29] In February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company was re-evaluating the volume of content it output as a way to cut costs over the next few years.[30][31] Shortly after, when reflecting on the amount of Disney+ content released for the MCU's Phase Four in a short time frame, Feige anticipated that Marvel Studios would look to space out the releases of the Phase Five and Six Disney+ series so each one could "get a chance to shine".[32][31] This shift in philosophy necessitated Marvel Studios to delay some previously announced series to spread out their release dates.[16] In May 2024, Iger said Disney planned to release two Marvel series a year moving forward, down from around four series being released a year, as part of the company's larger strategy to reduce its content output and focus on quality. He said some upcoming series, including Agatha All Along, were "a vestige" of Disney's previous desire to increase Marvel's content output.[33]

In June 2021, Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso said the studio's expansion to animation with the series What If...? was an opportunity to make the MCU more diverse, and the medium of animation allowed Marvel Studios to work with new companies around the world.[34] Marvel Studios was creating an animation division,[35] eventually named Marvel Studios Animation,[36] to focus on animated content beyond What If...?. They were building infrastructure to handle a slate of Disney+ animated series and looking to hire around 300 new staff for production roles.[35][37][38] What If...? director Bryan Andrews said each additional animated series would exist on its own terms and explore different elements of the MCU.[39] Head of streaming Brad Winderbaum said the studio would only tell stories that they felt needed to be told in animated form,[37] and Marvel Studios was open to working with corporate siblings Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation under the right circumstances.[40] During Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, the slate of animated series were described as the "Marvel Animated Multiverse".[41] Winderbaum said the MCU's Multiverse Saga and its exploration of the multiverse allowed the studio to look at alternate versions of MCU characters and this had become their "guiding light" for animated projects.[42] This includes X-Men '97, a revival and continuation of the 1990s series X-Men: The Animated Series, which Winderbaum said has the potential to connect to the MCU through the multiverse.[43]

In November 2023, Marvel Studios announced their "Marvel Spotlight" banner for select series that focus on more grounded, character-driven stories and are less about impacting the larger MCU narrative.[44] Winderbaum explained that the banner was created during post-production on Echo (2024) as a way to indicate to audiences that they did not need to watch any other MCU projects to understand the series.[44][45] The banner was inspired by the Marvel Spotlight anthology comics from 1971 to 1981 and features a new opening logo with a musical fanfare composed by Michael Giacchino. The first series under the banner is Echo,[44] which was also the first Marvel Studios series to be simultaneously released on Hulu along with Disney+ when it was released in January 2024.[46] When X-Men '97 debuted that March, it did so under a new "Marvel Animation" banner (not to be confused with the Marvel Animation subsidiary).[47] In May, Marvel Studios revealed that its live-action Disney+ series would be released under a new "Marvel Television" banner, separate from the previous company of the same name, starting with Agatha All Along later in 2024. Winderbaum explained that Marvel Studios was now using the "Marvel Television", "Marvel Animation", and "Marvel Spotlight" banners to indicate to audiences that they did not have to watch all of the studio's projects to understand the overall story and could choose which storylines and characters under these banners to follow.[48]

The first television series that Marvel Television developed to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; it was ordered to pilot by ABC in August 2012.[2][53] In January 2014, the series Agent Carter was announced;[3] it was canceled in May 2016.[54] That November, Marvel and IMAX Corporation announced Inhumans, based on the species of the same name, after a planned film starring the characters was removed from Marvel Studios' slate.[55][56][57] ABC canceled the series in May 2018.[58] In July 2019, the seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was announced to be its last.[59] Loeb explained a month later that Marvel categorized its ABC series as the "Marvel Heroes" series due to their close connections to the MCU films, especially with the main characters of both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter having originated in films.[12]