Legacy: The Netflix Defenders Saga · MCU timeline #21
Daredevil (Season 1)
- runtime with credits
- 11h
- release date
- April 10, 2015
- #48 in release order
- #21 timeline
- TV series
- Recommended
Why it is here
The Netflix era opens with a hallway fight and a Kingpin who genuinely believes he is saving Hell Kitchen. Still the best Marvel television season.
What it sets up
Show spoilers for Daredevil (Season 1)
Fisk goes to prison, Daredevil gets the red suit, and the Punisher is teased for season 2.
Position in the MCU timeline
1d 4h 42m of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 11d 19h 42m follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Legacy Marvel (pre-MCU), alongside everything else released in 2015.
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 8.2/10 across 5,285 votes on TMDB.
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Where does Daredevil (Season 1) fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #21 in the MCU timeline, inside Legacy: The Netflix Defenders Saga. It is #48 in factual release order.
Is Daredevil (Season 1) essential watching?
Recommended. It adds real depth but the spine holds without it.
How long is Daredevil (Season 1)?
11h including credits.