Legacy: The Netflix Defenders Saga · MCU timeline #28
The Defenders (Season 1)
- runtime with credits
- 8h
- release date
- August 18, 2017
- #72 in release order
- #28 timeline
- TV series
- Optional
Why it is here
The street-level team-up, eight episodes, one elevator lobby fight that justifies the whole enterprise. The Hand plan finally gets a face.
What it sets up
Show spoilers for The Defenders (Season 1)
Elektra leads the Hand, Matt stays under the collapsing building, and the season ends with him in a convent, presumed gone.
Position in the MCU timeline
3d 16h of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 9d 11h 24m follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Legacy Marvel (pre-MCU), alongside everything else released in 2017.
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 7/10 across 1,693 votes on TMDB.
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Where does The Defenders (Season 1) fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #28 in the MCU timeline, inside Legacy: The Netflix Defenders Saga. It is #72 in factual release order.
Is The Defenders (Season 1) essential watching?
Optional. Skippable without losing the plot.
How long is The Defenders (Season 1)?
8h including credits.