After its tumultuous production, fans had just reason to be worried about Daredevil: Born Again. For months, there seemed to be no clarity about its status in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: no one really knew if it, or the original Netflix series, was actually canon to the “Sacred Timeline.” But now that Born Again is actually out in the world, its place in the MCU is finally beginning to crystalize. Marvel exec Brad Winderbaum recently confirmed that the new series takes place in Earth-616 — and since Born Again openly acknowledges the history of Daredevil itself, that makes the Netflix show (and other Marvel shows produced by the streamer) canon by default.
The question of canon has officially been resolved, but fans are still wondering where exactly Born Again falls on the Marvel timeline. Showrunner Dario Scardapane has tried to provide answers, telling CBR that the series takes place “about seven or eight years after the end of the Netflix show.” Executive producer Sana Amanat, meanwhile, has another theory.
