Spider-Man Trailer Retroactively Fixes Defenders Saga Separation

The first full trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle and Tom Holland's Peter Parker already sharing a sharp, developed dynamic, rather than meeting for the first time. That pre-existing familiarity stands out amid the other returning characters and plot teases.

The decision quietly addresses a decade-old question about the Netflix Defenders Saga. When Netflix launched Daredevil in April 2015, it was never clear whether those shows fully belonged to the MCU; with Daredevil: Born Again positioned as a continuation rather than a reboot, the Netflix projects have since been folded into the MCU's main continuity.

Early attempts to reintroduce Netflix characters into Marvel films and series often felt tentative—Charlie Cox's turn in She-Hulk, his No Way Home cameo, and Vincent D'Onofrio in Hawkeye were treated more like new arrivals than long-established figures.

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