Daredevil Season 3 arrives on Netflix Oct. 19. It's been almost two years since the end of Daredevil Season 2 (March 2016) and one year since The Defenders (August 2017). Considering Foggy Nelson appeared in Jessica Jones Season 2 and Karen Page appeared in The Punisher, where is Daredevil Season 3 in the Marvel-Netflix timeline? We're breaking it down (as much as we can before the season releases).
When does Daredevil Season 3 take place?
The new season picks up right after The Defenders. It has to. Before doing anything else, even via flashbacks, the series has to explain how Matt Murdock survived after a skyscraper collapsed on him in The Defenders.
The timeline can get a little confusing as the story follows Karen Page. After the conclusion of The Defenders, she appeared in The Punisher (November 2017), which takes place a few months after the conclusion of The Defenders. This means she was still coping with the death of Matt Murdock, who was still assumed dead by this point.
It seems likely Daredevil Season 3 will explain the ending of The Defenders before anything else. A post-credits scene confirmed Matt Murdock survived, but does not explain how he did so. Nor does it give answers to how long it had been until he woke up in bandages calling for Sister Maggie (as seen in the final scene of The Defenders.) After that explanation, the series could link up with The Punisher timeline where Matt Murdock has been dead for months, and show how Foggy and Karen have been coping with the loss of their best friend.
But there's also another interesting bit to consider. Foggy Nelson appeared in Jessica Jones Season 2, which appears to take place at least a couple months or so after The Defenders, as Jessica Jones mentions Matt Murdock's death. Remember at the end of Daredevil Season 2 (two months before The Defenders), Jeri Hogarth offered Foggy Nelson a job at her firm. In Jessica Jones Season 2, Jeri Hogarth dissolves her old law firm — Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz — and starts a new one: Hogarth & Associates. This means heading into Daredevil Season 3, Foggy's place of employment is still relatively unclear.
So when does Daredevil Season 3 take place? It seems likely it takes place at least two or three months after The Defenders. This would give the series some timeline leeway after Karen's appearance in The Punisher and Foggy's appearance in Jessica Jones Season 2. Did we miss anything? Sound off in the comments, and if you're looking to watch all Marvel's Netflix shows in order, check out the official release schedule below.
Daredevil Season 1 (April 2015)
Jessica Jones Season 1 (November 2015)
Daredevil Season 2 (March 2016)
Luke Cage Season 1 (September 2016)
Iron Fist Season 1 (March 2017)
The Defenders (August 2017)
The Punisher (November 2017)
Jessica Jones Season 2 (March 2018)
Luke Cage Season 2 (June 2018)
Iron Fist Season 2 (September 2018)
Daredevil Season 3 (October 2018)
The Punisher Season 2 (TBD 2019)
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