Questions about the Secret Invasion timeline are popping up ahead of the big release. Fans are curious when the new Nick Fury TV show fits into the MCU timeline. Thankfully, we know when the show takes place. Here are the need-to-know details.
When does Secret Invasion take place in the MCU timeline?
Secret Invasion takes place in the present day, which is 2025 on the MCU timeline. Secret Invasion takes place after She-Hulk.
It might be confusing to read that Secret Invasion takes place in the “present day” but then also read that it’s “2025.” Due to the various time skips in the movies, not to mention the rate at which new shows and films have been released, time has been forced ahead of the real world. It might be mid-2023 here, but it’s 2025 in the MCU’s “present day.”
Expect the events of Secret Invasion to influence upcoming movies and TV series. With Skrulls having already invaded the earth, potentially disguised as various powerful world leaders, the fallout of Secret Invasion’s conclusion is expected to spill into Phase Five films like Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, and Blade, as well as shows like Echo, Ironheart, and Agatha: Coven of Chaos.
Assuming the Skrull invasion can be stopped, there’s only a matter of time before Kang makes himself known as the true enemy of Earth and its allied planets.
The official Secret Invasion synopsis reveals the “present day” setting:
In Secret Invasion, set in the present-day MCU, Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth.
Watch the official Secret Invasion trailer below:
For more Secret Invasion content, check out our review of the first two episodes. Also, preview the first five minutes of the show by using this secret password.
