Clarified the confusion with the ‘Spiderman: Freshman Year’ series and if it is part of the MCU

During the Marvel Animation panel at Comic-Con, some new details were released about ‘Spiderman: Freshman Year’, an animated series for Disney + that has confused fans with claims about being part of, or not, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. .

At the conference it was confirmed that ‘Spiderman: freshman year’ coming to Disney + in 2014, and will not have the participation of Tom Holland to voice the animated version of Peter Parker. But that’s not what has interested fans the most, but to know if he will be canon within the UCM.

The animated series “Spiderman: Freshman Year” was developed by Marvel Studios and in its announcement it was said to be canonical: “The animated series follows Peter Parker on his path to become Spider-Man in the MCU, starting with his high school freshman, obviously.

What I wanted to saySpiderman: freshman year’ will be set first ‘Captain America civil war’, before Peter Parker made his first appearance in the MCU, and where the problems of his origin, such as the sting that gave him his powers, as well as the death of Uncle Ben, would be addressed.

Spiderman: Is Freshman Year canon?

However, new details revealed at Comic-Con 2022, at Disney, led to the belief that the animated series was not within the canon, because in ‘Spiderman: Freshman Year’ Norman and Harry Osborn will appear, of which it was not made. mention. , and the appearance of Doctor Octopus, which Peter did not know existed until “No Way Home”.

Not only that, Doctor Strange also appears in the series, although when the show is set, Stephen still doesn’t have his powers. With this, ‘Spiderman: freshman year’ it is not canon in the UCMbut it seems that the significance of the Cinematic Universe has begun to expand.

With the announcement of the “X-Men 97” series, the term for joining the MCU has grown and no longer only covers Earth-616’s live-action movies and series, but could also cover a larger universe. . Although it remains to wait for Marvel to explain the construction of its animated series.