The Defenders CRAM! - Recap Of Everything Leading To Defenders

08/17/2017 02:00 am EDT

Marvel fans have anxiously been anticipating the dawn of The Defenders, and here's your best chance to get up to speed before the premiere.

Thanks to the power of video (and extremely large data plans), ComicBook.com has compiled the cliffs notes version of the Netflix Marvel universe. Fans know that to date the Netflix side of the Marvel U includes Daredevil season 1, Jessica Jones season 1, Daredevil season 2, Luke Cage season 1, and Iron Fist season 1.

That's a lot of television, even if you forgo the social life for a few weeks.

If you've already binged all of them you might still consider giving this Defenders Cram a watch, as plenty of additional characters show up along the way that will make reappearances in The Defenders. You don't want to be the only want not getting why x character is so important to x because of something that happened in season x of blank show...do you?

So get a cup of your favorite beverage and let ComicBook.com do all the work for you with The Defenders Cram, and get ready for the team-up of the year when Defenders hits Netflix next Friday!

The Defenders currently has a 4.50 out of 5 on ComicBook.com's anticipation rankings.

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