The previous Marvel series that have come out on Disney+ have had a clear spot in the MCU, often crossing over with the other characters and previously shown timelines. Some fans have noticed that the latest release, Moon Knight, is more of a standalone show. It’s first episode didn’t mention the Snap, or any other Marvel events that would have created a time and place we recognized, but that doesn’t mean the show is completely out on its own.
In a recent interview with Inverse, the show’s executive producer, Grant Curtis, said:
“Moon Knight is very much in the MCU. The observant viewer is going to hear and see those Easter eggs we drop that do explain that and confirm that.”
According to Curtis, the lack of overt connective tissue between the series and other MCU projects simply follows what the source material inspires. More often than not, the source kept Moon Knight away from the super-heroic heart of the Marvel comic book universe. He went on to say:
“We looked at the very first comics he appeared in, in 1975, and we looked over the years of storytelling, over the decades of Moon Knight stories, [and asked] what are the themes and tones that we’re gravitating towards as storytellers? We never intentionally tried to make this standalone.”
As for the future of Moon Knight integrating with the other superheroes, Curtis said:
“I could see Marc and Steven driving the characters of the MCU crazy,” Diab says of two of Moon Knight’s secret identities. In fact, he’s even got an idea as to how it could work.
“Marc’s speaking to someone with complete seriousness, and suddenly he turns into Steven, or Moon Knight turns into Mr. Knight. I think it would be amazing.”
I think this is another solid character in the MCU, and he will fit right into the other Marvel projects as soon as the writers are ready to take him there. It makes sense that we would get a full six episode series just learning about this one complex character before we see him dive in with his Avenger comrades.
Moon Knight episode 1 is now available on Disney+, and the remaining episodes will be released on Wednesdays through May 4th.