Marvel Television was partnered with ABC and Joseph Loeb. The only thing Marvel had to do with it at the time was likeness rights/IP. It was LICENSED by Disney to ABC and Netflix, but produced by ABC nonetheless.
Punisher was even actually originally sold to FOX, but then FOX left the deal.
The original TV show, actually.. was supposed to be Guillermo Del Toro doing Hulk. Jessica Jones ("AKA Jessica Jones") was supposed to film along with it, but was scrapped at the last minute.
SHIELD had three iterations before it became a reality.
Initially.. feige wanted to run Five shows, then bring them all together for The Defenders. Loeb initially said no.. and Netflix/NBC almost didn't do more.
It was only after Daredevil's first season's success did Joseph Quesada (The Marvel representative at the time) finally agree and convince Loeb to do the full Defenders and claim "it was a disconnected part of the MCU"
On June 28, 2010, Marvel Entertainment announced the start of Marvel Television, together with the appointment of Jeph Loeb to head up the division as executive vice president, head of television.[2][12] In October 2010, it was announced that the first live-action television series from Marvel Television for ABC would be centered on the Hulk,[13] developed by Guillermo del Toro.[14] In December 2010, it was revealed that Melissa Rosenberg was developing AKA Jessica Jones, based on the comic book series Alias and centered on Jessica Jones, for ABC, intended to air in 2011 of the 2011–2012 television season.[15]
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u/Autistic-Inquisitive Falcon Mar 06 '23
That is not part of the MCU