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- Primary Subject: MCU Street-Level Continuity
- Key Update: The appearance of Sheila Rivera (Zabryna Guevara) in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer confirms the film takes place shortly after Daredevil: Born Again season 2.
- Status: In Production / Releasing July 31, 2026
- Last Verified: March 23, 2026
- Quick Answer: Yes, both projects share the same timeline, with Brand New Day roughly four years after No Way Home and follows the events of Born Again season 2.
Apart from Peter Parker's highly anticipated MCU return, the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer featured a key character from the Daredevil: Born Again universe, which begs the question: Are these two on the same timeline in the franchise? Here's what the actor Zabryna Guevara said.
WARNING: This article includes a POTENTIALLY MAJOR SPOILER for Daredevil: Born Again, so proceed with caution.
Daredevil: Born Again Actor's Appearance Sparks Brand New Day Timeline Theories
In the Brand New Day trailer, Wilson Fisk's assistant and political adviser, Sheila Rivera (Zabryna Guevara), is seen on TV, presenting Spider-Man with the key to the city, leading fans to believe that this may serve as a potential spoiler to Kingpin's status as Mayor of New York.
Whether or not the second season of Born Again will see the end to Fisk's ruling remains to be seen; however, Guevara took to Instagram to confirm that she is indeed involved in the next solo Spider-Man movie.
Born Again star Vincent D'Onofrio was recently asked about Sheila's shot on Twitter, and the star didn't hesitate to confirm that his character's assistant is indeed set to replace him as acting Mayor during season 2 of the Disney+ series. However, D'Onofrio casts caution about the extent of his knowledge of the MCU timeline and the ending of Born Again.
"Didn't confirm anything. If it's true, I love it. When I replied, 'I love it', it was the first time I had seen anything about it," D'Onofrio wrote in his tweet, "It remains to be the only [time] I have heard such a thing. If it's true, I love it. I'm the last person to know anything about the future of our show or any other show, for that matter. I only know about the job at hand. That is the absolute truth."
Are Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Daredevil: Born Again in the Same Timeline?
The most that fans know about the fourth Spider-Man flick is that it takes place after the events of Daredevil: Born Again season 2, considering that Fisk and Sheila's involvement may have been crucial to the state of the city in Brand New Day.
But the short answer is yes. Based on the current MCU slate, Spider-Man: Brand New Day acts as the narrative "anchor" for the street-level heroes.
The presence of Sheila Rivera in a position of high authority suggests that the "Anti-Vigilante" laws or political shifts established by Fisk in Born Again are the direct catalyst for Peter Parker's new status quo in 2026. If Rivera is handing out keys to the city, it suggests a thaw of the "Devil's Reign" era, or perhaps a more calculated political move by a post-Fisk administration.
In the meantime, fans can wait until Spider-Man: Brand New Day comes out on July 31, 2026. Stay tuned!
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