--- title: Secret Invasion: What to Remember About Captain Marvel description: The new Disney+ series starring Samuel L. Jackson begs for a refresher on Nick Fury, Skrulls, and the events of 2019's 'Captain Marvel' film. canonical: https://time.com/6289141/secret-invasion-captain-marvel-refresher/ author: Moises Mendez article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-06-22T03:05:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:53:10.787Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: What to Remember Before Watching Secret Invasion og:description: The new Disney+ series starring Samuel L. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Moises Mendez](https://time.com/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Jun 22, 2023 3:05 AM UTC  Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Marvel Studios' 'Secret Invasion' Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Marvel Studios' 'Secret Invasion'Courtesy of Marvel  by [Moises Mendez](https://time.com/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Jun 22, 2023 3:05 AM UTC The first Marvel television series of 2023 is finally here: the Samuel L. Jackson-led _Secret Invasion_. The show’s plot was under wraps for quite some time, with ample speculation online since it was announced back in July 2022\. Compared to last year, Marvel has been cutting back on the frequency of its interconnected TV shows and films. So far this year, the MCU has seen the release of two movies, _Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3_, with _The Marvels_ movie and _Echo_, _Loki Season 2_, and _Ironheart_ still to come. Everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is connected, and _Secret Invasion_ is no exception: in order to fully appreciate the series, you have to remember what happened in 2019’s [_Captain Marvel_](https://time.com/5537132/captain-marvel-timeline/). In that film, audiences see [Nick Fury](https://time.com/5537602/captain-marvel-history/) (Jackson) and the titular character, played by [Brie Larson](https://time.com/5543991/captain-marvel-review/), promise to help the shape-shifting Skrulls find a new home to live on. In the new Disney+ series, which dropped its first episode today, we see them getting a bit restless and deciding to take over Earth, one fake terrorist attack at a time—hence the show’s title. Here’s a primer on everything you need to remember before watching _Secret Invasion._ **Read more:** [_The 25 Best Shows to Watch on Disney+ Right Now_](https://time.com/6276745/best-shows-disney/) ## **What happened in** **_Captain Marvel_** **?**  Brie Larson in 'Captain Marvel,' 2019. Courtesy of Marvel For those who haven’t watched _Captain Marvel_ since it was released, here’s a quick recap: The story starts in 1995 on the Kree planet Hala and centers around Vers, a member of the Star Force who suffers from amnesia and nightmares. During a mission to save a covert operative, the Star Force encounters the Skrull, an alien life form that has the ability to shapeshift into other humanoid beings. Vers is captured by Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), the Skrull commander, but she manages to escape and crash-lands in Los Angeles, where she meets Nick Fury. While on Earth, she meets with Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), who tells Vers that she’s a human named Carol Danvers—a pilot who went missing after test-driving a light-speed engine that was designed by Dr. Wendy Lawson (Annette Bening). Talos reveals to Vers that the Skrull are refugees who are looking for a new planet to call home. They were being helped by Lawson, a Kree scientist named Mar-Vell, who was helping the Skrull find a home before she was killed by Vers’ mentor, Yon-Rogg (Jude Law). Vers destroyed the light-speed engine that Mar-Vell had created and absorbed it, giving her superhuman powers—making her arguably one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She promises to help the Skrull find a new home and leaves Fury with a pager (remember, it’s still 1995) that he can use to contact her if he ever needs her help. Now that you’re all caught up with what happened in _Captain Marvel_, let’s move into the rapid-fire question-and-answer segment of this refresher. ## **How does Nick Fury fit into all of this?** Fury is Captain Marvel’s closest ally. Throughout the MCU’s run, he’s been in 11 movies and has gone through quite a lot. In _Captain Marvel_, we see how he acquired his eye patch ([a cat named Goose](https://time.com/5544214/captain-marvel-cat-goose/), who is actually a [Flerken](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Flerken)). He also, critically, formed the Avengers. In _Avengers: Infinity War_, he got blipped (snapped? dusted?) with half of the world’s population after Thanos gained all six Infinity Stones. Then, in _Avengers: Endgame_, he was brought back after the Avengers were able to undo the damage. So it’s fitting that the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. finally gets his just due in a standalone project. ## **In what year does** **_Secret Invasion_** **take place?**  Ben Mendelsohn as Talos/Keller Courtesy of Marvel Studios Five years after the Blip (the Thanos snap)—2025—and on the same timeline as the more recent Marvel projects, including _Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3_. ## **How many years have passed since** **_Captain Marvel_** **?** It’s been 30 years since the events of _Captain Marvel_ took place. ## **Why are the Skrulls back on Earth?** The alien refugees have been waiting for help ever since Captain Marvel promised to help them find a new home, and there have been many obstacles getting in their way, so it seems like they’re taking matters into their own hands. ## **Who else features prominently in the new series?**  Olivia Colman as Special Agent Sonya Falsworth Courtesy of Marvel Mendelsohn’s Talos is back, and he contacts Fury to help him fend off an impending Skrull attack. But Jackson and Mendelsohn are not the only Hollywood heavyweights appearing in the series: Olivia Colman and Emilia Clarke are making their MCU debuts. Colman plays an antagonistic M16 agent in Fury’s story, while Clarke plays the older version of Talos’ daughter, G’iah. Don Cheadle is making his return to the MCU as War Machine, and Kingsley Ben-Adir will take on the role of the leader of a Skrull group that hopes to take over Earth. ## **What do we expect from** **_Secret Invasion_** **?**  Emilia Clarke as G'iah Courtesy of Marvel Aside from the new celebrities joining the MCU and familiar faces returning to reprise their roles, the central question is: Will the Skrull successfully take over Earth and if so, how? If not, who will stop them? The Avengers, as we know, have disbanded (or died) and there’s a new crop of superheroes forming across the planet. It’s yet to be seen how these new characters will connect the MCU and if the long-winded attempt at rebuilding the league of superheroes will bear fruit. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6289141/secret-invasion-captain-marvel-refresher/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6289141/secret-invasion-captain-marvel-refresher/"},"headline":"What to Remember Before Watching Marvel’s Secret Invasion","datePublished":"2023-06-22T03:05:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:53:10.787Z","description":"The new Disney+ series starring Samuel L. 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