Chloe Bennet on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. canon and a possible return

IGN reports that Bennet revisited the topic in an interview with Elle, and that some fans understand her frustration over the MCU canon debate.

The article also says Bennet would be open to returning as Daisy Johnson. The exact wording of that openness is not fully visible in the provided material, but the takeaway is that she is not ruling out a comeback.

What happened

IGN says Chloe Bennet responded again in an interview with Elle to the long-running debate over where Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fits within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to the article, she said she is still “low-key angry” that the series is not fully recognized as MCU canon. That reaction lines up with a discussion that has gone on for years among Marvel fans and, according to IGN, was brought back into focus by the way Disney+ organizes the franchise.

Bennet played Daisy Johnson in the series, a character who was first known as Skye and later as Quake. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on ABC in 2013 as a spin-off of The Avengers and ran for seven seasons, with Clark Gregg in a central role as Agent Phil Coulson. The show ended in 2020, but the question of how its events connect to the wider MCU timeline remains a topic of debate, according to the article.

IGN also says Bennet would be open to returning to the role. The provided material does not show her exact wording, but the article’s conclusion is that she is not opposed to a comeback. So the core of the story is twofold: Bennet is frustrated by the show’s canon status, and she leaves the door open for a possible return as Daisy Johnson.

Background

The canon status of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been a recurring topic in the Marvel world for years. IGN writes that the series is not included in Disney+’s “MCU Complete Timeline” section, while other Marvel shows from the Netflix era have reportedly been added there, including Daredevil. That places the series in a broader debate over which TV productions Marvel and Disney+ treat as part of the same continuity.

The available sources do not include a direct Marvel statement on the show’s current status. As a result, the reporting is limited to Bennet’s comments and IGN’s interpretation of how the series is handled within the wider MCU history. The article does explicitly call the canon question “hotly debated,” which suggests the issue is not new and that the provided source does not show a clear official public position.

Daisy Johnson is also central to that discussion. Bennet played the character throughout the show’s run, first as Skye and later as Quake. Because Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ran for seven seasons and ended in 2020, it remains one of the longest-running Marvel TV series outside the Disney+ productions. That makes the idea of Bennet returning especially notable, particularly since IGN links her comments to a possible comeback.

The source also notes that Marvel’s Netflix-era shows were retroactively added to Disney+’s canon timeline, including Daredevil. IGN uses that as a comparison point for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but the provided information does not include any additional Marvel response confirming or denying how the studio currently classifies the series. So the reporting remains based on Bennet’s interview remarks and IGN’s framing.

Sources

• IGN: “I’m still low-key angry”: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD star says real followers will understand her frustration the series isn’t MCU canon