MARVEL MARATHON DEEP DIVE
THE DAILY BUGLE
SEASON 2
The Daily Bugle returned on 24 November 2021 as a TikTok account run by Betty Brant, with J. Jonah Jameson looking over her shoulder. The short videos led up to Spider-Man: No Way Home.
FROM A WEBSITE TO A FEED
HOW THE DAILY BUGLE REACHED TIKTOK
By 25 November 2021 The Daily Bugle had launched an official TikTok account, set in the world of the upcoming sequel. Betty Brant, in her first real job as an intern at the paper, would run the account, and was only just learning that the internship was unpaid. Editor J. Jonah Jameson, played by J. K. Simmons, still considered Spider-Man a “Spider-Menace.”
The second and third seasons were made available on the TheDailyBugle.net TikTok channel, with the official website redirecting to it, and the second season was primarily released through TikTok and later YouTube.
INTERNS, CHALLENGES AND INTERVIEWS
WHAT THE SECOND SEASON COVERS
The first three videos, posted on 24 November 2021, are Betty’s welcome to TikTok, a clip in which Jameson cuts her off and calls Spider-Man a “Spider-Menace,” and a call for interns. Later videos cover a teleprompter challenge and a “Put A Finger Down” game, and a run of Burning Questions with Betty Brant segments whose first three guests are Coach Wilson, Flash Thompson and Ned Leeds.
Tom Holland appears as Peter Parker in footage, including a video about his release and a sit-down interview, and the No Way Home videos were released in a non-chronological order relative to the events of the film.
A NEW INTERN AND FAMILIAR FACES
WHO IS IN THE CAST
Angourie Rice plays Betty Brant, a classmate of Peter Parker and a new, unpaid intern at The Daily Bugle in charge of its TikTok account. J. K. Simmons plays J. Jonah Jameson in seasons 1 and 2, and Tony Revolori, Hannibal Buress, Jacob Batalon and Tom Holland reprise their MCU roles.
TWO DIFFERENT COUNTS
HOW MANY EPISODES SEASON 2 HAS
Episode lists do not agree on the size of the season. The fuller count gives 19 Season 2 episodes between 24 November 2021 and 29 April 2022, including videos released as a bonus feature with the digital release of Spider-Man: No Way Home in March 2022. A shorter count gives 13 episodes, all on TikTok, ending on 6 January 2022. Several release dates also differ by a day between lists. This page gives both counts and uses 24 November 2021 as the start date, which they share.
THE REWATCH
A SHORTY AWARD NOMINATION FOR THE CAMPAIGN
The TikTok campaign for Spider-Man: No Way Home was nominated for a Shorty Award in the entertainment category. Aggregator scores are left out because the videos are short promotional clips.
In the Marvel Marathon it is catalogued as MCU and sits in the MCU release order guide between Hawkeye and Spider-Man: No Way Home. It sits between Hawkeye and Moon Knight in the MCU series order guide, and between Hawkeye and The Daily Bugle Season 3 in the Marvel TV shows in order guide. In the Spider-Man movies in order guide it comes between Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home. It is not in the MCU timeline guide.
QUICK ANSWERS
THE DAILY BUGLE SEASON 2 WATCH QUESTIONS
Do I need to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home first?
No. The videos lead up to the film and were released in a non-chronological order relative to its events. Watching them after the film avoids spoilers.
How many episodes does Season 2 have?
Counts differ. The fuller count is 19, including videos released in March and April 2022, while a shorter list gives 13, ending on 6 January 2022.
Where can I watch it?
Season 2 was primarily released on TikTok and later on YouTube.
Which Marvel Marathon guides include The Daily Bugle Season 2?
It appears in the MCU release order, MCU series order, Marvel TV shows in order and Spider-Man movies in order guides. It is not in the MCU timeline guide.
EDITORIAL NOTES
SOURCES AND UPDATES
Release, format and cast details are checked against a series reference, entertainment reporting and a media database, cited individually below. Aggregator scores are left out because the videos are short promotional clips.