Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness confirms the MCU is "Universe 616." But what does this mean for Marvel going forward?

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In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Christine Palmer from Universe-838 confirms to Doctor Strange that the MCU is numbered 616, the same numerical designation of the primary universe in the Marvel comics. But how do these numbers work, exactly? In this episode of Inside Marvel, Erik Voss joins MT and Whitney Van Laningham to discuss the complications of labeling the live-action film universe 616, the history of the number, and whether Multiverse of Madness reversed Wanda's character development from WandaVision.

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