Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 26, 2016 12:59:13 GMT -8
Some people might be looking into the huge, glorious task of watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and possibly TV shows so I'm putting together this list of the order of release, which is the order they should be watched in. They make reference on the small screen shows to things that happened on the big screen movies based off when things are released so this is fairly easy to put together and maintain. I've wanted to do this for awhile anyway! I've been watching all these movies and shows since their first releases but maybe someday, I'll tackle it from the beginning. It certainly feels like a task that will take YEARS but be well worth it!
The below is the order in which these movies and show episodes were released. There are places online which put the order in chronology date-wise. It's up to you how you want to watch it. I prefer order of actual release as some of these movies or shows will hop around in time. Example, chronological order lists will tell you to watch Captain America: The First Avenger first because it takes place the furthest in the past. However, the last part of the movie takes place chronologically as below. I kinda like to picture the whole rest of the movie before the ending as a flashback. The only exception I might make is to watch the two seasons of Agent Carter right after Captain America: The First Avenger.
Trying to watch in chronological order date-wise could be especially difficult when considering the show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There's some major time hopping, even to the way future, in that show. Trying to watch certain episodes of one show out of order can be tricky but go for it if you are up for the challenge!
I left off TV shows like Inhumans, Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, and Helstrom because you can skip for two reasons; to me, they didn't feel like they were a part of the MCU and some were meh or in the case of Inhumans, AWFUL. Just not worth the time, especially with such a monster list of GOOD MCU content.
Title (Release date) [TV shows are in italics]
Iron Man (05/02/08)
The Incredible Hulk (06/13/08)*
Iron Man 2 (05/07/10)
Thor (05/06/11)
Captain America: The First Avenger (07/22/11)
Marvel's The Avengers (05/0412)
Iron Man 3 (05/03/13)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x01-1x07 (09/24/13-11/12/13)
---(pilot ties in to Iron Man 3 plot)
Thor: The Dark World (11/08/13)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x08-1x16 (11/19/13-04/01/14)
---(1x08 & 1x09 ties in to Thor: The Dark World plot)
---(1x13 references the villain from Incredible Hulk)
---(1x16 plot is a lead-in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier plot)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (04/04/14)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x17-1x22 (04/08/14-05/13/14)
---(1x17 plot ties in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier plot)
Guardians of the Galaxy (08/01/14)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x01-2x10 (09/23/14-12/02/14)
---(2x01 has a flashback scene with the character Agent Carter from Captain America)
---(2x08 has a flashback scene with the character Agent Carter from Captain America)
Agent Carter - Ep 1x01-1x08 (01/06/15-02/24/15)
---(The life of Agent Carter from Captain America after Captain America disappears)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x11-2x16 (03/03/15-04/07/15)
Daredevil - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 04/10/15)
---(references events of The Avengers)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x17-2x19 (04/14/15-04/28/15)
---(1x16 plot is a lead-in to Avengers: Age of Ultron plot)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (05/01/15)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x20-2x22 (04/14/15-05/12/15)
---(1x20 plot ties in to Avengers: Age of Ultron plot)
Ant-Man (07/17/15)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x01-3x10 (09/29/15-12/08/15)
---(3x01 plot references to Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man plots)
Jessica Jones - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 11/20/15)
---(references events of The Avengers)
Agent Carter - Ep 2x01-2x10 (01/19/16-03/01/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x11-3x12 (03/08/16-03/15/16)
Daredevil - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x13-3x19 (03/22/16-05/03/16)
Captain America: Civil War (05/16/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x20-3x22 (05/10/16-05/17/16)
---(3x20 plot ties in to Captain America: Civil War plot)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x01-4x02 (09/20/16-09/27/16)
Luke Cage - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 09/30/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x03-4x06 (10/11/16-11/01/16)
Doctor Strange (11/04/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x07-4x15 (11/29/16-02/21/17)
Iron Fist - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 03/17/17)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x16-4x20 (04/04/17-05/02/17)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (05/05/17)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x21-4x22 (05/09/17-05/16/17)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (07/07/17)
The Defenders - Ep 1x01-1x08 (Netflix, released 08/18/17)
---(Team-up of all the Netflix characters)
Thor: Ragnarok (11/03/17)
The Punisher - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 11/17/17)
---(Character had a big story arc in Daredevil season 2, was so popular he got his own show)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x01-5x10 (12/01/17-02/02/18)
Black Panther (02/16/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x11 (03/02/18)
Jessica Jones - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x12-5x13 (03/09/18-03/16/18)
Jessica Jones - Ep 3x01-3x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x14-5x19 (03/23/18-04/27/18)
Avengers: Infinity War (04/27/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x20-5x22 (05/04/18-05/18/18)
Luke Cage - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 06/22/18)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (07/06/18)
Iron Fist - Ep 2x01-2x10 (Netflix, released 09/07/18)
Daredevil - Ep 3x01-3x13 (Netflix, released 10/19/18)
The Punisher - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 01/18/19)
Captain Marvel (03/08/19)
Avengers: Endgame (04/26/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 6x01-6x07 (05/10/19-06/28/19)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (07/02/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 6x08-6x13 (07/05/19-08/02/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 7x01-7x13 (05/27/20-08/12/20)
WandaVision - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, 01/15/21-03/05/21)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 03/19/21-04/23/21)
Loki Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 06/09/21-07/14/21)
Black Widow (07/09/21)
What If...? - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, Mid-2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (09/03/21)
Eternals (11/05/21)
Hawkeye - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 11/24/21-12/15/21)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (12/17/21)
Hawkeye - Ep 1x06 (Disney+, 12/22/21)
Moon Knight - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 03/30/22-05/04/22)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (05/06/22)
Ms. Marvel - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 06/08/22-07/06/22)
Thor: Love and Thunder (07/08/22)
Ms. Marvel - Ep 1x06 (Disney+, 07/13/22)
I Am Groot - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 08/10/22)
She-Hulk - Ep 1x01-1x10 (Disney+, 08/17/22)
Werewolf By Night (Disney+, 10/07/22)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (11/11/22)
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+, 11/25/22)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (02/17/23)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (05/05/23)
Secret Invasion - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 06/21/23)
Loki Ep 2x01-2x06 (Disney+, 10/06/23)
The Marvels (11/10/23)
UPCOMING
What If...? - Ep 2x01-2x09 (Disney+, 12/22/23)
Echo - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 01/10/24)
Deadpool 3 (07/26/24)
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, 09/19/24)
Eyes of Wakanda - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, 2024)
Marvel Zombies - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, 2024)
Daredevil: Born Again - Ep 1x01-1x18 (Disney+, January 2025)
Captain America: New World Order (02/14/25)
Fantastic Four (05/02/25)
Thunderbolts (07/25/25)
Ironheart - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 09/03/25)
Blade (11/07/25)
Wonder Man - Ep 1x01-1x10 (Disney+, 2025)
Armor Wars (late 2025/early 2026)
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (05/01/26)
Avengers: Secret Wars (05/07/27)
Daredevil: Born Again - Ep 2x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Shang-Chi 2 (TBD)
Spider-Man 4 (TBD)
Untitled Marvel Nova Project - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Untitled Mutants Project (TBD)
Untitled Okoye Series 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Untitled Wakanda Project - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Vision Quest 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
What If...? - Ep 3x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
*The Incredible Hulk is the second movie that was released about the Hulk. The first one bombed so they rebooted and ignored storyline of the first. Also, this one didn't do as well as they were expecting. Edward Norton plays the Hulk and for some reason, when we see the Hulk again in the Avengers, they decided to recast Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk from then on. No idea why but they kept the storyline from the 2008 version as his backstory.
There is a majorly detailed list including all the one-shots or shorts made for DVD or Blu Ray sets on this site if you wanted to go total hardcore. They haven't updated their list for awhile though. They also have the order a little different, putting Captain America first since it took place in the past: shieldtv.net/marvel-cinematic-timeline-viewing-guide
The below is the order in which these movies and show episodes were released. There are places online which put the order in chronology date-wise. It's up to you how you want to watch it. I prefer order of actual release as some of these movies or shows will hop around in time. Example, chronological order lists will tell you to watch Captain America: The First Avenger first because it takes place the furthest in the past. However, the last part of the movie takes place chronologically as below. I kinda like to picture the whole rest of the movie before the ending as a flashback. The only exception I might make is to watch the two seasons of Agent Carter right after Captain America: The First Avenger.
Trying to watch in chronological order date-wise could be especially difficult when considering the show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There's some major time hopping, even to the way future, in that show. Trying to watch certain episodes of one show out of order can be tricky but go for it if you are up for the challenge!
I left off TV shows like Inhumans, Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, and Helstrom because you can skip for two reasons; to me, they didn't feel like they were a part of the MCU and some were meh or in the case of Inhumans, AWFUL. Just not worth the time, especially with such a monster list of GOOD MCU content.
Title (Release date) [TV shows are in italics]
Iron Man (05/02/08)
The Incredible Hulk (06/13/08)*
Iron Man 2 (05/07/10)
Thor (05/06/11)
Captain America: The First Avenger (07/22/11)
Marvel's The Avengers (05/0412)
Iron Man 3 (05/03/13)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x01-1x07 (09/24/13-11/12/13)
---(pilot ties in to Iron Man 3 plot)
Thor: The Dark World (11/08/13)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x08-1x16 (11/19/13-04/01/14)
---(1x08 & 1x09 ties in to Thor: The Dark World plot)
---(1x13 references the villain from Incredible Hulk)
---(1x16 plot is a lead-in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier plot)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (04/04/14)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 1x17-1x22 (04/08/14-05/13/14)
---(1x17 plot ties in to Captain America: The Winter Soldier plot)
Guardians of the Galaxy (08/01/14)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x01-2x10 (09/23/14-12/02/14)
---(2x01 has a flashback scene with the character Agent Carter from Captain America)
---(2x08 has a flashback scene with the character Agent Carter from Captain America)
Agent Carter - Ep 1x01-1x08 (01/06/15-02/24/15)
---(The life of Agent Carter from Captain America after Captain America disappears)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x11-2x16 (03/03/15-04/07/15)
Daredevil - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 04/10/15)
---(references events of The Avengers)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x17-2x19 (04/14/15-04/28/15)
---(1x16 plot is a lead-in to Avengers: Age of Ultron plot)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (05/01/15)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 2x20-2x22 (04/14/15-05/12/15)
---(1x20 plot ties in to Avengers: Age of Ultron plot)
Ant-Man (07/17/15)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x01-3x10 (09/29/15-12/08/15)
---(3x01 plot references to Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man plots)
Jessica Jones - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 11/20/15)
---(references events of The Avengers)
Agent Carter - Ep 2x01-2x10 (01/19/16-03/01/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x11-3x12 (03/08/16-03/15/16)
Daredevil - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x13-3x19 (03/22/16-05/03/16)
Captain America: Civil War (05/16/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 3x20-3x22 (05/10/16-05/17/16)
---(3x20 plot ties in to Captain America: Civil War plot)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x01-4x02 (09/20/16-09/27/16)
Luke Cage - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 09/30/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x03-4x06 (10/11/16-11/01/16)
Doctor Strange (11/04/16)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x07-4x15 (11/29/16-02/21/17)
Iron Fist - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 03/17/17)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x16-4x20 (04/04/17-05/02/17)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (05/05/17)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 4x21-4x22 (05/09/17-05/16/17)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (07/07/17)
The Defenders - Ep 1x01-1x08 (Netflix, released 08/18/17)
---(Team-up of all the Netflix characters)
Thor: Ragnarok (11/03/17)
The Punisher - Ep 1x01-1x13 (Netflix, released 11/17/17)
---(Character had a big story arc in Daredevil season 2, was so popular he got his own show)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x01-5x10 (12/01/17-02/02/18)
Black Panther (02/16/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x11 (03/02/18)
Jessica Jones - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x12-5x13 (03/09/18-03/16/18)
Jessica Jones - Ep 3x01-3x13 (Netflix, released 03/18/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x14-5x19 (03/23/18-04/27/18)
Avengers: Infinity War (04/27/18)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 5x20-5x22 (05/04/18-05/18/18)
Luke Cage - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 06/22/18)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (07/06/18)
Iron Fist - Ep 2x01-2x10 (Netflix, released 09/07/18)
Daredevil - Ep 3x01-3x13 (Netflix, released 10/19/18)
The Punisher - Ep 2x01-2x13 (Netflix, released 01/18/19)
Captain Marvel (03/08/19)
Avengers: Endgame (04/26/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 6x01-6x07 (05/10/19-06/28/19)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (07/02/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 6x08-6x13 (07/05/19-08/02/19)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ep 7x01-7x13 (05/27/20-08/12/20)
WandaVision - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, 01/15/21-03/05/21)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 03/19/21-04/23/21)
Loki Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 06/09/21-07/14/21)
Black Widow (07/09/21)
What If...? - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, Mid-2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (09/03/21)
Eternals (11/05/21)
Hawkeye - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 11/24/21-12/15/21)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (12/17/21)
Hawkeye - Ep 1x06 (Disney+, 12/22/21)
Moon Knight - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 03/30/22-05/04/22)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (05/06/22)
Ms. Marvel - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 06/08/22-07/06/22)
Thor: Love and Thunder (07/08/22)
Ms. Marvel - Ep 1x06 (Disney+, 07/13/22)
I Am Groot - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 08/10/22)
She-Hulk - Ep 1x01-1x10 (Disney+, 08/17/22)
Werewolf By Night (Disney+, 10/07/22)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (11/11/22)
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+, 11/25/22)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (02/17/23)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (05/05/23)
Secret Invasion - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 06/21/23)
Loki Ep 2x01-2x06 (Disney+, 10/06/23)
The Marvels (11/10/23)
UPCOMING
What If...? - Ep 2x01-2x09 (Disney+, 12/22/23)
Echo - Ep 1x01-1x05 (Disney+, 01/10/24)
Deadpool 3 (07/26/24)
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries - Ep 1x01-1x09 (Disney+, 09/19/24)
Eyes of Wakanda - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, 2024)
Marvel Zombies - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, 2024)
Daredevil: Born Again - Ep 1x01-1x18 (Disney+, January 2025)
Captain America: New World Order (02/14/25)
Fantastic Four (05/02/25)
Thunderbolts (07/25/25)
Ironheart - Ep 1x01-1x06 (Disney+, 09/03/25)
Blade (11/07/25)
Wonder Man - Ep 1x01-1x10 (Disney+, 2025)
Armor Wars (late 2025/early 2026)
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (05/01/26)
Avengers: Secret Wars (05/07/27)
Daredevil: Born Again - Ep 2x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Shang-Chi 2 (TBD)
Spider-Man 4 (TBD)
Untitled Marvel Nova Project - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Untitled Mutants Project (TBD)
Untitled Okoye Series 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Untitled Wakanda Project - Ep 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
Vision Quest 1x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
What If...? - Ep 3x01-? (Disney+, TBD)
*The Incredible Hulk is the second movie that was released about the Hulk. The first one bombed so they rebooted and ignored storyline of the first. Also, this one didn't do as well as they were expecting. Edward Norton plays the Hulk and for some reason, when we see the Hulk again in the Avengers, they decided to recast Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk from then on. No idea why but they kept the storyline from the 2008 version as his backstory.
There is a majorly detailed list including all the one-shots or shorts made for DVD or Blu Ray sets on this site if you wanted to go total hardcore. They haven't updated their list for awhile though. They also have the order a little different, putting Captain America first since it took place in the past: shieldtv.net/marvel-cinematic-timeline-viewing-guide