77 titles · 46 films · 31 series & specials
MCU Watch Order
Every movie and series, in the order that actually makes sense.
Every Marvel Cinematic Universe title in one switchable list, release order or in-universe chronology, with a curated essentials path for a first run.
How many MCU movies are there?
There are 38 films, plus 26 series and specials out so far, and 13 more announced.
Where each title sits in the story
Chronological order, grouped by era. The number on each is its release position. Where those jump around, release order and story order disagree.
Ancient History
1 title
World War II
1 title
The 1990s
1 title
Heroes Emerge
5 titles
After New York
7 titles
A Fractured Team
6 titles
The Snap & The Blip
3 titles
After Endgame
5 titles
The Multiverse Cracks
12 titles
- Spider-Man: No Way Home, released 32 of 77
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, released 29 of 77
- Eternals, released 30 of 77
- Hawkeye, released 31 of 77
- Moon Knight, released 33 of 77
- Ms. Marvel, released 35 of 77
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, released 34 of 77
- Thor: Love and Thunder, released 36 of 77
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, released 37 of 77
- Werewolf by Night, released 38 of 77
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, released 39 of 77
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, released 40 of 77
Incursions Begin
12 titles
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, released 41 of 77
- Secret Invasion, released 43 of 77
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, released 42 of 77
- Loki (Season 2), released 44 of 77
- What If...? (Season 2), released 46 of 77
- The Marvels, released 45 of 77
- Echo, released 47 of 77
- Agatha All Along, released 50 of 77
- VisionQuest, released 65 of 77soon
- What If...? (Season 3), released 51 of 77
- Marvel Zombies, released 58 of 77
- Marvel Zombies (Season 2), released 70 of 77soon
A New Guard
19 titles
- Daredevil: Born Again, released 54 of 77
- Daredevil: Born Again (Season 2), released 61 of 77
- The Punisher: One Last Kill, released 62 of 77
- Daredevil: Born Again (Season 3), released 68 of 77soon
- Captain America: Brave New World, released 53 of 77
- Thunderbolts*, released 55 of 77
- Ironheart, released 56 of 77
- Wonder Man, released 60 of 77
- Deadpool & Wolverine, released 49 of 77
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps, released 59 of 77
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, released 64 of 77
- Avengers: Doomsday, released 66 of 77soon
- Avengers: Secret Wars, released 71 of 77soon
- X-Men, released 72 of 77soon
- Ghost Rider, released 73 of 77soon
- Black Panther 3, released 74 of 77soon
- Untitled Marvel Film (May 2029), released 75 of 77soon
- Untitled Marvel Film (July 2029), released 76 of 77soon
- Untitled Marvel Film (November 2029), released 77 of 77soon
Alternate Continuities
5 titles
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Phase One
2008 – 2012 · Infinity Saga · Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble.
Phase Two
2013 – 2015 · Infinity Saga · The world widens, and so do the threats.
Phase Three
2016 – 2019 · Infinity Saga · Alliances fracture and the Infinity Saga closes.
Phase Four
2021 – 2022 · Multiverse Saga · Grief, legacy, and the first cracks in reality.
Phase Five
2023 – 2025 · Multiverse Saga · The multiverse starts to destabilize.
Phase Six
2025 – 2027 · Multiverse Saga · A new era begins.
The Next Saga
2028 – 2029 · Unannounced · Dated, but not yet assigned a phase.
Post-credit scenes
37 of the 38 MCU films checked have at least one scene during the credits, 63 in total. Avengers: Endgame has none.
Every film, scene by scene
- Iron Man1
- The Incredible Hulk1
- Iron Man 21
- Thor1
- Captain America: The First Avenger1
- The Avengers2
- Iron Man 31
- Thor: The Dark World2
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier2
- Guardians of the Galaxy2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron1
- Ant-Man2
- Captain America: Civil War2
- Doctor Strange2
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 25
- Spider-Man: Homecoming2
- Thor: Ragnarok2
- Black Panther2
- Avengers: Infinity War1
- Ant-Man and the Wasp2
- Captain Marvel2
- Avengers: Endgamenone
- Spider-Man: Far From Home2
- Black Widow1
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings2
- Eternals2
- Spider-Man: No Way Home2
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2
- Thor: Love and Thunder2
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever1
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32
- The Marvels1
- Deadpool & Wolverine1
- Captain America: Brave New World1
- Thunderbolts*2
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps2
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day1
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