How to Watch Every Marvel Movie & TV Show in Order

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been around for sixteen years, with a vast array of films, TV shows, web series, and one-shots. Keeping track of the timeline and knowing the order to watch everything can be a challenge even for the most dedicated Marvel fans.

To make things easier, we’ve compiled a chronological timeline of the Marvel movies, shows, and more, so you know the order in which to watch them and how they fit into the different phases of the MCU. Alternatively, if you prefer to watch them in the order of their release, we’ve also included a release date order for all the shows and films.

Marvel has provided its own official timeline for the movies up to a certain point, detailing the specific years in which each film is set. For example:

• 1943-1945: Captain America: The First Avenger
• 1995: Captain Marvel
• 2010: Iron Man
• 2011: Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor
• 2012: The Avengers, Iron Man 3
• 2013: Thor: The Dark World
• 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man
• 2016: Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming
• 2016/2017: Doctor Strange
• 2017: Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man & the Wasp

We are currently in Phase 5 of the MCU, which is part of the Multiverse Saga. This phase started with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

If you’re looking for more specific viewing orders, we also have guides for watching all the Spider-Man films in order and the Mission: Impossible films in order. You can also learn how She-Hulk sets up Daredevil’s future in the MCU.

How to watch the Marvel movies and TV shows in chronological order

Here is a breakdown of the Marvel film universe in chronological order, divided into Marvel’s phases:

Phase One: 1943-2012

• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Agent Carter (seasons one and two)
• Agent Carter (one-shot)
• Captain Marvel
• Iron Man
• Iron Man 2
• The Incredible Hulk*
• A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer (one-shot)
• Thor
• The Consultant (one-shot)
• The Avengers (Avengers: Assemble in the UK)

Phase Two: 2012-2015

• Item 47 (one-shot)
• Iron Man 3
• All Hail the King (one-shot)
• Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 1 — 7)
• Thor: The Dark World
• Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 8 — 16)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 17 — 22)
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• I Am Groot season 1 (episode 1)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• I Am Groot season 1 (episodes 2-5)
• I Am Groot season 2
• Daredevil (season one)
• Jessica Jones (season one)
• Agents of Shield (season two: episodes 1 — 19)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Agents of Shield (season two: episodes 20 — 22)
• Ant-Man
• Daredevil (season two)
• Luke Cage (season one)
• Agents of Shield (season three: episodes 1 — 19)
• Iron Fist (season one)
• The Defenders (season one)

Phase Three: 2015-2023

• Captain America: Civil War
• Black Widow
• Agents of Shield (season three: episodes 20 — 22)
• Black Panther
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• The Punisher (season one)
• Agents of Shield (season four: episodes 1 — 8)
• Doctor Strange
• Agents of Shield: Slingshot (web series)*
• Agents of Shield (season four: episodes 9 — 22)
• Jessica Jones (season two)
• Inhumans
• Runaways (season one and two)
• Cloak and Dagger (season one)*
• Luke Cage (season two)
• Iron Fist (season two)
• Daredevil (season three)
• Thor: Ragnarok
• The Punisher (season two)
• Jessica Jones (season three)
• Cloak and Dagger (season two)*
• Runaways (season three)
• Agents of Shield (season five, episodes 1 — 19)
• Ant-Man and The Wasp
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Agents of Shield (season five, episodes 20 – 22)
• Agents of Shield (season six)
• Agents of Shield (season seven)
• Avengers: Endgame

Phase Four: 2023-2025

• Loki season 1
• What If…? seasons 1 and 2
• WandaVision
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Deadpool and Wolverine*
• The Falcon And The Winter Soldier
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Eternals
• Spider-Man: No Way Home*
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Hawkeye
• Moon Knight
• Echo
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• She-Hulk
• Ms. Marvel
• Thor: Love and Thunder
• Werewolf By Night
• The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Phase Five: 2025 onwards

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Secret Invasion
• Loki season 2
• The Marvels
• What If…? season 2

* – not available on Disney Plus

For a more detailed breakdown of the Marvel universe timeline, including upcoming projects and release dates, please refer to the original article.

How to watch the Marvel films and TV series in release date order

If you prefer to watch the Marvel films and TV series in the order of their release, we’ve provided a list below:

• Iron Man (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Thor (2011)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Agents of Shield (2013-2020)
• Thor 2 (2013)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Agent Carter (2015-2016)
• Daredevil (2015-2018)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Ant-Man (2015)
• Jessica Jones (2015-2019)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Luke Cage (2016-2018)
• Doctor Strange (2016)
• Iron Fist (2017-2018)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II (2017)
• Spiderman: Homecoming (2017)
• The Defenders (2017)
• Inhumans (2017)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• The Punisher (2017-2019)
• Runaways (2017-2019)
• Black Panther (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Cloak and Dagger (2018-2019)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
• Captain Marvel (2019)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
• WandaVision (2021)
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
• Loki (2021-2023)
• Black Widow (2021)
• What If…? (2021-2024)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Eternals (2021)
• Hawkeye (2021)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Moon Knight (2022)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
• Ms. Marvel (2022)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
• I Am Groot (2022-2023)
• She-Hulk (2022)
• Werewolf By Night (2022)
• The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• Secret Invasion (2023)
• The Marvels (2023)
• Echo (2024)
• Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)

All the upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows

Marvel has outlined upcoming projects in Phase Five and Phase Six, which will make up the Multiverse Saga. Here’s a look at what’s in store:

Phase 5

• Agatha All Along (18 September 2024)
• Captain America: Brave New World (14 February 2025)
• Daredevil: Born Again (March 2025)
• Ironheart (2025)
• Marvel Zombies (Date TBC)
• Armor Wars (Date TBC)
• Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Date TBC)

Phase 6

• Thunderbolts* (cinema release 2 May 2025)
• Fantastic Four (25 July 2025)
• Blade (cinema release 7 November 2025)
• Avengers 5 (cinema release 1 May 2026) – previously titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
• Avengers: Secret Wars (cinema release 7 May 2027)

For more information on upcoming Marvel projects and release dates, refer to the original article.

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