Marvel Cinematic Universe

Iron Man through Avengers: Doomsday, every film, plus WandaVision, Loki, Daredevil and the rest.

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Where to start with Marvel Cinematic Universe

Watch it in release order, not in the order the story happens. The MCU was built one film at a time and each one assumes you have seen the last, so the in-universe order opens on two films made late that only land if you already know the answers. This is the short way in: six films instead of thirty-odd, ending at the point where you will know whether the rest is for you.

  1. 1
    Iron Man

    The film that invented the format, and it needs nothing from you. Everything the MCU does tonally starts here.

  2. 2
    The Avengers

    The payoff of the whole first run, and the moment the shared-universe idea stops being a promise and becomes the reason to keep watching.

  3. 3
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Proof the MCU can be a serious thriller. The twist in it rewires the setting for everything that follows.

  4. 4
    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Opens up the cosmic half of the universe, and it is famously self-contained, almost no homework required.

  5. 5
    Black Panther

    The critical high point, and the clearest evidence these films can be about something other than punching.

  6. 6
    Avengers: Infinity War

    The test. If the collision of everyone you have just met lands, you are in. If it feels like homework, you are out, and you have lost six films rather than thirty.

Then what? If Infinity War landed, go straight to Endgame, then fill in Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: The First Avenger and Doctor Strange before deciding about the multiverse era.

A suggested way in, not an official one. The full list is below: tick anything off in either place.

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Phase One

  • Iron Man 2008
  • The Incredible Hulk 2008
  • Iron Man 2 2010
  • Thor 2011
  • Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
  • The Avengers 2012
  • Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant 2011
  • Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer 2011
  • Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 2012

Phase Two

  • Iron Man 3 2013
  • Thor: The Dark World 2013
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014
  • Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
  • Ant-Man 2015
  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013, 7 seasons, 136 episodes
  • Agent Carter 2015, 2 seasons, 18 episodes
  • Daredevil 2015, 3 seasons, 39 episodes
  • Jessica Jones 2015, 3 seasons, 39 episodes
  • Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter 2013
  • Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King 2014

Phase Three

  • Captain America: Civil War 2016
  • Doctor Strange 2016
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
  • Thor: Ragnarok 2017
  • Black Panther 2018
  • Avengers: Infinity War 2018
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018
  • Captain Marvel 2019
  • Avengers: Endgame 2019
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019
  • Luke Cage 2016, 2 seasons, 26 episodes
  • Iron Fist 2017, 2 seasons, 23 episodes
  • The Punisher 2017, 2 seasons, 26 episodes
  • The Defenders 2017, 1 season, 8 episodes

Phase Four

  • WandaVision 2021, 1 season, 9 episodes
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 2021, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Loki 2021, 2 seasons, 12 episodes
  • Black Widow 2021
  • What If…? 2021, 3 seasons, 26 episodes
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021
  • Eternals 2021
  • Hawkeye 2021, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
  • Moon Knight 2022, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
  • Ms. Marvel 2022, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
  • I Am Groot 2022, 2 seasons, 10 episodes
  • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 2022, 1 season, 9 episodes
  • Werewolf by Night 2022
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022

Phase Five

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
  • Secret Invasion 2023, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • The Marvels 2023
  • Echo 2024, 1 season, 5 episodes
  • Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
  • Agatha All Along 2024, 1 season, 9 episodes
  • Daredevil: Born Again 2025, 2 seasons, 17 episodes
  • Captain America: Brave New World 2025
  • Thunderbolts* 2025
  • Ironheart 2025, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Eyes of Wakanda 2025, 1 season, 4 episodes

Phase Six

  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps 2025
  • Wonder Man 2026, 1 season, 8 episodes
  • The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026
  • VisionQuest 2026, 1 season, not out yet
  • Avengers: Doomsday 2026, not out yet
  • Avengers: Secret Wars 2027, not out yet

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