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Mortal Kombat

Five screen versions of the same characters, and not one of them continues another.

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Where to start with Mortal Kombat

There is no combined order, so the only useful advice is which version to pick. Start with the 2021 reboot: it is current, it is two films, and it assumes you have seen nothing at all.

  1. 1
    Mortal Kombat (2021) Mortal Kombat (2021)

    A clean start with no prior viewing required. It sets up the tournament rather than staging it, which is worth knowing before you sit down to it.

  2. 2
    Mortal Kombat II (2026) Mortal Kombat II

    The direct continuation, and the film that actually holds the tournament. These two are a pair and nothing else connects to them.

  3. 3
    Mortal Kombat (1995) Mortal Kombat

    Not a sequel to anything above. It is a separate continuity from scratch, and it remains the version most people mean when they talk about the film.

Then what? If the 1995 film lands, its continuity continues into Annihilation in 1997, which most viewers find a steep drop, and backwards into Conquest, a 22 episode prequel series set centuries before the tournament, and The Journey Begins, a short animated prequel released alongside the film. Defenders of the Realm, Legacy and the Legends animated films are three more separate versions that can be watched on their own terms in any order. Do not try to fit any of these together, because they were never built to fit.

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