UPDATED 2024-01-19
Chronological order
(If you are new to MCU, then you should start with; Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk,
Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and then Agent Carter.)
Includes:
Stark Expo 1974 - commercial for Stark Expo 1974 in Flushing Meadows in New York.
There are four different Stark Expo 2010 videos:
They take place during Iron Man 2 and you can easily find them by googling for them.
Peggy Carter’s 1953 Smithsonian Interview - Where Carter is being interviewed about Steve Rogers (can be found at youtube)
S.H.I.E.L.D spin-off mini-series Slingshot can be found at ABC's youtube channel.
Peter's To-Do List (Short Film - Spider-Man: Far From Home - Blu-Ray) - short extra clip when Peter is picking up his passport.
Novels:
(haven't updated the tie-in comics)
Marvel Cinematic Universe (#1-4) tie-in comics :
From mcu-timeline.com in chronological order.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, including movies, tie-in TV shows, and One-Offs, in fictional chronological order. The post-credit scenes in "Captain America", "Captain Marvel", and "Black Widow" have spoilers and should be watched in Release Order (after "Thor" & before "The Avengers", after "Ant-Man and the Wasp" & before "Avengers: Endgame", and after "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" & before "Hawkeye", respectively) instead of chronologically. I gave some wide margins of error on those boundaries, so that one would be able to fit in watching the post-credit scenes.
All MCU films, TV shows, and shorts in chronological order (Updated May 7, 2023)
1945: Captain America: The First Avenger (1)
1946: Agent Carter One-Shot & Agent Carter: Season 1 (2 & 3)
1947: Agent Carter: Season 2 (4)1995: Captain Marvel (5)
2009: Iron Man (6)
2010: Iron Man 2 → The Consultant (7→11)
2011: Captain America: The First Avenger (1)
2012: The Avengers, Item 47, and Iron Man 3 (12→14)2013: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Pilot → Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: T.A.H.I.T.I. (15→30)
2014: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Yes Men → I Am Groot: Magnum Opus (31→49)
2015: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Face My Enemy → Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Many Heads, One Tale (50→118)2016: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Closure → The Punisher: Season 1 (119→140)
2017: Doctor Strange → Runaways: Season 2 (141→228)
2018: Runaways: Season 2 → Runaways: Cheat the Gallows (229→275)
2019: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 6 & Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 7 (276 & 277)
2020: Helstrom (278)2023: Avengers: Endgame → Eternals (279→283)
2024: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings → Hawkeye (284→290)
2025: She-Hulk: A Normal Amount of Rage → The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (291→315)
2026: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and The Marvels (316→318)
Notes:
-Captain America: The First Avenger is set 1942-1945, with scenes at the beginning and end set in 2011.
-Though the main events of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot happen in 2016, it is told as a flashback, with scenes at the beginning and end that are set in 2017, after The Laws of Inferno Dynamics.
-Doctor Strange is set in the timespan of over a year, beginning in October 2015 and ending in January 2017. Its placement here is January 2017.
-Thor: Ragnarok's mid-credits scene is set right before Avengers: Infinity War.
-The last 4 episodes of the fifth Season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Option Two, The One Who Will Save Us All, The Force of Gravity, and The End, are set concurrently with Avengers: Infinity War.
-Ant-Man and the Wasp's mid-credits scene is set at the end of Avengers: Infinity War.
-Captain Marvel's mid-credits scene is set after Avengers: Infinity War.
-Black Widow's post-credits scene is set after Avengers: Endgame.
-Credit goes to the contributors at the MCU Wiki who crafted the articles of each year and figured out the timeline: https://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com
Upcoming films and Disney+ series:
Phase 5:
-Secret Invasion (2023)
-Loki: Season 2 (2023)
-The Marvels (2023)
-Echo (2023)
-What If...?: Season 2 (2024)
-Ironheart (2024)
-Agatha: Coven of Chaos (2024)
-Captain America: New World Order (2024)
-Daredevil: Born Again (2024)
-Thunderbolts (2024)
-Blade (2024)
Phase 6:
-Deadpool III (2024)
-Spider-Man: Freshman Year (2024)
-Marvel Zombies (2024)
-Fantastic Four (2025)
-Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2025)
-Avengers: Secret Wars (2026)
-Armor Wars (TBA)
-Shang-Chi 2 (TBA)
-Eternals 2 (TBA)
-Wakanda (TBA)
-Nova (TBA)
-Wonder Man (TBA)
-What If...?: Season 3 (TBA)
-Spider-Man: Sophomore Year (TBA)
Marvel film and show
Every single movie, show and short that's been or become part of the MCU, in order of release.
This is a list with episodes of various Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV series as well as films in internal chronological order, according to this list by MythBank: https://mythbank.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/
DC aficionado too? Why, have a gander at my Trakt port of a list for all DC Cinematic Universe films and TV-series in chronological order: https://trakt.tv/users/nidunc/lists/dc-cinematic-multiverse-viewing-order-according-to-thecomicboard-com-members?sort=rank,asc
Unlike ‘my’ two Arrowverse lists on here, I’ve chosen not to include whole seasons, but only the episodes themselves, to maintain consistency throughout this list.
This is also to maximise compatibility with any third-party tools that interpret Trakt.tv lists.
I might choose to adapt my Arrowverse lists to this format as well in the future.
Up-to-date as of the 24th of July 2022 (with exceptions, see below). This description still has to be updated, as does the changelog. I don’t know when I’ll get around to that.
Not included
The changelog of this list was moved to the comments on 2021-01-02 and is now being maintained there
All MCU Films and Shows in chronological order as per: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825774/marvel-cinematic-universe-in-chronological-order/
All Movies, Shows(ABC, Netflix, Hulu, Freeform, Disney+), and Webisodes(YouTube, TikTok) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Release Order is based on the film's wide release instead of limited premier.
*Latest Update: 2024-05-11 (Added Deadpool & Wolverine)
2008-2012: Phase 1 - Iron Man (001-010)
2012-2015: Phase 2 - Iron Man 3 (011-068)
2016-2019: Phase 3 - Doctor Strange (070-120)
2020-2021: Phase 4 - WandaVision (121-145)
2022-202X: Phase 5 - Blade (146+)
For Netflix, Young Adult and and Adventure into Fear series see Marvel Television:
https://trakt.tv/users/asterlea/lists/marvel-television
See also:
Marvel: https://trakt.tv/users/asterlea/lists/marvel
DCEU: https://trakt.tv/users/asterlea/lists/dceu
Other: https://trakt.tv/users/asterlea/lists/comics-superheroes
References:
https://marvelguides.com/cinematicguides
https://mythbank.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline
MCU - Movies and TV Shows - Chronological "right" Order
Based on: http://bit.ly/digitalspymcu
Marvel and DC films and series listed by air date. Also include are other related comic book films.
Marvel Movies and Series List. Released Date Order. Updated 30/07/2018
This list includes:
-Marvel's Movies (Upcoming Too)
-Marvel's Extras
-Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
-Marvel's Agent Carter
-Marvel's Daredevil
-Marvel's Jessica Jones
-Marvel's Luke Cage
-Marvel's Iron Fist
-Marvel's The Defenders
-Marvel's Inhumans
-Marvel's The Punisher
-Marvel's Runaways
-Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
My timeline of the MCU "Marvel Cinematic Universe"
Included Titles So Far:
18 Movies, 5 OneShots, Agents Of Shield - ABC (SlingShot to be added yet), Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Defender's - Netflix, WHiH Newsfront - Youtube, The Runaway's - Hulu.
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 is set shortly after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1. Spider-Man: Homecoming is set shortly after Captain America: Civil War, Blackpanter is place in release order that may change.
Coming Soon: Infinity War, Cloak & Dagger, New Warriors
Note: Because of the Daredevil Easter egg in AOS 3x14 I've once again moved season 2 of Daredevil forward in the time line.
Once again this is my own version of the MCU timeline most other MCU timeline's on trakt will differ from mine as I try to be as close as to chronological order as possible.
This is a chronological watching order of all movies, series episodes and specials of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Movies, TV Shows (ABC, Netflix, Hulu, Freeform, Disney+), One-Shots, Specials, Webisodes (YouTube, TikTok), Making Offs, Cartoons and Non-canon productions (Sony, Disney+, etc.).
If you're new to the MC Universe, I personally recommend on seeing all the collection by the order presented in here, which corresponds to the releasing dates.
Last Updated List: 12th of November of 2023 (done list | organized items | added description)
Please feel free to suggest some item that could be missing or to point out any incorrect order.
List Continues On: 'Expanded MCU (Release Order) 2/2' https://trakt.tv/users/blue_lullaby/lists/expanded-mcu-release-order-2-2
The list is based on this seminal work. Thanks dude
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xfe--9Wshbb3ru0JplA2PnEwN7mVawazKmhWJjr_wKs/edit#gid=0
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825774/marvel-cinematic-universe-in-chronological-order/
Films and TV Shows of the MCU listed according to the story timeline.
Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-timeline-movies-tv-shows/
MCU films from Phase One through Phase Three are collectively known as "The Infinity Saga"
How to watch the Marvel movies in order – chronological order
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⚈ 1. Captain America: The First Avenger
⚈ 2. Agent Carter (one-shot on Iron Man 3 DVD)
⚈ 3. Agent Carter (season 1)
⚈ 4. Agent Carter (season 2)
⚈ 5. Captain Marvel
⚈ 6. Iron Man
⚈ 7. Iron Man 2
⚈ 8. The Incredible Hulk
⚈ 9. The Consultant (one-shot on the Thor DVD)
⚈ 10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (one-shot on the Captain America: The First Avenger DVD)
⚈ 11. Thor
⚈ 12. The Avengers (aka Avengers Assemble in some regions)
⚈ 13. Item 47 (one-shot on the Avengers Assemble DVD)
⚈ 14. Iron Man 3
⚈ 15. All Hail the King (one-shot on the Thor: The Dark World DVD)
⚈ 16. Agents of SHIELD (season 1, eps 1-7)
⚈ 17. Thor: The Dark World
⚈ 18. Agents of SHIELD (season 1, eps 8-16)
⚈ 19. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
⚈ 20. Agents of SHIELD (season 1, eps 17-22)
⚈ 21. Guardians of the Galaxy
⚈ 22. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
⚈ 23. I Am Groot (season 1)
⚈ 24. Daredevil (season 1)
⚈ 25. Agents of SHIELD (season 2, eps 1-10)
⚈ 26. Jessica Jones (season 1)
⚈ 27. Agents of SHIELD (season 2, eps 11-19)
⚈ 28. Avengers: Age of Ultron
⚈ 29. Agents of SHIELD (season 2, eps 20-22)
⚈ 30. Daredevil (season 2, eps 1-4)
⚈ 31. Luke Cage (season 1, eps 1-4)
⚈ 32. Daredevil (season 2, eps 5-11)
⚈ 33. Luke Cage (season 1, eps 5-8)
⚈ 34. Daredevil (season 2, eps 12-13)
⚈ 35. Luke Cage (season 1, eps 9-13)
⚈ 36. Ant-Man
⚈ 37. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 1-10)
⚈ 38. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 11-19)
⚈ 39. Iron Fist (season 1)
⚈ 40. Captain America: Civil War
⚈ 41. Team Thor (one-shot on the Captain America: Civil War DVD)
⚈ 42. Team Thor: Part 2 (one-shot on the Doctor Strange DVD)
⚈ 43. Black Widow (watch credits scene after Avengers: Endgame)
⚈ 44. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 20-22)
⚈ 45. The Defenders (season 1)
⚈ 46. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 1-6)
⚈ 47. Doctor Strange
⚈ 48. Black Panther
⚈ 49. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 7-8)
⚈ 50. Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot (season 1, eps 1-6)
⚈ 51. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 9-22)
⚈ 52. Spider-Man: Homecoming
⚈ 53. Thor: Ragnarok
⚈ 54. Team Darryl (one-shot on the Thor: Ragnarok DVD)
⚈ 55. Inhumans (season 1)
⚈ 56. The Punisher (season 1)
⚈ 57. Runaways (season 1)
⚈ 58. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 1-10) – allowing for time travel craziness
⚈ 59. Jessica Jones (season 2)
⚈ 60. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 11-18)
⚈ 61. Cloak & Dagger (season 1)
⚈ 62. Cloak & Dagger (season 2)
⚈ 63. Luke Cage (season 2)
⚈ 64. Iron Fist (season 2)
⚈ 65. Daredevil (season 3)
⚈ 66. Runaways (season 2)
⚈ 67. The Punisher (season 2)
⚈ 68. Jessica Jones (season 3)
⚈ 69. Ant-Man and the Wasp (watch credits scene after Infinity War)
⚈ 70. Avengers: Infinity War
⚈ 71. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 19-22) – Concurrent with Infinity War
⚈ 72. Agents of SHIELD (season 6) – takes place in Endgame's five-year time jump
⚈ 73. Agents of SHIELD (season 7) – takes place in Endgame's five-year time jump
⚈ 74. Runaways (season 3) – seems to take place post-Snap mostly, but with no references to it
⚈ 75. Avengers: Endgame
Next Up.
Phases 4 to 6 are called "The Multiverse Saga"
#TheInfinitySaga
January: 103
February: 111 (1 repeat)
March: 139 (3 repeats)
April: 119 (1 repeat)
May: 117
June: 95
July: 78
August: 118
September: 161
October: 64
November: 35 (1 repeat)
December: 97 (10 repeats)
Order of marvel universe
All Movies, Series and One-shots By Cronological Order (Only released ones)
Movies:
- Captain America: First Avenger
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor
- Avengers Assemble
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Doctor Strange
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
Series:
- Agent Carter
- Agents of SHIELD
- Daredevil
- Jessica Jones
- Luke Cage
- Iron Fist
- The Defenders
- Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot
- Inhumans
- The Punisher
- Runaways
- Cloak & Dagger
One-shots:
- Agent Carter
- The Consultant
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
- Item 47
- All Hail the King
Content:
1. Captain America: The First Avenger
2. Agent Carter (Season 1)
3. Agent Carter (Season 2)
4. Agent Carter (one-shot on Iron Man 3 DVD)
5. Captain Marvel
6. Iron Man
7. Iron Man 2
8. The Incredible Hulk
9. The Consultant (one-shot on the Thor DVD)
10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (one-shot on the Captain America: The First Avenger DVD)
11. Thor
12. Avengers Assemble
13. Item 47 (one-shot on the Avengers Assemble DVD)
14. Iron Man 3
15. All Hail the King (one-shot on the Thor: The Dark World DVD)
16. Agents of SHIELD (Season 1, Episodes 1-7)
17. Thor: The Dark World
18. Agents of SHIELD (Season 1, Episodes 8-16)
19. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
20. Agents of SHIELD (Season 1, Episodes 17-22)
21. Guardians of the Galaxy
22. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
23. Daredevil (Season 1)
24. Agents of SHIELD (Season 2, Episodes 1-10)
25. Jessica Jones (Season 1)
26. Agents of SHIELD (Season 2, Episodes 11-19)
27. Avengers: Age of Ultron
28. Agents of SHIELD (Season 2, Episodes 20-22)
29. Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 1-4)
30. Luke Cage (Season 1, Episodes 1-4)
31. Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 5-11)
32. Luke Cage (Season 1, Episodes 5-8)
33. Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 12-13)
34. Luke Cage (Season 1, Episodes 9-13)
35. Ant-Man
36. Agents of SHIELD (Season 3, Episodes 1-10)
37. Agents of SHIELD (Season 3, Episodes 11-19)
38. Iron Fist (Season 1)
39. Captain America: Civil War
40. Agents of SHIELD (Season 3, Episodes 20-22)
41. The Defenders (Season 1)
42. Agents of SHIELD (Season 4, Episodes 1-6)
43. Doctor Strange
44. Black Panther
45. Agents of SHIELD (Season 4, Episodes 7-8)
46. Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot (Season 1)
47. Agents of SHIELD (Season 4, Episodes 9-22)
48. Spider-Man: Homecoming
49. Thor: Ragnarok
50. Inhumans (Season 1)
51. The Punisher (Season 1)
52. Runaways (Season 1)
53. Agents of SHIELD (Season 5, Episodes 1-10)
54. Jessica Jones (Season 2)
55. Agents of SHIELD (Season 5, Episodes 11-18)
56. Cloak & Dagger (Season 1)
57. Cloak & Dagger (Season 2)
58. Luke Cage (Season 2)
59. Iron Fist (Season 2)
60. Daredevil (Season 3)
61. Runaways (Season 2)
62. The Punisher (Season 2)
63. Jessica Jones (Season 3)
64. Ant-Man and the Wasp
65. Avengers: Infinity War
66. Agents of SHIELD (Season 5, Episodes 19-22)
67. Agents of SHIELD (Season 6)
68. Agents of SHIELD (Season 7)
69. Runaways (Season 3)
70. Avengers: Endgame
71. Spider-Man: Far From Home
The best marvel watch order, movies, tv shows, web series, and shorts
The viewing order as seen on CNET with some additions:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline-avengers/
Comments are welcome in order to make this list the most accurate possible.
• The Incredible Hulk is not mandatory as the main actor changed and nothing much happens within the movie about the rest of the timeline.
• For Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage; As Netflix Originals these can be slotted in at will. Here they are placed roughly by when they were released (as said by CNET). This order seems to fit pretty well with the rest of MCU timeline. For their own viewing order it has to be the following: Daredevil Season 1, Jessica Jones Season 1, Daredevil Season 2, Luke Cage Season 1.
• Marvel's Cloak and Dagger, Iron Fist, The Defenders and the Punisher will be added when infos about it will be available.
THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY. (Last update: 2016-12-23)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe that is centered on a series of superhero films, independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The franchise has expanded to include comic books, short films, television series and digital series. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. Clark Gregg has appeared the most in the franchise, portraying Phil Coulson, a character original to the MCU.
The first film released in the MCU was Iron Man (2008), which began the first phase of films culminating in the crossover film Marvel's The Avengers (2012). Phase Two began with Iron Man 3 (2013), and concluded with Ant-Man (2015). The films are currently in Phase Three, which began with the release of Captain America: Civil War (2016). Marvel Television expanded the universe further, first to network television with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC in the 2013–14 television season, followed by online streaming with Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix in 2015, and then to cable television with Marvel's Cloak and Dagger, which is scheduled to air in 2018 on Freeform. Soundtrack albums have been released for all of the films, along with many of television series, as well as the release of compilation albums containing existing music heard in the films. The MCU also includes tie-in comics published by Marvel Comics, while Marvel Studios has also produced a series of direct-to-video short films, a viral marketing campaign for its films and the universe with the faux news program WHIH Newsfront, and a digital series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, a supplement to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The franchise has been commercially successful as a multimedia shared universe, though some critics have found that some of its films and television series have suffered in service of the wider universe. It has inspired other film and television studios with comic book character adaptation rights to attempt to create similar shared universes. The MCU has also been the focus of other media, outside of the shared universe, including attractions at Disneyland and Discovery Times Square, two television specials, guidebooks for each film, a Lego video game, and a commercial with Coca-Cola.
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