4x21 The Return

Guide to watching The Avengers movies in storyline order.

List of Marvel movies and TV shows in order of how they should be watched

Chronological order

This list includes everything in the MCU by Marvel Studios in the probably best watching order - based on original release dates (e.g. Daredevil was written to be released after Age of Ultron), knowledge which otherwise gets lost in the shuffle (e.g. to understand a certain part of the ending of "Captain America: The First Avenger" you need to have watched "Thor" first. Also, a certain method is mentioned in 2x03 of SHIELD, which has its origin in the later shown first Agent Carter season, etc.) and timeline (when it comes to Netflix shows, as their placement based solely on release dates makes things iffy),

The list does not include movies where the movie rights are somewhere else, like the older Spiderman movies, X-Men (and its spinoffs like Deadpool) or the Fantanstic Four. They are not part of the MCU.

The fictional timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
(TV shows included)

Every movie, TV Show/episode and One-shot lined up chronologically.

Last updated: February 23rd 2018

Correct watching order för all Marvel movies and series.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe, chronologically

Marvel movies and TV shows in chronological order.

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)