The easiest first watch is release order: it follows how the MCU introduced its characters, reveals and post-credit connections. Story order follows the events inside the universe. Choose Movies only if you want to skip every series, or Movies + TV for the broader MCU viewing path.
About the multiverse: What If...?, Marvel Zombies and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are MCU multiverse stories set on alternate branches or worlds. They are included in Movies + TV release order, but shown in a separate section in story order so they are not mistaken for events on the main MCU timeline.
Choose what to watch
Choose order
Release order
Release order
- Iron Man
- The Incredible Hulk
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- The Avengers
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Agent Carter
- Daredevil — Season 1
- Jessica Jones — Season 1
- Captain America: Civil War
- Doctor Strange
- Daredevil — Season 2
- Luke Cage — Season 1
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Iron Fist — Season 1
- The Defenders
- The Punisher — Season 1
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Jessica Jones — Season 2
- Luke Cage — Season 2
- Iron Fist — Season 2
- Daredevil — Season 3
- Captain Marvel
- Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- The Punisher — Season 2
- Jessica Jones — Season 3
- Black Widow
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- WandaVision
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Loki — Season 1
- What If...? — Season 1
Alternate universe
- Hawkeye
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Moon Knight
- Ms. Marvel
- I Am Groot — Seasons 1–2
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Marvels
- Secret Invasion
- Loki — Season 2
- What If...? — Season 2
Alternate universe
- Deadpool & Wolverine
Alternate universe
- Echo
- Agatha All Along
- What If...? — Season 3
Alternate universe
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Thunderbolts*
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Alternate universe
- Eyes of Wakanda
- Ironheart
- Marvel Zombies
Alternate universe
- Daredevil: Born Again — Season 1
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Wonder Man
- Daredevil: Born Again — Season 2
- VisionQuest
Story order
- Eyes of Wakanda
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Agent Carter
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor
- The Avengers
- Thor: The Dark World
- Iron Man 3
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- I Am Groot — Seasons 1–2
- Daredevil — Season 1
- Jessica Jones — Season 1
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Daredevil — Season 2
- Luke Cage — Season 1
- Iron Fist — Season 1
- The Defenders
- Captain America: Civil War
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- The Punisher — Season 1
- Doctor Strange
- Jessica Jones — Season 2
- Luke Cage — Season 2
- Iron Fist — Season 2
- Daredevil — Season 3
- Thor: Ragnarok
- The Punisher — Season 2
- Jessica Jones — Season 3
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- WandaVision
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Eternals
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Moon Knight
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Echo
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Ms. Marvel
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Ironheart
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Secret Invasion
- The Marvels
- Agatha All Along
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Thunderbolts*
- Daredevil: Born Again — Season 1
- Wonder Man
- Daredevil: Born Again — Season 2
- VisionQuest
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Alternate-universe stories
These MCU multiverse projects do not fit into the main timeline. For a first watch, use release order.
- Loki — Season 1
- What If...? — Season 1
- Loki — Season 2
- What If...? — Season 2
- What If...? — Season 3
- Marvel Zombies
- Deadpool & Wolverine
Alternate universe
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Alternate universe
No entries match this selection.
Which shows are most useful alongside the films?
For viewers who want a shorter series list: watch WandaVision before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier before Captain America: Brave New World; Ms. Marvel before The Marvels; and Loki for the TVA and multiverse background. The full Movies + TV option above includes the MCU series beyond these key connections.
Peppermoon’s recommendation
Use release order for a first viewing. If you choose story order, some post-credit scenes still work best when watched in release order. Black Widow and Ant-Man and the Wasp contain credits scenes tied to later story events, so consider saving those scenes until after Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, respectively.
This guide lists feature films and television series; it leaves out short films and one-off specials. TV entries are listed by season where a season has a distinct place in the story. Release information checked 18 October 2026.
Sources: Marvel: Complete MCU timeline on Disney+ (https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/mcu-timeline-order-disney-plus); Rotten Tomatoes MCU timeline guide (https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/marvel-movies-in-order/); GamesRadar MCU movies and TV timeline (https://www.gamesradar.com/mcu-timeline-marvel-movies-tv-shows/).