This is the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline, a complete order for everything in the MCU, from the films, to the Netflix shows, to the Disney+ shows. You can view this in chronological order (by default) or sort by release date, title, or author/director.
What’s in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline?
This timeline takes all of the media in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and places it in chronological order. The default timeline lists each work in chronological order. An item is placed based on where most of it takes place. We don’t break up stories so that portions of an MCU film take place elsewhere. This list includes media from the following elements of the MCU:
- The MCU Films: These make up the backbone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline. The films started with Iron Man in 2008. However, the first chronological film is Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel Studios has since continued to release these films at an alarming rate.
- MCU Television : This timeline includes the shows from ABC that are part of the MCU. These include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (AOS), Agent Carter, Inhumans and others.
- MCU Netflix Television: Though they may seem like a completely different universe (and they might be non-canon), the Marvel Netflix shows do fit into the MCU. However, they take place in isolation compared to the rest of the Marvel Universe. These shows include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher.
- MCU Tie-in Comics: This timeline includes the tie-in comics that are canonical in the MCU timeline. Usually, these are short preludes to the main films.
- One-shots: Marvel has produced a few one-shot short films for the MCU. We include these as well.
- Disney+ Shows: These shows take place in the MCU with as much importance and relevance to the overall plot. They are far more involved and canonical than, say, the Netflix shows.
Timeline Table
Here you will find everything in one sortable and filterable list. If you need to, you can also download a CSV of the entire thing. Read on for a detailed breakdown of the entire MCU timeline and order.
# | Get It | Name | Media | Author/Director | Date | Series | Notes | Characters |
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1 | Captain America: First Vengeance | Graphic Novel | Fred Van Lente | 2011-06-29 | Preludes | Captain America | ||
2 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Film | Joe Johnson | 2011-07-22 | Phase 1, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America | ||
3 | Captain America: The First Avenger (comic) | Graphic Novel | Peter David | 2013-12-11 | Preludes | Adaptation of the film. | Captain America | |
4 | Agent Carter | Short Film | Louis D’Esposito | 2013-09-03 | One-Shot | In lieu of the show, this may not be canon. | ||
5 | Agent Carter 1.01: Now is Not the End | TV Episode | Louis D'Esposito | 2015-01-06 | ABC | |||
6 | Agent Carter 1.02: Bridge and Tunnel | TV Episode | Joseph V. Russo | 2015-01-06 | ABC | |||
7 | Agent Carter 1.03: Time and Tide | TV Episode | Scott Winant | 2015-01-13 | ABC | |||
8 | Agent Carter 1.04: The Blitzkrieg Button | TV Episode | Stephen Cragg | 2015-01-27 | ABC | |||
9 | Agent Carter 1.05: The Iron Ceiling | TV Episode | Peter Leto | 2015-02-03 | ABC | |||
10 | Agent Carter 1.06: A Sin to Err | TV Episode | Stephen Williams | 2015-02-10 | ABC | |||
11 | Agent Carter 1.07: Snafu | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2015-02-17 | ABC | |||
12 | Agent Carter 1.08: Valediction | TV Episode | Christopher Misiano | 2015-02-24 | ABC | |||
13 | Agent Carter 2.01: The Lady in the Lake | TV Episode | Lawrence Trilling | 2016-01-19 | ABC | |||
14 | Agent Carter 2.02: A View in the Dark | TV Episode | Lawrence Trilling | 2016-01-19 | ABC | |||
15 | Agent Carter 2.03: Better Angels | TV Episode | David Platt | 2016-01-26 | ABC | |||
16 | Agent Carter 2.04: Smoke & Mirrors | TV Episode | David Platt | 2016-02-02 | ABC | |||
17 | Agent Carter 2.05: The Atomic Job | TV Episode | Craig Zisk | 2016-02-09 | ABC | |||
18 | Agent Carter 2.06: Life of the Party | TV Episode | Craig Zisk | 2016-02-16 | ABC | |||
19 | Agent Carter 2.07: Monsters | TV Episode | Metin Huseyin | 2016-02-16 | ABC | |||
20 | Agent Carter 2.08: The Edge of Mystery | TV Episode | Metin Huseyin | 2016-02-23 | ABC | |||
21 | Agent Carter 2.09: A Little Song and Dance | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2016-02-23 | ABC | |||
22 | Agent Carter 2.10: Hollywood Ending | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2016-03-01 | ABC | |||
23 | Ant-Man Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2015-03-04 | Preludes | |||
24 | Captain Marvel | Film | Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | 2019-03-08 | Phase 3, Main Story | |||
25 | Iron Man | Film | Jon Favreau | 2008-05-02 | Phase 1, Main Story, Essential MCU | Iron Man | ||
26 | Iron Man: I Am Iron Man | Graphic Novel | Peter David | 2010-02-24 | Preludes | Adaptation of the film. | Iron Man | |
27 | Iron Man 2: Public Identity | Graphic Novel | Joe Casey | 2010-05-12 | Preludes | Iron Man | ||
28 | Iron Man 2: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Comic Issue | Joe Casey | 2010-09-01 | Preludes | Iron Man | ||
29 | Black Panther Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2017-11-15 | Preludes | |||
30 | Stark Expo Videos | Web | Marvel Studios | 2010-04-27 | A multimedia website with various videos related to Iron Man 2. Available online. | |||
31 | Iron Man 2 | Film | Jon Favreau | 2010-05-07 | Phase 1, Main Story | Iron Man, Black Widow | ||
32 | Iron Man 2 (comic) | Graphic Novel | Christos N. Gage | 2012-12-05 | Preludes | Adaptation of the film. | Iron Man | |
33 | The Incredible Hulk | Film | Louis Leterrier | 2008-06-13 | Phase 1, Main Story | |||
34 | The Consultant | Short Film | Leythum | 2011-09-13 | One-Shot | Included in the Thor Blu-ray/DVD | Iron Man | |
35 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer | Short Film | Leythum | 2011-10-25 | One-Shot | Included in the Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-ray/DVD | ||
36 | Thor | Film | Kenneth Branagh | 2011-05-06 | Phase 1, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
37 | Thor (comic) | Graphic Novel | Christos N. Gage | 2013-02-20 | Preludes | Adaptation of the film. | Loki | |
38 | Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week | Graphic Novel | Chris Yost | 2012-04-18 | Preludes | |||
39 | Avengers Prelude: Black Widow Strikes | Graphic Novel | Fred Van Lente | 2012-06-06 | Preludes | Black Widow | ||
40 | The Avengers | Film | Joss Whedon | 2012-05-04 | Phase 1, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Iron Man, Loki, Black Widow | ||
41 | Item 47 | Short Film | Louis D’Esposito | 2012-09-25 | One-Shot | Included in the Avengers Blu-ray/DVD | ||
42 | Iron Man 3 Prelude | Graphic Novel | Christos Gage | 2013-02-06 | Preludes | |||
43 | Iron Man 3 | Film | Shane Black | 2013-05-03 | Phase 2, Main Story | Iron Man | ||
44 | All Hail the King | Short Film | Drew Pearce | 2014-02-04 | One-Shot | Included in the Thor: The Dark World Blu-ray/DVD | ||
45 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.01: Pilot | TV Episode | Joss Whedon | 2013-09-24 | ABC | |||
46 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.02: 0-Eight-Four | TV Episode | David Straiton | 2013-10-01 | ABC | |||
47 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.03: The Asset | TV Episode | Milan Cheylov | 2013-10-08 | ABC | |||
48 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.04: Eye-Spy | TV Episode | Roxann Dawson | 2013-10-15 | ABC | |||
49 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.05: Girl in the Flower Dress | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2013-10-22 | ABC | |||
50 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.06: FZZT | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2013-11-05 | ABC | |||
51 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.07: The Hub | TV Episode | Bobby Roth | 2013-11-12 | ABC | |||
52 | Thor: The Dark World Prelude | Graphic Novel | Chris Yost | 2013-07-10 | Preludes | |||
53 | Thor: The Dark World | Film | Alan Taylor | 2013-11-08 | Phase 2, Main Story | Loki | ||
54 | Thor: Ragnarok Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2017-07-05 | Preludes | |||
55 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.08: The Well | TV Episode | Jonathan Frakes | 2013-11-19 | ABC | |||
56 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.09: Repairs | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2013-11-26 | ABC | |||
57 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.10: The Bridge | TV Episode | Holly Dale | 2013-12-10 | ABC | |||
58 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.11: The Magical Place | TV Episode | Kevin Hooks | 2014-01-07 | ABC | |||
59 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.12: Seeds | TV Episode | Kenneth Fink | 2014-01-14 | ABC | |||
60 | The Winter Soldier: Infinite | Comic Issue | Peter David | 2014-01-28 | Preludes | |||
61 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.13: T.R.A.C.K.S. | TV Episode | Paul Edwards | 2014-02-04 | ABC | |||
62 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.14: T.A.H.I.T.I. | TV Episode | Bobby Roth | 2014-03-04 | ABC | |||
63 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.15: Yes Men | TV Episode | John Terlesky | 2014-03-11 | ABC | |||
64 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.16: End of the Beginning | TV Episode | Bobby Roth | 2014-04-01 | ABC | |||
65 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Film | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | 2014-04-04 | Phase 2, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
66 | Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Sceptre'd Isle | Comic Issue | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2015-02-04 | Preludes | |||
67 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.17: Turn, Turn, Turn | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2014-04-08 | ABC | |||
68 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.18: Providence | TV Episode | Milan Cheylov | 2014-04-15 | ABC | |||
69 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.19: The Only Light in the Darkness | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2014-04-22 | ABC | |||
70 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.20: Nothing Personal | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2014-04-29 | ABC | |||
71 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.21: Ragtag | TV Episode | Roxann Dawson | 2014-05-06 | ABC | |||
72 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.22: Beginning of the End | TV Episode | David Straiton | 2014-05-13 | ABC | |||
73 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Prelude | Graphic Novel | Dan Abnett | 2014-05-28 | Preludes | |||
74 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite | Comic Issue | Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning | 2014-04-01 | Preludes | |||
75 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Film | James Gunn | 2014-08-01 | Phase 2, Main Story, Essential MCU | |||
76 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2017-02-01 | Preludes | |||
77 | Daredevil 1.01: Into the Ring | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | Continuity is unsure for Daredevil, except that it takes place 2 years after Avengers. This is the most comfortable place in the timeline, 2 years later. | ||
78 | Daredevil 1.02: Cut Man | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
79 | Daredevil 1.03: Rabbit in a Snowstorm | TV Episode | Adam Kane | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
80 | Daredevil 1.04: In the Blood | TV Episode | Ken Girotti | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
81 | Daredevil 1.05: World on Fire | TV Episode | Farren Blackburn | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
82 | Daredevil 1.06: Condemned | TV Episode | Guy Ferland | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
83 | Daredevil 1.07: Stick | TV Episode | Brad Turner | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
84 | Daredevil 1.08: Shadows in the Glass | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
85 | Daredevil 1.09: Speak of the Devil | TV Episode | Nelson McCormick | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
86 | Daredevil 1.10: Nelson v. Murdock | TV Episode | Farren Blackburn | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
87 | Daredevil 1.11: The Path of the Righteous | TV Episode | Nick Gomez | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
88 | Daredevil 1.12: The Ones We Leave Behind | TV Episode | Euros Lyn | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
89 | Daredevil 1.13: Daredevil | TV Episode | Steven S. DeKnight | 2015-04-10 | Netflix | |||
90 | Jessica Jones | Comic Issue | Brian Michael Bendis | 2015-10-07 | Preludes | |||
91 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Film | James Gunn | 2017-05-05 | Phase 3, Main Story | Though released later, this actually takes place just a few months after the first film. | ||
92 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.01: Shadows | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2014-09-23 | ABC | |||
93 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.02: Heavy is the Hand | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2014-09-30 | ABC | |||
94 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.03: Making Friends and Influencing People | TV Episode | Bobby Roth | 2014-10-07 | ABC | |||
95 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.04: Face My Enemy | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2014-10-14 | ABC | |||
96 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.05: A Hen in the Wolf House | TV Episode | Holly Dale | 2014-10-21 | ABC | |||
97 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.06: A Fractured House | TV Episode | Ron Underwood | 2014-10-28 | ABC | |||
98 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.07: The Writing on the Wall | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2014-11-11 | ABC | |||
99 | Jessica Jones 1.01: AKA Ladies Night | TV Episode | S. J. Clarkson | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
100 | Jessica Jones 1.02: AKA Crush Syndrome | TV Episode | S. J. Clarkson | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
101 | Jessica Jones 1.03: AKA It's Called Whiskey | TV Episode | David Petrarca | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
102 | Jessica Jones 1.04: AKA 99 Friends | TV Episode | David Petrarca | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
103 | Jessica Jones 1.05: AKA The Sandwich Saved Me | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
104 | Jessica Jones 1.06: AKA You're a Winner! | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
105 | Jessica Jones 1.07: AKA Top Shelf Perverts | TV Episode | Simon Cellan Jones | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
106 | Jessica Jones 1.08: AKA WWJD? | TV Episode | Simon Cellan Jones | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
107 | Jessica Jones 1.09: AKA Sin Bin | TV Episode | John Dahl | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
108 | Jessica Jones 1.10: AKA 1,000 Cuts | TV Episode | Rosemary Rodriguez | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
109 | Jessica Jones 1.11: AKA I've Got the Blues | TV Episode | Uta Briesewitz | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
110 | Jessica Jones 1.12: AKA Take a Bloody Number | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
111 | Jessica Jones 1.13: AKA Smile | TV Episode | Michael Rymer | 2015-11-20 | Netflix | |||
112 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.08: The Things We Bury | TV Episode | Milan Cheylov | 2014-11-18 | ABC | |||
113 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.09: ...Ye Who Enter Here | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2014-12-02 | ABC | |||
114 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.10: What They Become | TV Episode | Michael Zinberg | 2014-12-09 | ABC | |||
115 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.11: Aftershocks | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2015-03-03 | ABC | |||
116 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.12: Who You Really Are | TV Episode | Roxann Dawson | 2015-03-10 | ABC | |||
117 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.13: One of Us | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2015-03-17 | ABC | |||
118 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.14: Love in the Time of Hydra | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2015-03-24 | ABC | |||
119 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.15: One Door Closes | TV Episode | David Solomon | 2015-03-31 | ABC | |||
120 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.16: Afterlife | TV Episode | Kevin Hooks | 2015-04-07 | ABC | |||
121 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.17: Melinda | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2015-04-14 | ABC | |||
122 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.18: Frenemy of My Enemy | TV Episode | Karen Gaviola | 2015-04-21 | ABC | |||
123 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.19: The Dirty Half Dozen | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2015-04-28 | ABC | |||
124 | The Avengers: Age of Ultron | Film | Joss Whedon | 2015-05-01 | Phase 2, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Vision, Black Widow | ||
125 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.20: Scars | TV Episode | Bobby Roth | 2015-05-05 | ABC | |||
126 | WHIH: NEWSFRONT Promo - July 2, 2015 | Web | Marvel Studios | 2015-07-02 | Available online. | |||
127 | WHiH: Newsfront Top Stories | Web | Marvel Studios | 2015-07-07 | Available online. | |||
128 | WHIH EXCLUSIVE: 2012 VistaCorp break-in security footage involving cyber-criminal Scott Lang | Web | Marvel Studios | 2015-07-10 | Available online. | |||
129 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.21: S.O.S. Part One | TV Episode | Vincent MisianoBilly Gierhart | 2015-05-12 | ABC | |||
130 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.22: S.O.S. Part Two | TV Episode | Vincent MisianoBilly Gierhart | 2015-05-12 | ABC | |||
131 | WIRED Insider Interviews Darren Cross, CEO of Pym Technologies | Web | Marvel Studios | 2015-07-13 | Available online. | |||
132 | WHIH EXCLUSIVE: Scott Lang Interview | Web | Marvel Studios | 2015-07-16 | Available online. | |||
133 | Captain Marvel Prelude | Graphic Novel | Corona Pilgrim | 2019-02-06 | Preludes | |||
134 | Ant-Man - Scott Lang: Small Time | Comic Issue | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2015-03-03 | Preludes | |||
135 | Ant-Man | Film | Peyton Reed | 2015-07-17 | Phase 2, Main Story | |||
136 | Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2018-06-06 | Preludes | |||
137 | Daredevil 2.01: Bang | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
138 | Daredevil 2.02: Dogs to a Gunfight | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
139 | Daredevil 2.03: New York's Finest | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
140 | Daredevil 2.04: Penny and Dime | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
141 | Daredevil 2.05: Kinbaku | TV Episode | Floria Sigismondi | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
142 | Daredevil 2.06: Regrets Only | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
143 | Daredevil 2.07: Semper Fidelis | TV Episode | Ken Girotti | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
144 | Daredevil 2.08: Guilty as Sin | TV Episode | Michael Uppendahl | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
145 | Daredevil 2.09: Seven Minutes in Heaven | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
146 | Daredevil 2.10: The Man in the Box | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
147 | Daredevil 2.11: .380 | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
148 | Daredevil 2.12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel | TV Episode | Euros Lyn | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
149 | Daredevil 2.13: A Cold day in Hell's Kitchen | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2016-03-18 | Netflix | |||
150 | Luke Cage 1.01: Moment of Truth | TV Episode | Paul McGuigan | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
151 | Luke Cage 1.02: Code of the Streets | TV Episode | Paul McGuigan | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
152 | Luke Cage 1.03: Who's Gonna Take the Weight? | TV Episode | Guillermo Navarro | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
153 | Luke Cage 1.04: Step in the Arena | TV Episode | Vincenzo Natali | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
154 | Luke Cage 1.05: Just to Get a Rep | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
155 | Luke Cage 1.06: Suckas Need Bodyguards | TV Episode | Sam Miller | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
156 | Luke Cage 1.07: Manifest | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
157 | Luke Cage 1.08: Blowin' Up the Spot | TV Episode | Magnus Martens | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
158 | Luke Cage 1.09: DWYCK | TV Episode | Tom Shankland | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
159 | Luke Cage 1.10: Take It Personal | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
160 | Luke Cage 1.11: Now You're Mine | TV Episode | George Tillman Jr. | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
161 | Luke Cage 1.12: Soliloquy of Chaos | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
162 | Luke Cage 1.13: You Know My Steez | TV Episode | Clark Johnson | 2016-09-30 | Netflix | |||
163 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.01: Laws of Nature | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2015-09-29 | ABC | |||
164 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.02: Purpose in the Machine | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2015-10-06 | ABC | |||
165 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.03: A Wanted (Inhu)man | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2015-10-13 | ABC | |||
166 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.04: Devils You Know | TV Episode | Ron Underwood | 2015-10-20 | ABC | |||
167 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.05: 4,722 Hours | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2015-10-27 | ABC | |||
168 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.06: Among Us Hide... | TV Episode | Dwight Little | 2015-11-03 | ABC | |||
169 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.07: Chaos Theory | TV Episode | David Solomon | 2015-11-10 | ABC | |||
170 | Iron Fist 1.01: Snow Gives Way | TV Episode | John Dahl | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
171 | Iron Fist 1.02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight | TV Episode | John Dahl | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
172 | Iron Fist 1.03: Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch | TV Episode | Tom Shankland | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
173 | Iron Fist 1.04: Eight Diagram Dragon Palm | TV Episode | Miguel Sapochnik | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
174 | Iron Fist 1.05: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus | TV Episode | Uta Briesewitz | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
175 | Iron Fist 1.06: Immortal Emerges from Cave | TV Episode | RZA | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
176 | Iron Fist 1.07: Felling Tree with Roots | TV Episode | Farren Blackburn | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
177 | Iron Fist 1.08: The Blessing of Many Fractures | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
178 | Iron Fist 1.09: The Mistress of All Agonies | TV Episode | Jet Wilkinson | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
179 | Iron Fist 1.10: Black Tiger Steals Heart | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
180 | Iron Fist 1.11: Lead Horse Back to Stable | TV Episode | Deborah Chow | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
181 | Iron Fist 1.12: Bar the Big Boss | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
182 | Iron Fist 1.13: Dragon Plays with Fire | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2017-03-17 | Netflix | |||
183 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.08: Many Heads, One Tale | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2015-11-17 | ABC | |||
184 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.09: Closure | TV Episode | Kate Woods | 2015-12-01 | ABC | |||
185 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.10: Maveth | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2015-12-08 | ABC | |||
186 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.11: Bouncing Back | TV Episode | Ron Underwood | 2016-03-08 | ABC | |||
187 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.12: The Inside Man | TV Episode | John Terlesky | 2016-03-15 | ABC | |||
188 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.13: Parting Shot | TV Episode | Michael Zinberg | 2016-03-22 | ABC | |||
189 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.14: Watchdogs | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2016-03-29 | ABC | |||
190 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.15: Spacetime | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2016-04-05 | ABC | |||
191 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.16: Paradise Lost | TV Episode | Wendey Stanzler | 2016-04-12 | ABC | |||
192 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.17: The Team | TV Episode | Elodie Keene | 2016-04-19 | ABC | |||
193 | AVENGERS IMPACT: A WHIH Newsfront Special Report | Web | Marvel Studios | 2016-04-22 | Available online. | |||
194 | WHIH Newsfront: The Cost of Saving the World | Web | Marvel Studios | 2016-04-26 | Available online. | |||
195 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.18: The Singularity | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2016-04-26 | ABC | |||
196 | WHIH Newsfront: The Avengers and The White House | Web | Marvel Studios | 2016-04-28 | Available online. | |||
197 | Doctor Strange Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2016-08-24 | Preludes | Doctor Strange | ||
198 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.19: Failed Experiments | TV Episode | Wendey Stanzler | 2016-05-03 | ABC | |||
199 | WHIH Newsfront Exclusive: President Ellis Discusses the Avengers | Web | Marvel Studios | 2016-05-03 | Available online. | |||
200 | WHIH Breaking News: Attack in Lagos | Web | Marvel Studios | 2016-05-03 | Available online. | |||
201 | Defenders 1.01: The H Word | TV Episode | S. J. Clarkson | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
202 | Defenders 1.02: Mean Right Hook | TV Episode | S. J. Clarkson | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
203 | Defenders 1.03: Worst Behavior | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
204 | Defenders 1.04: Royal Dragon | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
205 | Defenders 1.05: Take Shelter | TV Episode | Uta Briesewitz | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
206 | Defenders 1.06: Ashes, Ashes | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
207 | Defenders 1.07: Fish in the Jailhouse | TV Episode | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
208 | Defenders 1.08: The Defenders | TV Episode | Farren Blackburn | 2017-08-18 | Netflix | |||
209 | Captain America: Civil War Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2016-01-27 | Preludes | Captain America | ||
210 | Captain America: Civil War | Film | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | 2016-05-06 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Vision, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier, Spider-Man | ||
211 | Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2017-04-05 | Preludes | Spider-Man | ||
212 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.20: Emancipation | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2016-05-10 | ABC | |||
213 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.21: Absolution | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2016-05-17 | ABC | |||
214 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.22: Ascension | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2016-05-17 | ABC | |||
215 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Film | Jon Watts | 2017-07-07 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | Iron Man, Spider-Man | ||
216 | Spider-Man: Far From Home Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim, Peter David | 2019-06-04 | Preludes | Spider-Man | ||
217 | The Punisher 1.01: 3 AM | TV Episode | Tom Shankland | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
218 | The Punisher 1.02: Two Dead Men | TV Episode | Tom Shankland | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
219 | The Punisher 1.03: Kandahar | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
220 | The Punisher 1.04: Resupply | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
221 | The Punisher 1.05: Gunner | TV Episode | Dearbhla Walsh | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
222 | The Punisher 1.06: The Judas Goat | TV Episode | Jeremy Webb | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
223 | The Punisher 1.07: Crosshairs | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
224 | The Punisher 1.08: Cold Steel | TV Episode | Antonio Campos | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
225 | The Punisher 1.09: Front Toward Enemy | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
226 | The Punisher 1.10: Virtue of the Vicious | TV Episode | Jim O'Hanlon | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
227 | The Punisher 1.11: Danger Close | TV Episode | Kevin Hooks | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
228 | The Punisher 1.12: Home | TV Episode | Jet Wilkinson | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
229 | The Punisher 1.13: Memento Mori | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2017-11-17 | Netflix | |||
230 | Doctor Strange | Film | Scott Derrickson | 2016-11-04 | Phase 3, Main Story | Doctor Strange | ||
231 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | Web | Jeph Loeb | 2016-12-13 | ABC | |||
232 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.01: The Ghost | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2016-09-20 | ABC | |||
233 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.02: Meet the New Boss | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2016-09-27 | ABC | |||
234 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.03: Uprising | TV Episode | Magnus Martens | 2016-10-11 | ABC | |||
235 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.04: Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire | TV Episode | Brad Turner | 2016-10-18 | ABC | |||
236 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.05: Lockup | TV Episode | Kate Woods | 2016-10-25 | ABC | |||
237 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.06: The Good Samaritan | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2016-11-01 | ABC | |||
238 | Black Widow Prelude | Graphic Novel | Peter David | 2020-04-08 | Preludes | Black Widow | ||
239 | Black Widow | Film | Cate Shortland | 2021-07-09 | Phase 4, Main Story | Black Widow | ||
240 | Black Panther | Film | Ryan Coogler | 2018-02-16 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | |||
241 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.07: Deals With Our Devils | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2016-11-29 | ABC | |||
242 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.08: The Laws of Inferno Dynamics | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2016-12-06 | ABC | |||
243 | Runaways 1.01: Reunion | TV Episode | Brett Morgen | 2017-11-21 | Hulu | Confirmed as canon within the MCU, though having very little to do with the MCU at large. | ||
244 | Runaways 1.02: Rewind | TV Episode | Roxann Dawson | 2017-11-21 | Hulu | |||
245 | Runaways 1.03: Destiny | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2017-11-21 | Hulu | |||
246 | Runaways 1.04: Fifteen | TV Episode | Ramsey Nickell | 2017-11-28 | Hulu | |||
247 | Runaways 1.05: Kingdom | TV Episode | Jeffrey W. Byrd | 2017-12-05 | Hulu | |||
248 | Runaways 1.06: Metamorphosis | TV Episode | Patrick Norris | 2017-12-12 | Hulu | |||
249 | Runaways 1.07: Refraction | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2017-12-19 | Hulu | |||
250 | Runaways 1.08: Tsunami | TV Episode | Millicent Shelton | 2017-12-26 | Hulu | |||
251 | Runaways 1.09: Doomsday | TV Episode | Jeremy Webb | 2018-01-02 | Hulu | |||
252 | Runaways 1.10: Hostile | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2018-01-09 | Hulu | |||
253 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.09: Broken Promises | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2017-01-10 | ABC | |||
254 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.10: The Patriot | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2017-01-17 | ABC | |||
255 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.11: Wake Up | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2017-01-24 | ABC | |||
256 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.12: Hot Potato Soup | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2017-01-31 | ABC | |||
257 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.13: BOOM | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2017-02-07 | ABC | |||
258 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.14: The Man Behind the Shield | TV Episode | Wendey Stanzler | 2017-02-14 | ABC | |||
259 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.15: Self Control | TV Episode | Jed Whedon | 2017-02-21 | ABC | |||
260 | Cloak and Dagger 1.01: First Light | TV Episode | Gina Prince-Bythewood | 2018-06-07 | Freeform | |||
261 | Cloak and Dagger 1.02: Suicide Sprints | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2018-06-07 | Freeform | |||
262 | Cloak and Dagger 1.03: Stained Glass | TV Episode | Peter Hoar | 2018-06-14 | Freeform | |||
263 | Cloak and Dagger 1.04: Call/Response | TV Episode | Ami Canaan Mann | 2018-06-21 | Freeform | |||
264 | Cloak and Dagger 1.05: Princeton Offense | TV Episode | Ry Russo-Young | 2018-06-28 | Freeform | |||
265 | Cloak and Dagger 1.06: Funhouse Mirrors | TV Episode | Jennifer Phang | 2018-07-05 | Freeform | |||
266 | Cloak and Dagger 1.07: Lotus Eaters | TV Episode | Paul Edwards | 2018-07-12 | Freeform | |||
267 | Cloak and Dagger 1.08: Ghost Stories | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2018-07-19 | Freeform | |||
268 | Cloak and Dagger 1.09: Back Breaker | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | 2018-07-26 | Freeform | |||
269 | Cloak and Dagger 1.10: Colony Collapse | TV Episode | Wayne Yip | 2018-08-02 | Freeform | |||
270 | Runaways 2.01: Gimmie Shelter | TV Episode | Allison Liddi-Brown | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
271 | Runaways 2.02: Radio On | TV Episode | Chris Fisher | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
272 | Runaways 2.03: Double Zeros | TV Episode | Larry Teng | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
273 | Runaways 2.04: Old School | TV Episode | Patrick Norris | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
274 | Runaways 2.05: Rock Bottom | TV Episode | Scott Peters | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
275 | Runaways 2.06: Bury Another | TV Episode | Ami Canaan Mann | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
276 | Runaways 2.07: Last Rites | TV Episode | James Madigan | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
277 | Runaways 2.08: Past Life | TV Episode | Anna Mastro | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
278 | Runaways 2.09: Big Shot | TV Episode | Wendey Stanzler | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
279 | Runaways 2.10: Hostile Takeover | TV Episode | Jeffrey W. Byrd | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
280 | Runaways 2.11: Last Waltz | TV Episode | Ramsey Nickell | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
281 | Runaways 2.12: Earth Angel | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
282 | Runaways 2.13: Split Up | TV Episode | Jeffrey Webb | 2018-12-21 | Hulu | |||
283 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.16: What If... | TV Episode | Oz Scott | 2017-04-04 | ABC | |||
284 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.17: Identity and Change | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2017-04-11 | ABC | |||
285 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.18: No Regrets | TV Episode | Eric Laneuville | 2017-04-18 | ABC | |||
286 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.19: All the Madame's Men | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2017-04-25 | ABC | |||
287 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.20: Farewell, Cruel World! | TV Episode | Vincent Misiano | 2017-05-02 | ABC | |||
288 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.21: The Return | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2017-05-09 | ABC | |||
289 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.22: World's End | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2017-05-16 | ABC | |||
290 | Cloak and Dagger 2.01: Restless Energy | TV Episode | Jennifer Phang | 2019-04-04 | Freeform | |||
291 | Cloak and Dagger 2.02: White Lines | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | 2019-04-04 | Freeform | |||
292 | Cloak and Dagger 2.03: Shadow Selves | TV Episode | Matt Hastings | 2019-04-11 | Freeform | |||
293 | Cloak and Dagger 2.04: Rabbit Hold | TV Episode | Amanda Row | 2019-04-18 | Freeform | |||
294 | Cloak and Dagger 2.05: Alignment Chart | TV Episode | Rachel Goldberg | 2019-04-25 | Freeform | |||
295 | Cloak and Dagger 2.06: B Sides | TV Episode | Lauren Wolkstein | 2019-05-02 | Freeform | |||
296 | Cloak and Dagger 2.07: Vikingtown Sound | TV Episode | Joe Pokaski | 2019-05-09 | Freeform | |||
297 | Cloak and Dagger 2.08: Two Player | TV Episode | Jessika Borsiczky | 2019-05-16 | Freeform | |||
298 | Cloak and Dagger 2.09: Blue Note | TV Episode | 2019-05-23 | Freeform | ||||
299 | Cloak and Dagger 2.10: Level Up | TV Episode | 2019-05-30 | Freeform | ||||
300 | Runaways 3.01: Smoke and Mirrors | TV Episode | Larry Teng | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
301 | Runaways 3.02: The Great Escape | TV Episode | Philip John | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
302 | Runaways 3.03: Lord of Lies | TV Episode | Allison Liddi-Brown | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
303 | Runaways 3.04: Rite of Thunder | TV Episode | Jeremy Webb | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
304 | Runaways 3.05: Enter the Dreamland | TV Episode | Rob Hardy | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
305 | Runaways 3.06: Merry Meet Again | TV Episode | Vanessa Parise | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
306 | Runaways 3.07: Left-Hand Path | TV Episode | Katie Eastridge | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
307 | Runaways 3.08: Devil's Torture Chamber | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
308 | Runaways 3.09: The Broken Circle | TV Episode | Geeta V. Patel | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
309 | Runaways 3.10: Cheat the Gallows | TV Episode | Ramsey Nickell | 2019-12-13 | Hulu | |||
310 | Jessica Jones 2.01: AKA Start at the Beginning | TV Episode | Anna Foerster | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
311 | Jessica Jones 2.02: AKA Freak Accident | TV Episode | Minkie Spiro | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
312 | Jessica Jones 2.03: AKA Sole Survivor | TV Episode | Mairzee Almas | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
313 | Jessica Jones 2.04: AKA God Help the Hobo | TV Episode | Deborah Chow | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
314 | Jessica Jones 2.05: AKA The Octopus | TV Episode | Millicent Shelton | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
315 | Jessica Jones 2.06: AKA Facetime | TV Episode | Jet Wilkinson | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
316 | Jessica Jones 2.07: AKA I Want Your Cray Cray | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
317 | Jessica Jones 2.08: AKA Ain't We Got Fun | TV Episode | Zetna Fuentes | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
318 | Jessica Jones 2.09: AKA Shark in the Bathtub, Monster in the Bed | TV Episode | Rosemary Rodriguez | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
319 | Jessica Jones 2.10: AKA Pork Chop | TV Episode | Neasa Hardiman | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
320 | Jessica Jones 2.11: AKA Three Lives and Counting | TV Episode | Jennifer Lynch | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
321 | Jessica Jones 2.12: AKA Pray For My Patsy | TV Episode | Liz Friedlander | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
322 | Jessica Jones 2.13: AKA Playland | TV Episode | Uta Briesewitz | 2018-03-08 | Netflix | |||
323 | Inhumans 1.01: Behold... The Inhumans | TV Episode | Roel Reiné | 2017-09-29 | ABC | |||
324 | Inhumans 1.02: Those Who Would Destroy Us | TV Episode | Roel Reiné | 2017-09-29 | ABC | |||
325 | Inhumans 1.03: Divide and Conquer | TV Episode | Chris Fisher | 2017-10-06 | ABC | |||
326 | Inhumans 1.04: Make Way for... Medusa | TV Episode | David Straiton | 2017-10-13 | ABC | |||
327 | Inhumans 1.05: Something Inhuman This Way Comes... | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2017-10-20 | ABC | |||
328 | Inhumans 1.06: The Gentleman's Name is Gorgon | TV Episode | Neasa Hardiman | 2017-10-27 | ABC | |||
329 | Inhumans 1.07: Havoc in the Hidden Land | TV Episode | Chris Fisher | 2017-11-03 | ABC | |||
330 | Inhumans 1.08: ...And Finally: Black Bolt | TV Episode | Billy Gierhart | 2017-11-10 | ABC | |||
331 | Luke Cage 2.01: Soul Brother #1 | TV Episode | Lucy Liu | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
332 | Luke Cage 2.02: Straighten It Out | TV Episode | Steph Green | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
333 | Luke Cage 2.03: Wig Out | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
334 | Luke Cage 2.04: I Get Physical | TV Episode | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
335 | Luke Cage 2.05: All Souled Out | TV Episode | Kasi Lemmons | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
336 | Luke Cage 2.06: The Basement | TV Episode | Millicent Shelton | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
337 | Luke Cage 2.07: On and On | TV Episode | Rashaad Ernesto Green | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
338 | Luke Cage 2.08: If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right | TV Episode | Neema Barnette | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
339 | Luke Cage 2.09: For Pete's Sake | TV Episode | Clark Johnson | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
340 | Luke Cage 2.10: The Main Ingredient | TV Episode | Andy Goddard | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
341 | Luke Cage 2.11: The Creator | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
342 | Luke Cage 2.12: Can't Front On Me | TV Episode | Evarado Gout | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
343 | Luke Cage 2.13: They Reminisce Over You | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2018-06-22 | Netflix | |||
344 | Iron Fist 2.01: The Fury of Iron Fist | TV Episode | David Dobkin | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
345 | Iron Fist 2.02: The City's Not for Burning | TV Episode | Rachel Talalay | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
346 | Iron Fist 2.03: This Deadly Secret | TV Episode | Toa Fraser | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
347 | Iron Fist 2.04: Target: Iron Fist | TV Episode | MJ Bassett | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
348 | Iron Fist 2.05: Heart of the Dragon | TV Episode | Mairzee Almas | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
349 | Iron Fist 2.06: The Dragon Dies at Dawn | TV Episode | Philip John | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
350 | Iron Fist 2.07: Morning of the Mindstorm | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
351 | Iron Fist 2.08: Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance | TV Episode | Julian Holmes | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
352 | Iron Fist 2.09: War Without End | TV Episode | Sanford Bookstaver | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
353 | Iron Fist 2.10: A Duel of Iron | TV Episode | Jonas Pate | 2018-09-07 | Netflix | |||
354 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.01: Orientation, Part 1 | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2017-12-01 | ABC | |||
355 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.02: Orientation, Part 2 | TV Episode | David Solomon | 2017-12-01 | ABC | |||
356 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.03: A Life Spent | TV Episode | Kevin Hooks | 2017-12-08 | ABC | |||
357 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.04: A Life Earned | TV Episode | Stan Brooks | 2017-12-15 | ABC | |||
358 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.05: Rewind | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2017-12-22 | ABC | |||
359 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.06: Fun & Games | TV Episode | Clark Gregg | 2018-01-05 | ABC | |||
360 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.07: Together or Not at All | TV Episode | Brad Turner | 2018-01-12 | ABC | |||
361 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.08: The Last Day | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2018-01-19 | ABC | |||
362 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.09: Best Laid Plans | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2018-01-26 | ABC | |||
363 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.10: Past Life | TV Episode | Eric Laneuville | 2018-02-02 | ABC | |||
364 | Daredevil 3.01: Resurrection | TV Episode | Marc Jobst | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
365 | Daredevil 3.02: Please | TV Episode | Lukas Ettlin | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
366 | Daredevil 3.03: No Good Deed | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
367 | Daredevil 3.04: Blindsided | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
368 | Daredevil 3.05: The Perfect Game | TV Episode | Julian Holmes | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
369 | Daredevil 3.06: The Devil You Know | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
370 | Daredevil 3.07: Aftermath | TV Episode | Toa Fraser | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
371 | Daredevil 3.08: Upstairs/Downstairs | TV Episode | Alex Zakrzewski | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
372 | Daredevil 3.09: Revelations | TV Episode | Jennifer Lynch | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
373 | Daredevil 3.10: Karen | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
374 | Daredevil 3.11: Reunion | TV Episode | Jet Wilkinson | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
375 | Daredevil 3.12: One Last Shot | TV Episode | Phil Abraham | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
376 | Daredevil 3.13: A New Napkin | TV Episode | Sam Miller | 2018-10-19 | Netflix | |||
377 | Punisher 2.01: Roadhouse Blues | TV Episode | Jim O'Hanlon | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
378 | Punisher 2.02: Fight or Flight | TV Episode | Jim O'Hanlon | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
379 | Punisher 2.03: Trouble the Wate | TV Episode | Jeremy Webb | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
380 | Punisher 2.04: Scar Tissue | TV Episode | Iain B. MacDonald | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
381 | Punisher 2.05: One-Eyed Jacks | TV Episode | Stacie Passon | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
382 | Punisher 2.06: Nakazat | TV Episode | Jamie M. Dagg | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
383 | Punisher 2.07: One Bad Day | TV Episode | Jet Wilkinson | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
384 | Punisher 2.08: My Brother's Keeper | TV Episode | Michael Offer | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
385 | Punisher 2.09: Flustercluck | TV Episode | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
386 | Punisher 2.10: The Dark Hearts of Men | TV Episode | Alex Garcia Lopez | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
387 | Punisher 2.11: The Abyss | TV Episode | Meera Menon | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
388 | Punisher 2.12: Collision Course | TV Episode | Stephen Kay | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
389 | Punisher 2.13: The Whirlwind | TV Episode | Jeremy Webb | 2019-01-18 | Netflix | |||
390 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.11: All the Comforts of Home | TV Episode | Kate Woods | 2018-03-02 | ABC | |||
391 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.12: The Real Deal | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2018-03-09 | ABC | |||
392 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.13: Principia | TV Episode | Brad Turner | 2018-03-16 | ABC | |||
393 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.14: The Devil Complex | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2018-03-23 | ABC | |||
394 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.15: Rise and Shine | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2018-03-30 | ABC | |||
395 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.16: Inside Voices | TV Episode | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | 2018-04-06 | ABC | |||
396 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.17: The Honeymoon | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2018-04-13 | ABC | |||
397 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.18: All Roads Lead... | TV Episode | Jennifer Lynch | 2018-04-20 | ABC | |||
398 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.19: Option Two | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2018-04-27 | ABC | |||
399 | Jessica Jones 3.01: A.K.A The Perfect Burger | TV Episode | Michael Lehmann | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
400 | Jessica Jones 3.02: A.K.A You're Welcome | TV Episode | Krysten Ritter | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
401 | Jessica Jones 3.03: A.K.A I Have No Spleen | TV Episode | Anton Cropper | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
402 | Jessica Jones 3.04: A.K.A Customer Service is Standing By | TV Episode | Liesl Tommy | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
403 | Jessica Jones 3.05: A.K.A I Wish | TV Episode | Mairzee Almas | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
404 | Jessica Jones 3.06: A.K.A Sorry Face | TV Episode | Tim Iacofano | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
405 | Jessica Jones 3.07: A.K.A The Double Half-Wappinger | TV Episode | Larry Teng | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
406 | Jessica Jones 3.08: A.K.A Camera Friendly | TV Episode | Stephen Surjik | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
407 | Jessica Jones 3.09: A.K.A I Did Something Today | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
408 | Jessica Jones 3.10: A.K.A Hero Pants | TV Episode | Sanford Bookstaver | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
409 | Jessica Jones 3.11: A.K.A Hellcat | TV Episode | Jennifer Getzinger | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
410 | Jessica Jones 3.12: A.K.A A Lotta Worms | TV Episode | Sarah Boyd | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
411 | Jessica Jones 3.13: A.K.A Everything | TV Episode | Neasa Hardiman | 2019-06-14 | Netflix | |||
412 | Thor: Ragnarok | Film | Taika Waititi | 2017-11-03 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
413 | Avengers: Infinity War Prelude | Graphic Novel | Will Corona Pilgrim | 2018-02-28 | Preludes | |||
414 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Film | Peyton Reed | 2018-07-06 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | |||
415 | Avengers: Infinity War | Film | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | 2018-05-04 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Vision, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier, Loki, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man | ||
416 | Avengers: Endgame Prelude | Graphic Novel | Corona Pilgrim | 2019-04-03 | Preludes | |||
417 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.20: The One Who Will Save Us All | TV Episode | Cherie Gierhart | 2018-05-04 | ABC | |||
418 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.21: The Force of Gravity | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2018-05-11 | ABC | |||
419 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5.22: The End | TV Episode | Jed Whedon | 2018-05-18 | ABC | |||
420 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.01: Missing Pieces | TV Episode | Clark Gregg | 2019-05-10 | ABC | |||
421 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.02: Window of Opportunity | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2019-05-17 | ABC | |||
422 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.03: Fear and Loathing on the Planet of Kitson | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2019-05-24 | ABC | |||
423 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.04: Code Yellow | TV Episode | Mark Kolpack | 2019-05-31 | ABC | |||
424 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.05: The Other Thing | TV Episode | Lou Diamond Phillips | 2019-06-14 | ABC | |||
425 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.06: Inescapable | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2019-06-21 | ABC | |||
426 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.07: Toldja | TV Episode | Keith Potter | 2019-06-28 | ABC | |||
427 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.08: Collision Course, Part 1 | TV Episode | Kristin Windell | 2019-07-05 | ABC | |||
428 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.09: Collision Course, Part 2 | TV Episode | Sarah Boyd | 2019-07-12 | ABC | |||
429 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.10: Leap | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2019-07-19 | ABC | |||
430 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.11: From the Ashes | TV Episode | Jennifer Phang | 2019-07-26 | ABC | |||
431 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.12: The Sign | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2019-08-02 | ABC | |||
432 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.13: New Life | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2019-08-02 | ABC | |||
433 | Helstrom 1.01: Mother's Little Helpers | TV Episode | Daina Reid | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | Possibly non-canon. Has a darker tone so I placed it during the time after the Snap. | ||
434 | Helstrom 1.02: Viaticum | TV Episode | Anders Engström | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
435 | Helstrom 1.03: The One Who Got Away | TV Episode | Michael Offer | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
436 | Helstrom 1.04: Containment | TV Episode | Amanda Row | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
437 | Helstrom 1.05: Committed | TV Episode | Jovanka Vuckovic | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
438 | Helstrom 1.06: Leviathan | TV Episode | Sanford Bookstaver | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
439 | Helstrom 1.07: Scars | TV Episode | Bill Roe | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
440 | Helstrom 1.08: Underneath | TV Episode | Cherie Nowlan | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
441 | Helstrom 1.09: Vessels | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
442 | Helstrom 1.10: Hell Storm | TV Episode | Jim O'Hanlon | 2020-10-16 | Hulu | |||
443 | Avengers: Endgame | Film | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | 2019-05-03 | Phase 3, Main Story, Essential MCU | Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Vision, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier, Loki, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man | ||
444 | Loki 1.01: Glorious Purpose | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-06-09 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Exists outside of time. Best placed here, since the events start immediately after events in Avengers: Endgame. | Loki | |
445 | Loki 1.02: The Variant | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-06-16 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
446 | Loki 1.03: Lamentis | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-06-23 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
447 | Loki 1.04: The Nexus Event | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-06-30 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
448 | Loki 1.05: Journey into Mystery | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-07-07 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
449 | Loki 1.06: For All Time. Always. | TV Episode | Kate Herron | 2021-07-14 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story, Essential MCU | Loki | ||
450 | What If... 1.01: What If...Captain Carter Were the First Avenger | TV Episode | Bryan Andrews | 2021-08-11 | Phase 4, Disney Plus | Part of the multiverse created in season 1 of Loki. | Captain America | |
451 | What If... 1.02: What If...T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? | TV Episode | Bryan Andrews | 2021-08-18 | Phase 4, Disney Plus | |||
452 | What If... 1.03: What If...the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes? | TV Episode | Bryan Andrews | 2021-08-25 | Phase 4, Disney Plus | |||
453 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.01: The New Deal | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2020-05-27 | ABC | Likely also part of the multiverse at this stage. A branch of the timeline where the Snap never happened. | ||
454 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.02: Know Your Onions | TV Episode | Eric Laneuville | 2020-06-03 | ABC | |||
455 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.03: Alien Commies from the Future! | TV Episode | Nina Lopez-Corrado | 2020-06-10 | ABC | |||
456 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.04: Out of the Past | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2020-06-17 | ABC | |||
457 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.05: A Trout in the Milk | TV Episode | Stan Brooks | 2020-06-24 | ABC | |||
458 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.06: Adapt or Die | TV Episode | Aprill Winney | 2020-07-01 | ABC | |||
459 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.07: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D | TV Episode | Jesse Bochco | 2020-07-08 | ABC | |||
460 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.08: After, Before | TV Episode | Eli Gonda | 2020-07-15 | ABC | |||
461 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.09: As I Have Always Been | TV Episode | Elizabeth Henstridge | 2020-07-22 | ABC | |||
462 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.10: Stolen | TV Episode | Garry A. Brown | 2020-07-29 | ABC | |||
463 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.11: Brand New Day | TV Episode | Keith Potter | 2020-08-05 | ABC | |||
464 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.12: The End Is at Hand | TV Episode | Chris Cheramie | 2020-08-12 | ABC | |||
465 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.13: What We're Fighting For | TV Episode | Kevin Tancharoen | 2020-08-12 | ABC | |||
466 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Film | Jon Watts | 2019-07-05 | Phase 3, Main Story | Spider-Man | ||
467 | WandaVision 1.01: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-01-15 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
468 | WandaVision 1.02: Don't Touch That Dial | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-01-15 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
469 | WandaVision 1.03: Now in Color | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-01-22 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
470 | WandaVision 1.04: We Interrupt This Program | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-01-29 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
471 | WandaVision 1.05: On a Very Special Episode... | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-02-05 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
472 | WandaVision 1.06: All-New Halloween Spooktacular! | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-02-12 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
473 | WandaVision 1.07: Breaking the Fourth Wall | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-02-19 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
474 | WandaVision 1.08: Previously On | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-02-26 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
475 | WandaVision 1.09: The Series Finale | TV Episode | Matt Shakman | 2021-03-05 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Scarlett Witch, Vision | ||
476 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.01: New World Order | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-03-19 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
477 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.02: The Star-Spangled Man | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-03-26 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
478 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.03: Power Broker | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-04-02 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
479 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.04: The Whole World Is Watching | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-04-09 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
480 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.05: Truth | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-04-16 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
481 | Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1.06: One World, One People | TV Episode | Kari Skogland | 2021-04-23 | Phase 4, Disney Plus, Main Story | Captain America, Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier | ||
482 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Film | Destin Daniel Cretton | 2021-09-03 | Phase 4, Main Story | |||
483 | Eternals | Film | Chloé Zhao | 2021-11-05 | Phase 4, Main Story | |||
484 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Film | Jon Watts | 2021-12-17 | Phase 4, Main Story | Doctor Strange, Spider-Man |
MCU Timeline: At a Glance
There are a couple of different ways to approach the MCU. Here is the best way to do this.
The Main Films and Disney+ Shows in Chronological Order
For most of us, we probably just want to know the main stories in the MCU, which consists primarily of the films and the Disney+ shows. Here they are in chronological order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Black Widow (2021)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Loki (2021)
- What If… (2021) – Start of the Multiverse
- Spiderman: Far From Home (2019)
- WandaVision (2021)
- The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- Eternals (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Every Movie and Every Season of Every Show
For the die-hard fan who wants to see it all, here is our breakdown of everything that happens, including every show. Bear in mind that some of the placement for these shows is dubious, and some may not have the same canonicity as the films and Disney+ shows, but there are still connections that are fun to see.
See the table above for an episode-by-episode list, since some of the films actually take place in the middle of the season for one show or another.
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Agent Carter Season 1 (2015)
- Agent Carter Season 2 (2016)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 1 (2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Daredevil Season 1 (2015)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Jessica Jones Season 1 (2015)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 2 (2014)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Daredevil Season 2 (2016)
- Luke Cage Season 1 (2016)
- Iron Fist Season 1 (2017)
- Defenders Season 1 (2017)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season (2016)
- Black Widow (2021)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- The Punisher Season 1 (2017)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Runaways Season 1 (2017)
- Cloak and Dagger Season 1 (2018)
- Runaways Season 2 (2018)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 4 (2017)
- Cloak and Dagger Season 2 (2019)
- Runaways Season 3 (2019)
- Jessica Jones Season 2 (2018)
- Inhumans Season 1 (2017)
- Luke Cage Season 2 (2018)
- Iron Fist Season 2 (2018)
- Daredevil Season 3 (2018)
- Punisher Season 2 (2019)
- Jessica Jones Season 3 (2019)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 5 (2018)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 6 (2019)
- Helstrom Season 1 (2020)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 7 (2020)
- Loki Season 1 (2021)
- Wandavision (2021)
- Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- Eternals (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Essential MCU
If you’re only looking for the most important stories to watch, then I’d consider giving these a go, in the following order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Thor (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Loki (2021)
Release Order: What Are the MCU Phases?
As part of a strategy to separate the films and give them a certain order, Marvel began to refer to a certain group of films as parts of a certain “phase” that encompasses a certain stage in this global history. For example, the Infinity Saga could be said to develop the history of the Infinity Stones which in turn is based on the Infinity Gauntlet comics.
Phase 1
Phase 1, also called Avengers Assembled, encompasses films that primarily featured certain superheroes (essentially the most important), as Nick Fury formed the group called The Avengers and revolved around the Tesseract, one of the Infinity Stones. This includes the first two Iron-man movies, the first Captain America movie, the first Hulk movie and the first Thor movie as well as the first The Avengers film. Here are all the Phase 1 movies in release order.
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
Phase 2
Phase 2 focuses on developing the story of The Avengers and its relationship with the criminal agency HYDRA as well as a platform to introduce some new characters such as Winter Soldier, Ant-Man or Vision and provide more information about the Infinity Stones. Here are all the Phase 2 films.
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
Phase 3
Phase 3 covers a time of conflict and separation between The Avengers that is clearly reflected in Captain America: Civil War. It was also used to introduce new characters such as Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel or Black Panther as well as continue developing stories such as those of Ant-Man (Ant-Man and the Wasp) or Thor (Thor: Ragnarok). In addition, it served as the opportunity to introduce one of the best known characters (perhaps the best known) to the MCU, Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Homecoming). In this phase, the history of the Infinity Stones reaches its climax thanks to the strength that Thanos gained, mainly shown in Avengers: Infinity War and that is concluded with Avengers: Endgame. Spider-Man: Far From Home is also part of Phase 3, though it serves as more of an epilogue.
- 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)
Phase 4
Phase 4 deals with the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, and begins to introduce new threats to the MCU, such as Kang the Conquerer. It also introduces the multiverse through the first season of Loki, which also serves as a backdoor to a variety of alternate realities, such as the animated What IF… Disney+ show. Here is everything in Phase 4, in release order, including a few that are not out yet:
- Wandavision (2021)
- The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021)
- Loki (2021)
- Black Widow (2021)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- The Eternals (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- Ms Marvel (2022)
- Hawkeye (2022)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- The Marvels (2022)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Chronological MCU Detailed Breakdown
But if you’ve read this far, you’re really interested in the nitty-gritty details of the MCU and its chronological order. So let’s break down each era, chronologically:
1931 – 1995: Pre-Iron Man Marvel Era
This era covers a large amount of time, but has little going on. For the majority of the Marvel world, the catalyst that sends everything into motion is when Tony Stark says, “I am Iron Man.”
That said, there are some pretty important superheroes that have their origins before that, chronologically.
Captain America has his origin set during World War II, though admittedly that film does have a post-credit scene that is set after Iron Man. Additionally, the two seasons of Agent Carter take place just after that film.
Captain Marvel’s origin story takes place during the ‘90s. Though it too has a post-credit scene that is set much later.
Key stories from this era:
2010 – 2012: Avengers Assemble
Starting with 2008’s Iron Man, the Marvel Universe really kicks it into high gear. In come the origin stories for several superheroes, including Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and the Avengers as a whole. Iron Man 2, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk all take place during the same week, so it’s kind of up to the viewer which order you’d want to watch these in.
Iron Man 3 is also included in this era, but it is more of an epilogue to the Avengers, and we’ll see this happen several times. But it still takes place in 2012, the same year as the Avengers.
It’s also worth pointing out that the Loki time variant seen in the Disney+ show, comes from this 2012 Avengers event. However, seeing as that is really more of a consequence of Avengers: Endgame, we definitely wouldn’t place it or watch it here.
Key stories from this era:
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- The Incredible Hulk
- One-Shot: The Consultant
- One-Short: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
- Thor
- The Avengers
- One-Shot: Item 47
- Iron Man 3
- One-Shot: All Hail the King
2013 – 2015: The Rise of Superheroes
It’s following Iron Man 3 that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. begins, with the first few episodes tying in directly with that film. The first season would also have ties to Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The origins of several other superheroes begin in this part of the timeline, including Guardians of the Galaxy, and Ant-Man.
This is also the era when we start to see the Netflix shows take place. These take place far removed from the films, and some would even argue that they are non-canon. But they do have some loose ties to the MCU, even though the MCU has little to do with them.
Key stories from this era:
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1, Episodes 1-7
- Thor: The Dark World
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1, Episodes 8-16
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1, Episodes 17-22
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Daredevil Season 1
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Episodes 1-7
- Jessica Jones Season 1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Episodes 8-19
- The Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2, Episodes 20-22
- Ant-Man
- Daredevil Season 2
- Luke Cage Season 1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3, Episodes 1-7
- Iron Fist Season 1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3, Episodes 8-19
2016: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War is a big turning point in the MCU, more so than many of the Avengers films. A lot of stories are defined by existing either before or after this point.
Back to the Netflix shows, it seems pretty clear that everything up to The Defenders takes place before Civil War, with post-Defenders seasons having clear references to Civil War. So that is why, to keep it simple, I’ve placed the entire first round of Netflix shows before Civil War.
Following Civil War, we immediately get the first MCU Spider-man movie, as well as the Punisher series and the origin film of Doctor Strange.
Key stories from this era:
- The Defenders Season 1
- Captain America: Civil War
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3, Episodes 20-22
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- The Punisher Season 1
- Doctor Strange
2017-2018: Infinity War
Following Civil War, there are a number of stories that take place and dwell on the repercussions of that film. Among them Black Widow (which even though it came out in 2021, still takes place pre-Infinity War) and Black Panther.
In this era, I have also included a wide range of the side television shows to come through Hulu, Netflix and Freeform. These shows have almost nothing to do with the MCU at large, other than a few minor connections, so they could be considered unimportant, but some are still good shows in their own right.
That said, a lot of it is placed here because there’s really just no better place to put it.
After a few more films of buildup, this era ends with the “Snap” which ends half the life in the universe, and has monstrous consequences for the universe at large, though some of the television shows don’t seem to be affected as much.
Key stories from this era:
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, Episodes 1-8
- Runaways Season 1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, Episodes 9-15
- Cloak and Dagger Season 1
- Runaways Season 2
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, Episodes 16-22
- Cloak and Dagger Season 2
- Runaways Season 3
- Jessica Jones Season 2
- Inhumans Season 1
- Luke Cage Season 2
- Iron Fist Season 2
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5, Episodes 1-10
- Daredevil Season 3
- The Punisher Season 2
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5, Episodes 1-19
- Jessica Jones Season 3
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5, Episodes 20-22
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 6
- Helstrom Season 1
2018-2023 (and beyond): Recovery and the Multiverse
Following the Snap, there is a five-year gap where the world recovers, and learns to move on without half of all life on Earth.
However, with Avengers: Endgame that ends with the sacrifice of a key character (no spoilers here), and life is returned to normal. A good chunk of the MCU timeline then deals with the fallout from this event, as well as building up the multiverse.
With the Disney+ series, Loki, the doors to the multiverse were burst open wide. This actually works in our favor to explain timeline inconsistencies, like season 7 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It also explains our placement of the What If… animated series, which presents a number of alternate universes.
The Disney+ series also usher in a new era for Marvel, where the television shows are much more closely connected to the MCU.
Key stories from this era:
- Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Loki Season 1
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 7
- What If… Season 1
- Wandavision Season 1
- Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season 1
- The Eternals
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man No Way Home
The Best Way to Watch the MCU
There are a couple of ways to watch the MCU:
- The Essentials: Only watch the most important MCU movies and shows, listed above. Only for casual fans.
- Main story, chronologically: This is where you only watch the main movies and the Disney+ TV shows in chronological order. This is probably going to be the most recommended way to do it.
- Main story, release order: You can also do the same as the above, but do so in release order, which can actually be a little less jaring, even if it does jump around the timeline a bit.
- Everything, chronological: For the die-hard fans, this is the way to go. Complete with Netflix, ABC, Freeform, and Hulu shows, along with all the movies and Disney+ shows, this is a completionist’s dream.
- Everything, release order: As stated above, this can be a little less jaring, but just as extreme. Only for the die-hard Marvel fan.
For the majority of you, I recommend the “Main story, chronologically” order. See the MCU at a Glance section above.
The Best MCU Movies
There are some movies that are essential viewing simply because of the implications they have for the MCU, but what about the best movies?
Which movies (or shows) do I most recommend simply because they are good? Here’s my list of the top ten, in order from best to worst (though the worst in this case still makes my top ten:
- Black Panther: Black Panther is, I think, a near-perfect film. The way it manages to handle vitally important topics in a way that is entertaining and intensely powerful is just amazing. One of the best Marvel films, if not one of the best superhero films of all time.
- The Avengers: Also a near-perfect MCU film, the way Joss Whedon managed to handle all the characters together without bogging down the film still amazes me. Now if he could have done that with the second Avengers film…
- Iron Man: The film that started it all, it’s actually a really good film in its own right, and with a little more gritty realism than films that came later, which I actually kind of like.
- Daredevil: I actually think the Netflix shows are pretty good, and Daredevil is easily the best of the lot. Though it has very few ties to the MCU, it’s still one of my favorite Marvel depictions in live action. Period.
- Captain America: Winter Soldier: This is my favorite Captain America movie, and a great political thriller in and of itself. It’s one of the best examples of exploring a different film genre through a superhero lens.
- Guardians of the Galaxy: What can be said about Guardians of the Galaxy. This film took the world by storm and really reimagined a fun and quirky superhero story. It almost reinvented the genre in a lot of ways.
- Avengers: Endgame: I couldn’t not put this one hear. Though I think it is technically less well put together as some of the previous films on this list, it’s still a massive undertaking that more or less managed to stick the landing to a massive 20+ film saga.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming: The first of our MCU Spider-Man films, this one manages to really explore the inexperienced teenager side of the web crawler.
- Thor: I may be in the minority here, but I like the first Thor better than any of the sequels. I thought it best captured the genre that Thor is supposed to be: epic fantasy. And it presented us with Loki, one of the only well-developed Marvel villains. Speaking of which…
- Loki: The new show from Disney+ really drew me in. I thought it was the freshest piece of MCU content to come out in a long while, and while it still boggles the mind a bit, I thought it was a great piece of television.
Upcoming MCU Projects
While I’m sure this will be out of date in no time, here is a list of all the upcoming MCU projects:
Films
- Spider-Man: No Wa Home
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- The Marvels
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Fantastic Four
Television Series
- Hawkeye
- Ms. Marvel
- Moon Knight
- She-Hulk
- Secret Invasion
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- Ironheart
- Armor Wars
- An Untitled Wakanda series
In short, there’s a lot coming down the pipeline.
FAQ
There are a number of additional questions that I get that I haven’t had a chance to answer above, so let’s tackle a few of this, speed-round style:
Is it better to watch the Marvel movies in chronological or release order?
Personally, I prefer chronological, but the release order can be better for some people.
It can be less jarring if, for example, there’s an end credit scene at the end of the first Captain America film that introduces Nick Fury, and we still have no idea who he is (since he was introduced in Iron Man).
Is Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. canon?
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. mostly lines up with the plot of the MCU. The last two seasons really diverged from that of the MCU, and therefore are considered an alternate universe.
Are the Marvel Netflix shows canon?
James Gunn has hinted that the pre-Wandavision television shows are not canon in the MCU because Marvel Studios was not directly involved in them. That said, there are connections, and there’s little reason to think that the Netflix shows can’t be canon.
Are the X-men part of the MCU?
Not yet, but there will almost certainly be X-men in the MCU now that Disney owns the rights to the film versions of these characters.
The X-men Cinematic Universe, with actors like Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen, is not part of the MCU.
Is Deadpool part of the MCU?
Currently, Deadpool is not a part of the MCU, but there are rumors that Ryan Reynolds will continue to play the character in an MCU canon project.
Is Venom part of the MCU?
No, but there’s a big chance that Venom will be part of the Spiderverse, which will be introduced in Spider-Man: No Way Home. There’s a chance that characters from the Venom universe will be introduced in that film. Characters from past Spider-man franchises, like Doc Ock, will be.
Who owns the rights to which characters?
The film rights for Spider-Man and most of the Spider-verse characters are owned by Sony.
The film rights for the X-men and the Fantastic Four used to be owned by 20th Century Fox. When Disney acquired Fox, those rights reverted back to Marvel Studios.
The film rights for the Hulk and Namor, are partially owned by Universal, and partly by Marvel Studios. This is why you have only seen one solo Hulk film. The exact details of this deal are less well known, so there may be more that we don’t know.
The film rights for most of all the other Marvel characters are owned by Marvel Studios.
How long will the MCU last?
Your guess is as good as mine. So far, it shows no signs of slowing down, and no signs of people losing interest. The Marvel Cinematic Universe will end when no one goes to see a Marvel movie anymore.
I hope all of that was helpful to you. I appreciate you checking out my post, and I will see you all again soon.
Cheers!
Jason