In 2008, Marvel officially kicked-off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release on Iron Man, quickly followed by many other films, with the universe continuing to grow non-stop! Since the first film, Marvel Studios has released 30 films, 2 specials and 9 series so far, with 12 more films on the way!
There are several ways you can watch Marvel projects:
- Release Order – Order projects were released in cinemas or on Disney+.
- MCU Timeline Order – Order which the events took place.
- Other Orders – Whatever order you want to watch!
Let’s get into it!
Please Note: Some films are missing from the timeline orders due to distribution rights. Universal currently has the distribution rights for The Incredible Hulk and Sony currently has the distribution rights to the newest Spider-Man trilogy. However, Disney signed a distribution deal with Sony a few months ago, and hopefully soon after some pre-existing contracts end, some of these Marvel films will finally become available on Disney+.
Marvel Cinematic Universe Release Order:
Phase 1
- Iron Man
- The Incredible Hulk
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- One-Shot: The Consultant
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
- The Avengers
- One-Shot: Item 47
Phase 2
- Iron Man 3
- One-Shot: Agent Carter
- Thor: The Dark World
- One-Shot: All Hail the King
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Guardians of the Galaxy
- Avengers: The Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
Phase 3
- Captain America: Civil War
- One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 1
- Doctor Strange
- One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 2
- The Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Thor: Ragnarok
- One-Shot: Team Darryl
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Captain Marvel
- Avengers: Endgame
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
Phase 4
- WandaVision (Miniseries)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Miniseries)
- Loki (Season 1)
- Black Widow
- What If…? (Season 1)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Hawkeye (Miniseries)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Moon Knight (Miniseries)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Ms. Marvel (Miniseries)
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- I Am Groot (Season 1)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Season 1)
- Werewolf by Night
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Phase 5
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline Order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- One-Shot: Agent Carter
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
- Thor
- One-Shot: The Consultant
- The Avengers
- One-Shot: Item 47
- Thor: The Dark World
- Iron Man 3
- One-Shot: All Hail the King
- The Avengers
- One-Shot: Item 47
- Thor: The Dark World
- Iron Man 3
- One-Shot: All Hail the King
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Guardians of the Galaxy
- I Am Groot – Groot’s First Steps
- The Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
- I Am Groot – The Little Guy
- I Am Groot – Groot’s Pursuit
- I Am Groot – Groot Takes a Bath
- I Am Groot – Magnum Opus
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Doctor Strange
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Loki
- What If…?
- WandaVision
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Moon Knight
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Ms. Marvel
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Werewolf by Night
- The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
Despite a few titles missing from the timeline due to pre-existing contracts, Marvel Studios created and still continues to create great content for all ages, and all these titles are now available to stream on Disney+. You should definitely give some of them a watch!
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