MCU & Multiverse Timeline Guide: Chronological Watch Order
Track the canonical in-universe chronological timeline versus theatrical release order from Phase 1 through Phase 6 and Secret Wars.
Captain America: The First Avenger
During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top-secret super-soldier research project that turns him into Captain America, leading the fight against the Nazi-backed scientific division HYDRA.
Iron Man
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil and becomes the founding superhero of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Thor
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live among humans in Midgard (Earth), where he must learn humility to prove worthy of his hammer Mjolnir.
The Avengers
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of extraordinary superhumans—Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye—to stop Loki and his alien Chitauri army from conquering Earth.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with Black Widow and Falcon to uncover a massive conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. while facing a mysterious assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
Guardians of the Galaxy
A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe after discovering a mysterious orb containing the Power Stone.
Captain America: Civil War
Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new regime fractures the team into two opposing factions led by Captain America and Iron Man.
Black Panther
T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Infinity War, the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe through a temporal Time Heist.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter Parker asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other multiversal realities start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man alongside his variant counterparts.
Deadpool & Wolverine
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary Deadpool behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat from the TVA and Cassandra Nova, he reluctantly teams up with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
Captain America: Brave New World
Sam Wilson finds himself in the middle of an international incident following a meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, discovering a global conspiracy centered around the Celestial Tiamut's Adamantium deposit.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic alternate universe, Marvel's First Family—Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm—face their most daunting challenge yet defending their world from Galactus and the Silver Surfer.
Avengers: Doomsday
As multiversal Incursions threaten to collapse all existing realities, Doctor Victor Von Doom arrives from an alternate timeline to seize control of the multiverse, forcing Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men into a desperate war for existence.
Avengers: Secret Wars
The climactic finale of the Multiverse Saga. In the ashes of collapsed realities, Battleworld stands as the only realm governed by God Emperor Doom. Heroes and variants across decades of Marvel cinema must unite for the ultimate battle to restore a unified Sacred Timeline.