Release dates and order of movies and series

Learn here the chronology of the films and also of the Marvel series and their upcoming release dates. Also, find here all our reviews of the movies and series that have already been released. So much has happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s very easy to get lost or not know where to start if you want to revisit (or see for the first time) the entire universe that has been built over more than a decade.

Get ready for upcoming Marvel theatrical and television releases with this helpful guide.

You might also be interested: What premieres this month on Disney Plus?

The first question should be: do we see the movies in order of release or history within the MCU? That is a question that everyone must answer, because in reality both modalities are valid. Even Disney Plus (the platform that currently hosts all the movies and series) also offers both options to enjoy them.

In addition to the timeline of Marvel movies, find the release dates of their upcoming Disney Plus films and series here.

Chronology of the Marvel series and movies (according to the dates within the fiction)

• Captain America the First Avenger (set in World War II)
• Captain Marvel (located in 1995)
• Hombre de Hierro (located in 2010)
• Iron Man 2 (located after Hombre de Hierro)
• The incredible Hulk (they do not specify a date, but it is located before avengers)
• Thor (located six months before avengers)
• avengers (located in 2012)
• iron Man 3 (located six months after avengers)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 1)
• Thor, a dark world (located after avengersbut before Ultron)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (set after Avengers, but before Ultron)
• Daredevil (Season 1)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (located in 2014)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (located after the first Guardians of the Galaxy)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 2, episodes 1-19)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (located in 2015)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 2, episodes 20-22)
• Ant Man (located in 2015)
• Jessica Jones (Season 1)
• Daredevil (Season 2)
• luke cage (Season 1)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 3, episodes 1-19)
• Captain America: Civil War (set after Ultron, but before Infinity War)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 3, episodes 20-22)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 4, episodes 1-8)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. slingshot
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 4, episodes 9-22)
• Iron Fist (Season 1)
• The Defenders

Continue reading: Marvel timeline (based on dates within fiction)

• Spider-Man: Homecoming (set after Ultron, but before infinity war)
• punisher (Season 1)
• Doctor Strange (located in 2016)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 5, episodes 1-19)
• Black Panther (located in 2017)
• Black Widow
• Jessica Jones (Season 2)
• Inhumans (Season 1)
• luke cage (Season 2)
• Iron Fist (Season 2)
• Daredevil (Season 3)
• The Punisher (Season 2)
• Jessica Jones (Season 3)
• Runaways (Seasons 1 and 2)
• Cloak and Dagger (Seasons 1 and 2)
• Thor: Ragnarök (located after Ultronbut before infinity war)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 5, episodes 19-22)
• Ant-Man and The Wasp
• Avengers: Infinity War (located in 2017)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 6)
• Avengers: Endgame (starts in 2017, ends in 2022)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 7)
• WandaVision (three weeks after the events of end game)
• Loki
• Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• Eternals (six months after end game)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (eight months after end game)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• hawk eye (according to the director himself, it is set two years after end game).

Chronology of Marvel movies (according to their release date and phases)

Phase 1

• Hombre de Hierro
• The incredible Hulk
• Iron Man 2
• Thor
• Captain America the First Avenger

Phase 2

• iron Man 3
• Thor, a dark world
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Ant Man

Phase 3

• Captain America: Civil War
• Doctor Strange
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Thor: Ragnarök
• Black Panther
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Ant-Man and The Wasp
• Captain Marvel
• Avengers: Endgame
• Spider-Man: Far From Home

Phase 4

• WandaVision (series, now available on Disney Plus) Read our reviews of each episode here.
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (series, now available on Disney Plus) Read our reviews of each episode here.
• Loki (series, now available on Disney Plus) Read our reviews of each episode here.
• Black Widow (movie, now available on Disney Plus). Read our review here.
• Shang-Chi and the legend of the 10 rings (film, now available on Disney Plus) Read our review here.
• Eternals (film, now available on Disney Plus) Read our review here.
• hawk eye (series, already available on Disney Plus). Read our reviews of each episode here.
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (movie, now available on HBO Max). Read our review here.
• Moon Knight (series, now available on Disney Plus) Read our review of each episode.
• mrs marvel (series, already available on Disney Plus) See trailer.
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (movie, now available on Disney Plus). Read our review here.
• Thor: Love and Thunder (movie, premiere: July 8, 2022) Read our review here.
• she hulk (series, now available on Disney Plus) Read our reviews of each episode here.
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (movie, premiere: November 11, 2022). Read our review here.

Phase 5

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (movie, premiere: February 17, 2023)
• Secret Invasion (series, premiere: spring 2023) Watch trailer.
• Captain Marvel 2: The Marvels (movie, premiere: July 28, 2023)
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (movie, premiere: May 5, 2023)
• Lokiseason 2 (series, premiere: summer 2023)
• Threw out (series, premiere: summer 2023)
• iron heart (series, premiere: fall, 2023)
• Blade (movie, premiere: November 3, 2023)
• Agatha: House of Harkness (series, premiere: winter 2023)
• Daredevil: Born Again (series, premiere: spring 2024)
• Captain America: New World Order (movie, premiere: May 3, 2024)

Phase 6: The Multiverse Saga

• Thunderbolts (movie, premiere: July 26, 2024)
• Fantastic Four (movie, premiere: November 8, 2024)
• Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (movie, premiere: May 2, 2025)
• Avengers: Secret Wars (movie, premiere: November 7, 2025)

Where to see the chronology of Marvel movies and series

Movies and series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are available on Disney Plus. With the exception of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), which is on Netflix; Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), which is on Amazon Prime Video and Spider-Man: No Way Homewhich will arrive on HBO Max on July 22, 2022.