Marvel Character Watch Orders
Updated
Want one character’s story without watching the whole MCU? Pick a hero, villain or team below and you’ll get every film and show they appear in, in story order, with how long it takes and a tracker to keep your place.
Characters cross over constantly. Phil Coulson alone appears in 15 titles, and a lot of that story happens in other people’s movies. A character order follows them through the team-ups and Disney+ series too, which a simple list of their solo films misses. Jump to: MCU heroes · Teams · Series and anthologies · X-Men · movie series in order.
MCU heroes, villains and supporting characters (50)
Sorted by how many titles they appear in, so the characters with the longest stories come first.
Nick Fury
Thor
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Iron Man
Captain America
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Hulk
Black Widow
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Spider-Man
Daredevil
Next: Daredevil: Born Again: Season 3
Groot
Scarlet Witch
Loki
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Sam Wilson
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Winter Soldier
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Karen Page
Doctor Strange
Black Panther
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Kingpin
Wong
Pepper Potts
Happy Hogan
Drax
Nebula
Rocket
Star-Lord
Hawkeye
The Punisher
Ned Leeds
Heimdall
Captain Marvel
Ant-Man
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Vision
Gamora
Shuri
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
M’Baku
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Trevor Slattery
Daniel Sousa
Ironheart
Ms. Marvel
Red Guardian
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Kate Bishop
Echo
Reed Richards
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Human Torch
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Joaquin Torres
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Shang-Chi
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Doctor Doom
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Sue Storm
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
The Thing
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Sentry
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Teams (6)
Every appearance of the team as a group, including the films where only part of it turns up.
The Defenders
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
X-Men
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Thunderbolts
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Fantastic Four
Next: Avengers: Doomsday
Series and anthologies (1)
Shared storylines that don’t belong to a single character.
X-Men, Fantastic Four and Sony characters (11)
Characters from the Fox and Sony films made outside Marvel Studios, several of whom are now crossing into the MCU.
Marvel movie series in order
Just want the films with a hero’s name on the poster, including the ones made before the MCU? These lists cover every movie in each series and say which ones matter.
Looking for the whole MCU, a Phase or a prep list instead? Every ordering guide on the site is in all Marvel watch orders.
Character watch order FAQ
Which Marvel character appears in the most titles?
Phil Coulson, with 15 titles in our Phil Coulson watch order, covering about 112h 51m of viewing. That count includes TV shows outside the main MCU timeline, such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
What’s the difference between a character watch order and “movies in order”?
A “movies in order” page lists the films in one series, such as the three Iron Man films. A character watch order lists every appearance, including team-ups and TV, so Tony Stark’s covers every Avengers film and team-up, not just his three solo outings.
Do character watch orders include Disney+ and Netflix shows?
Yes, where the character appears in them. Daredevil, Kingpin and the Punisher include the Netflix seasons, and Loki and Wanda include their Disney+ series.
Are the Fox X-Men and Sony Spider-Man films included?
They have their own character orders in the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Sony section, and the Spider-Man and X-Men movie series lists cover every film from every studio.
Can I track my progress through one character?
Yes. Every character page has its own tracker that saves in your browser, separate from the main MCU tracker.