MCU Release Order: Every Movie & Show by Release Date

Iron Man

May 2, 20082h 6mPresent day (2010)Post-credit scene

Weapons designer Tony Stark builds a powered suit to escape captivity and becomes a hero.

Stream:Disney+

The Incredible Hulk

June 13, 20081h 52mOverlaps with Iron Man 2Post-credit scene

Bruce Banner searches for a cure for his gamma-fueled transformations while the military hunts him.

Stream:Disney+, Hulu

Iron Man 2

May 7, 20102h 4mSet shortly after Iron ManPost-credit scene

Tony Stark faces a vengeful rival engineer while SHIELD pulls him toward a bigger mission.

Stream:Hulu

Thor

May 6, 20111h 55mPresent dayPost-credit scene

The exiled god of thunder must prove himself worthy to return home and stop his brother Loki.

Stream:Hulu

Captain America: The First Avenger

July 22, 20112h 4mSet during World War II (1942–45)Post-credit scene

A frail soldier becomes a super-soldier in WWII and takes the fight to Hydra's Red Skull.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

September 13, 20114m

Agents Coulson and Sitwell scheme to keep Emil Blonsky out of the Avengers Initiative.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer

October 25, 20114m

Agent Coulson foils a gas-station robbery on his way to New Mexico.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel's The Avengers

May 4, 20122h 23mPresent dayPost-credit scene

Earth's mightiest heroes assemble to stop Loki and his alien army from conquering the planet.

Stream:Hulu

Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

September 25, 201212mPost-credit scene

A couple finds a discarded Chitauri weapon and goes on a crime spree until SHIELD intervenes.

Stream:Disney+

Iron Man 3

May 3, 20132h 10mSet after The AvengersPost-credit scene

Tony Stark confronts the Mandarin's terror campaign without his armor and rebuilds himself.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

September 3, 201315mPost-credit scene

Peggy Carter proves herself as a field agent in the SSR after WWII.

Stream:Disney+

Thor: The Dark World

November 8, 20131h 52mSet after The AvengersPost-credit scene

Thor must stop the dark elf Malekith from plunging the universe into darkness.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

February 25, 201414mPost-credit scene

Trevor Slattery's prison interview reveals the real Mandarin exists.

Stream:Disney+

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

April 4, 20142h 16mPresent dayPost-credit scene

Steve Rogers uncovers Hydra's infiltration of SHIELD and faces a deadly assassin from his past.

Stream:Disney+

Guardians of the Galaxy

August 1, 20142h 1mCosmic, present dayPost-credit scene

A band of cosmic misfits must unite to stop a fanatic from seizing a powerful Infinity Stone.

Stream:Disney+

Avengers: Age of Ultron

May 1, 20152h 21mPresent dayPost-credit scene

Tony Stark's peacekeeping AI turns against humanity, forcing the Avengers to stop their own creation.

Stream:Disney+, Starz

WHIH Newsfront: Season 1

July 2, 20155 episodes

In-universe news reports (5 episodes) covering the Avengers’ fallout, made as viral marketing for Ant-Man.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Ant-Man

July 17, 20151h 57mPresent dayPost-credit scene

A thief inherits a shrinking suit and must pull off a heist to stop a dangerous new weapon.

Stream:Disney+

WHIH Newsfront: Season 2

April 22, 20165 episodes

More in-universe news coverage (5 episodes), this time on the Sokovia Accords debate ahead of Civil War.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Captain America: Civil War

May 6, 20162h 27mPresent dayPost-credit scene

The Avengers split into rival factions over government oversight of superheroes.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor

August 28, 20163m

Taika Waititi’s mockumentary short: what was Thor doing during Captain America: Civil War? Living with Darryl in Australia.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Doctor Strange

November 4, 20161h 55mPresent dayPost-credit scene

A brilliant surgeon discovers the mystic arts and defends reality from otherworldly threats.

Stream:Disney+

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot

December 13, 20166 episodes

A 6-episode digital series following Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez on a secret mission before Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4.

Stream:Not available right now

Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor, Part 2

February 14, 20174m

Thor continues his Australian sabbatical, now with a new roommate and a plan to form Team Thor.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

May 5, 20172h 16mSet shortly after Vol. 1Post-credit scene

The Guardians unravel the mystery of Star-Lord's parentage while facing a cosmic threat.

Stream:Disney+

Spider-Man: Homecoming

July 7, 20172h 13mSet after Civil WarPost-credit scene

Peter Parker balances high school with heroics and takes on the Vulture in Queens.

Stream:Disney+ · free with ads on Tubi

Thor: Ragnarok

November 3, 20172h 10mSet before Infinity WarPost-credit scene

Thor must escape the planet Sakaar and stop Hela from destroying Asgard.

Stream:Disney+

Black Panther

February 16, 20182h 14mSet after Civil WarPost-credit scene

T'Challa returns to Wakanda to claim the throne and faces a rival with a claim of his own.

Stream:Hulu

Marvel One-Shot: Team Darryl

February 20, 20186m

With Thor off-world, Darryl takes in a new Asgardian roommate: the Grandmaster.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Avengers: Infinity War

April 27, 20182h 29mPresent dayPost-credit scene

The Avengers and Guardians race to stop Thanos from collecting all six Infinity Stones.

Stream:Disney+

Ant-Man and the Wasp

July 6, 20181h 58mSet before Infinity War’s endingPost-credit scene

Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne team up to rescue the original Wasp from the Quantum Realm.

Stream:Disney+

Captain Marvel

March 8, 20192h 3mSet in 1995Post-credit scene

Carol Danvers discovers her past on Earth while caught in a war between alien races.

Stream:Disney+

Avengers: Endgame

April 26, 20193h 1mSpans 5 years after the Snap

The surviving heroes attempt a time heist to undo Thanos's snap.

Stream:Disney+

Spider-Man: Far From Home

July 2, 20192h 9mSet after EndgamePost-credit scene

Peter Parker's European vacation becomes a battle against the illusionist Mysterio.

Stream:Disney+ · free with ads on Tubi

Peter's To-Do List

September 17, 20193m

A Far From Home home-media short: Peter runs errands across New York before his school trip.

The Daily Bugle: Season 1

October 23, 20196 episodes

J. Jonah Jameson’s viral news show (6 episodes) spinning the events of Far From Home.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

WandaVision: Season 1

January 15, 20219 episodesSet weeks after EndgamePost-credit scene

Wanda Maximoff and Vision live an idyllic sitcom life in Westview, but something is very wrong.

Stream:Disney+, Hulu

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Season 1

March 19, 20216 episodesPost-credit scene

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes team up to stop the Flag Smashers in a post-Blip world.

Stream:Disney+

Loki: Season 1

June 9, 20216 episodesOutside time (TVA)Post-credit scene

A variant of Loki helps the TVA hunt a dangerous rogue variant across time.

Stream:Disney+

Black Widow

July 9, 20212h 14mSet between Civil War and Infinity War (2016)Post-credit scene

Natasha Romanoff confronts her past in the Red Room between Civil War and Infinity War.

Stream:Disney+

What If...?: Season 1

August 11, 20219 episodesPost-credit scene

The Watcher observes alternate realities where key MCU moments unfolded differently.

Stream:Disney+

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

September 3, 20212h 12mPresent day (2024)Post-credit scene

Shang-Chi confronts his father, the leader of the Ten Rings, to protect the world.

Stream:Disney+

Eternals

November 5, 20212h 36mSpans 7,000 years; main story in present day (2024)Post-credit scene

Ancient cosmic beings reunite to stop the emergence of a Celestial that would destroy Earth.

Stream:Disney+

Hawkeye: Season 1

November 24, 20216 episodesPost-credit scene

Clint Barton mentors Kate Bishop while confronting ghosts from his Ronin past at Christmas.

Stream:Disney+

The Daily Bugle: Season 2

November 24, 202119 episodes

The Bugle returns (19 episodes) covering the multiverse chaos of No Way Home, with Betty Brant reporting.

Stream:Free with ads on YouTube

Spider-Man: No Way Home

December 17, 20212h 28mSet after Far From HomePost-credit scene

A botched spell opens the multiverse, bringing villains, and other Spider-Men, into Peter's world.

Stream:Disney+, Starz

Moon Knight: Season 1

March 30, 20226 episodesPost-credit scene

A man with dissociative identity disorder becomes the avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu.

Stream:Disney+

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

May 6, 20222h 6mPresent day (2025)Post-credit scene

Doctor Strange travels the multiverse to protect America Chavez from the Scarlet Witch.

Stream:Disney+

Ms. Marvel: Season 1

June 8, 20226 episodesPost-credit scene

Teenager Kamala Khan discovers cosmic bangles that unlock her powers as Ms. Marvel.

Stream:Disney+

Thor: Love and Thunder

July 8, 20221h 59mPresent day (2025)Post-credit scene

Thor teams up with a mighty new Thor to stop Gorr the God Butcher.

Stream:Disney+

I Am Groot: Season 1

August 10, 20225 episodesPost-credit scene

Short animated adventures of Baby Groot exploring the galaxy.

Stream:Disney+

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Season 1

August 18, 20229 episodesPost-credit scene

Lawyer Jennifer Walters juggles superhuman cases and her new life as She-Hulk.

Stream:Disney+

Werewolf by Night

October 7, 202253m

On a dark night, monster hunters compete for a powerful relic, and one of them hides a beast within.

Stream:Disney+

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

November 11, 20222h 41mPresent day (2025)Post-credit scene

Wakanda defends itself from world powers and the underwater kingdom of Talokan.

Stream:Disney+

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

November 25, 202244mPost-credit scene

The Guardians travel to Earth to give Star-Lord the perfect Christmas.

Stream:Disney+

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

February 17, 20232h 4mPresent day (2026)Post-credit scene

The Ant-Man family is trapped in the Quantum Realm and faces the conqueror Kang.

Stream:Disney+

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

May 5, 20232h 30mPresent dayPost-credit scene

The Guardians rally to save Rocket and confront his creator, the High Evolutionary.

Stream:Disney+

Secret Invasion: Season 1

June 21, 20236 episodes

Nick Fury uncovers a Skrull infiltration threatening Earth's governments.

Stream:Disney+

I Am Groot: Season 2

September 6, 20235 episodesPost-credit scene

More bite-size animated adventures of Baby Groot.

Stream:Disney+

Loki: Season 2

October 5, 20236 episodesPost-credit scene

Loki and Mobius fight to save the TVA, and the multiverse, from temporal collapse.

Stream:Disney+

The Marvels

November 10, 20231h 45mPresent day (2026)Post-credit scene

Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau swap places across space in a cosmic adventure.

Stream:Disney+

What If...?: Season 2

December 22, 20239 episodesPost-credit scene

The Watcher returns with more alternate-reality stories, including new hero Kahhori.

Stream:Disney+

Echo: Season 1

January 9, 20245 episodesPost-credit scene

Maya Lopez returns to Oklahoma to confront her past and Kingpin's shadow.

Stream:Disney+

X-Men '97: Season 1

March 20, 202410 episodesPost-credit scene

The animated X-Men continue their 90s saga as a new era dawns in Professor X's absence.

Stream:Disney+

Deadpool & Wolverine

July 26, 20242h 8mMultiverse / TVAPost-credit scene

Deadpool recruits a variant Wolverine to save his universe from TVA erasure.

Stream:Disney+

Agatha All Along: Season 1

September 18, 20249 episodes

Agatha Harkness walks the Witches' Road with a coven to reclaim her power.

Stream:Disney+

What If...?: Season 3

December 22, 20248 episodes

The Watcher's final season of multiverse stories, closing the animated anthology.

Stream:Disney+

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1

January 29, 202510 episodes

In an alternate timeline, Norman Osborn mentors a young Peter Parker as he becomes Spider-Man.

Stream:Disney+

Captain America: Brave New World

February 14, 20251h 58mPresent day (2027)Post-credit scene

Sam Wilson's Captain America uncovers a global conspiracy tied to adamantium and the Red Hulk.

Stream:Disney+

Daredevil: Born Again: Season 1

March 4, 20259 episodesPost-credit scene

Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk collide again as Fisk rises to political power in New York.

Stream:Disney+, Hulu

Thunderbolts*

May 2, 20252h 7mPresent day (2027)Post-credit scene

A team of antiheroes and ex-villains is thrown together for a deadly mission, and becomes the New Avengers.

Stream:Disney+

Ironheart: Season 1

June 24, 20256 episodesPost-credit scene

Riri Williams returns to Chicago and clashes with the mystical villain the Hood.

Stream:Disney+

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

July 25, 20251h 54mSet in the 1960s on Earth-828 (alternate universe)Post-credit scene

Marvel's First Family defends a retro-futuristic 1960s Earth-828 from Galactus and the Silver Surfer.

Stream:Disney+

Eyes of Wakanda: Season 1

August 1, 20254 episodes

Animated anthology following Wakandan warriors across history recovering stolen vibranium.

Stream:Disney+

Marvel Zombies: Season 1

September 24, 20254 episodes

Surviving heroes fight through a universe overrun by zombie superheroes.

Stream:Disney+

Wonder Man: Season 1

January 27, 20268 episodes

Struggling actor Simon Williams auditions for a superhero role, unaware the studio hides a darker agenda.

Stream:Disney+

Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2

March 24, 20268 episodes

Matt Murdock builds a resistance against Mayor Fisk's anti-vigilante crackdown in New York.

Stream:Disney+, Hulu

The Punisher: One Last Kill

May 12, 202651m

Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge until an old enemy's family pulls him back into the fight.

Stream:Disney+

X-Men '97: Season 2

July 1, 20269 episodesPost-credit scene

The X-Men are scattered across time and must survive the past and future to face Apocalypse.

Stream:Disney+

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

July 31, 20262h 25mSet in 2028, four years after No Way HomePost-credit scene

Peter Parker starts over, unknown to the world, and faces street-level threats with the Punisher and Hulk in his orbit.

Rent or buy:Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home

VisionQuest: Season 1

October 13, 20268 episodes

White Vision searches for identity and purpose while Ultron returns from the shadows.

Stream:Disney+