The MCU is full of series and movies that have expanded the world of Marvel since 2008. We explain everything about the order, phases, and upcoming projects.
What is the MCU? In 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe started with the first film about Iron Man. This is a vast film universe from Marvel that tells various stories within the same continuity. This includes series and movies.
In the following article, you will find an overview of all the movies and series of the MCU, and we will show you what is coming up next. We will first list the phases of the Marvel movies and series. Those who want to experience the films in chronological order of the story can jump directly to our heading.
All Phases of the MCU at a Glance
The Marvel Studios divide their films into different phases. These are also the release dates of the various films and series. In this overview, we list all phases and their corresponding productions:
Phase 1
- Iron Man (April 14, 2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (June 6, 2008)
- Iron Man 2 (April 26, 2010)
- Thor (April 17, 2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (July 19, 2011)
- Marvel’s The Avengers (April 11, 2012)
Phase 2
- Iron Man 3 (April 12, 2013)
- Thor – The Dark Kingdom (October 22, 2013)
- The Return of the First Avenger (March 13, 2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (July 21, 2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (April 13, 2015)
- Ant-Man (June 29, 2015)
Phase 3
- The First Avenger: Civil War (April 12, 2016)
- Doctor Strange (October 13, 2016)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (April 10, 2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (June 28, 2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (October 10, 2017)
- Black Panther (January 29, 2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (April 23, 2018)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (June 25, 2018)
- Captain Marvel (February 27, 2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (April 22, 2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (June 26, 2019)
Phase 4
- WandaVision as a series (Start: January 15, 2021)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as a series (Start: March 19, 2021)
- Loki as a series (Start: June 9, 2021)
- Black Widow (June 29, 2021)
- What if…? as an animated series (Start: August 11, 2021)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (August 16, 2021)
- Eternals (October 18, 2021)
- Hawkeye as a series (Start: November 24, 2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 13, 2021)
- Moon Knight as a series (Start: March 30, 2022)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 2, 2022)
- Ms. Marvel as a series (Start: June 8, 2022)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (June 23, 2022)
- I Am Groot as a series (Start: August 10, 2022)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Start: August 18, 2022)
- Werewolf by Night (October 7, 2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (October 26, 2022)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (November 25, 2022)
Phase 5
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 6, 2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (April 22, 2023)
- Secret Invasion as a series (Start: June 21, 2023)
- I Am Groot Season 2 (Start: September 6, 2023)
- Loki Season 2 (Start: October 5, 2023)
- The Marvels (November 7, 2023)
- What If…? Season 2 (Start: December 22, 2023)
- Echo as a series (Start: January 10, 2024)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (July 22, 2024)
- Agatha All Along as a series (Start: September 18, 2024)
- The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man as an animated series (Start: January 29, 2025)
- Captain America: Brave New World (February 11, 2025)
- Daredevil: Born Again as a series (Start: March 4, 2025)
- Thunderbolts* (April 22, 2025)
- Iron Heart as a series (Start: June 24, 2025)
Phase 6
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25, 2025)
- Avengers: Doomsday (December 18, 2026 (originally May 1, 2026))
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31, 2026)
- Avengers: Secret Wars (December 17, 2027 (originally May 7, 2027))
Marvel Series Not Specifically Assigned to Any Phase
- Marvel’s Agents of Shield (6 seasons, Start: September 24, 2013)
- Marvel’s Agent Carter (2 seasons, Start: January 6, 2015)
- Marvel’s Inhumans (1 season, Start: August 31, 2017)
- Marvel’s Daredevil (3 seasons, Start: April 10, 2015)
- Marvel’s Jessica Jones (3 seasons, Start: November 20, 2015)
- Marvel’s Luke Cage (2 seasons, Start: September 30, 2016)
- Marvel’s Iron Fist (2 seasons, Start: March 17, 2017)
- Marvel’s The Defenders (1 season, Start: August 18, 2017)
- Marvel’s The Punisher (2 seasons, Start: November 17, 2017)
- Marvel’s Runaways (3 seasons, Start: November 21, 2017)
- Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (2 seasons, Start June 7, 2018)
All Movies and Series from Marvel in Chronological Order
If you want to watch all the movies and series in the order they happened in the film universe, then follow this list:
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Marvel’s The Avengers
- Thor: The Dark Kingdom
- Iron Man 3
- Return of the First Avenger
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- I Am Groot
- (The first 3 seasons of Daredevil)
- (Jessica Jones)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- (Luke Cage)
- (Iron Fist)
- (Defenders)
- The First Avenger: Civil War
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- (Punisher)
- Doctor Strange
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Loki
- WandaVision
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Eternals
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Moon Knight
- Wakanda Forever
- Echo
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Ms. Marvel
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Werewolf by Night
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Secret Invasion
- The Marvels
- Deadpool and Wolverine
- Agatha All Along
- Daredevil Born Again
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Thunderbolts
So far, it also seems that there is no end to new content for Marvel fans, after all, a new series or movie is regularly released. One of the biggest upcoming events will be a new Avengers film that will once again unite many heroes: Avengers: Doomsday – Everything about the cast, trailer, and release – Everything about the upcoming Marvel film