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Marvel Cinematic Timeline Viewing GuideTopic RSSMarvel Cinematic Timeline Viewing GuideRead the original blog post Topic Rating: 0 (0 votes) October 28, 2014
10:53 pmDirector E
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If you are new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or have watched some or all of the movies and are just now jumping in to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. here’s the order in which you should watch. There are many tie-in events and themes throughout the movies, one-shots and TV series and this guide will help you watch in the order that will provide the most continuity and enjoyment.
You can buy the first six movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 1 box set and other movies and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes individually (see below).
Viewing Order
Phase 1
- Captain America: The First Avenger [Buy
] (Majority takes place in the 1940s)
- Agent Carter Marvel One-Shot (Iron Man 3Blu Ray extras, set in 1946)
- Season 1 of Agent Carter the series begins January 2015 on ABC. (It starts mid way through the one-shot in 1946) *see note below
- Iron Man [Buy
- Iron Man 2 [Buy
- The Incredible Hulk [Buy
- The Consultant Marvel One-Shot (Thor DVD extras)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer Marvel One-shot (Captain America DVD extras)
- Thor [Buy
- The Avengers [Buy
- Item 47 Marvel One-Shot (The AvengersBlu Ray extras)
Phase 2 So far
- Iron Man 3 [Buy
- All Hail the King Marvel One Shot (Thor: The Dark World Blu Ray extras)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:01 – Pilot (Iron Man 3 Tie-in) [Buy Episodes
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:02 – 0-8-4
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:03 – The Asset
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:04 – Eye-Spy
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:05 – Girl in the Flower Dress
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:06 – F.Z.Z.T.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:07 – The Hub
- Thor: The Dark World [Buy
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:08 – The Well (Thor: TDW Tie-in)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:09 – Repairs (Thor: TDW Tie-in)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:10 – The Bridge
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:11 – The Magical Place
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:12 – Seeds
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:13 – T.R.A.C.K.S.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:14 – T.A.H.I.T.I.
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:15 – Yes Men
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:16 – End of the Beginning (Captain America: TWS Tie-in)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Buy
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:17 – Turn, Turn, Turn Captain America: TWS Tie-in)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 1:18 – Providence
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 19 – The Only Light in the Darkness
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 20 – Nothing Personal
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 21 – Ragtag
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 22 – Beginning of the End [Buy Series on Blu Ray
- Guardians of the Galaxy [Pre-Order (Released Dec 9)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:01 [Buy Episodes
] (Ties in with upcoming Agent Carter series)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:02
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:03
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:04
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:05
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:06
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:07
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:08
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:09
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 2:10
Coming up in Phase 2
- Agent Carter Episodes 1-8 (Begins Jan 2015)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episodes 11-22 (Begins Mar? 2015)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 2015)
- Ant Man – (Jul 2015)
Coming up in Phase 3
- Captain America : Civil War (May 2016)
- Doctor Strange (Nov 2016)
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (May 2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (July 2017)
- Black Panther (Nov 2017)
- Avengers: Infinity Wars Pt 1 (May 2018)
- Captain Marvel (Jul 2018)
- Inhumans (Nov 2018)
- Avengers: Infinity Wars Pt 2 (May 2019)
* Note on the upcoming Agent Carter series, while chronologically this takes place in 1946, elements of the series may spoil the events that take place in season 1 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and for this reason new viewers may prefer to watch the Agent Carter series as aired during season 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and not before.
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October 28, 2014
10:54 pmSentinelGuest2
Gotta admit to being confused a little in the timings.. Based on the movies and shorts I would think the progression is:
…
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
Thor
The Consultant
The Avengers
…
The reasoning is the way Thor ties in to Iron Man 2. Thor begins around what, 2/3rds of the way in to Iron Man 2 (Agent Coulson left for something big, and at the end of the credits you see the scene of him pulling up and seeing the Hammer while all the Rednecks are trying to grab it themselves..)
With Thor happening, I find it hard to believe Hulk is going nuts then too. I mean Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man all having their own battles in separate areas of the US all at basically the same time? That’s a little much.
The only thing up in the air really is, Hulk could have happened BEFORE Iron Man.. Since the scene at the end with Tony is part of The Consultant, it’s safe to assume that it takes place a while after the events.. That and the General’s drinking hole makes it seem like he’s been washed out for a while :p
Regardless, imho my timeline makes a little more sense, and evens out the pacing a little rather than having all kinds of hell going down at once..
October 29, 2014
7:57 amAgent K80
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February 22, 2014 Offline3
Sentinel said
Gotta admit to being confused a little in the timings.. Based on the movies and shorts I would think the progression is:
…
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
Thor
The Consultant
The Avengers
…The reasoning is the way Thor ties in to Iron Man 2. Thor begins around what, 2/3rds of the way in to Iron Man 2 (Agent Coulson left for something big, and at the end of the credits you see the scene of him pulling up and seeing the Hammer while all the Rednecks are trying to grab it themselves..)
With Thor happening, I find it hard to believe Hulk is going nuts then too. I mean Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man all having their own battles in separate areas of the US all at basically the same time? That’s a little much.
The only thing up in the air really is, Hulk could have happened BEFORE Iron Man.. Since the scene at the end with Tony is part of The Consultant, it’s safe to assume that it takes place a while after the events.. That and the General’s drinking hole makes it seem like he’s been washed out for a while :p
Regardless, imho my timeline makes a little more sense, and evens out the pacing a little rather than having all kinds of hell going down at once..
There is a scene in Ironman 2 (at the end) showing the reporter covering the Hulk battle at the university.. so Hulk finishes after Iron man 2.. and yes, they all were battling at around the same time at different places in the world…
wait till they introduce more characters, there will be battles occurring in every nook and corner of the universe every day by then.
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Agent SullivanOctober 29, 2014
8:41 amBenGuest4
Check out “Fury’s Big Week” comic series. It is MCU canon and explains what Nick Fury had to deal with the week that Iron Man 2, Incredible Hulk and Thor all took place in.
October 30, 2014
1:09 pmMartin TaylorGuest5
Actually, although Captain America TFA is set in the 1940s the start and end are just before AA, the post credits scene is actually straight from AA. So, it should be Thor, Cap the the Avengers.
October 30, 2014
5:10 pmFaldang
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October 27, 2014 Offline6
Isn’t it best (for actually picking up the storyline) to just watch all the stuff in the order it was released?
Of course, if someone wants to watch them chronologically from the POV of the Universe, then it takes some juggling around. But I don’t think such an order would be friendly to new viewers.
October 31, 2014
9:33 amAgent K80
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Faldang said
Isn’t it best (for actually picking up the storyline) to just watch all the stuff in the order it was released?
Of course, if someone wants to watch them chronologically from the POV of the Universe, then it takes some juggling around. But I don’t think such an order would be friendly to new viewers.
it is meant for the direhard fans.. i know some one made such a version into a single movie and uploaded it on a server
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FaldangNovember 5, 2014
1:24 pmAgent SullivanMissouri, USA
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Faldang said
Isn’t it best (for actually picking up the storyline) to just watch all the stuff in the order it was released?Of course, if someone wants to watch them chronologically from the POV of the Universe, then it takes some juggling around. But I don’t think such an order would be friendly to new viewers.
With the MCU spanning so many media types now, and some of the films spanning large time-frames, it’s probably impossible to create one perfect viewing order for everything.
I would probably agree with you that for a new viewer the easiest initial viewing order for Phase 1 is probably release order (or perhaps swapping IM2 and IH)–and possibly skipping the One-Shots the first time through.
And the order Director E posted is what I would suggest for Season 1 & Phase 2 (so far).
My preferred viewing Phase 1 order (for personal use) is:
Iron Man
Iron Man 2 (skipping the post-credits scene)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
Thor
Incredible Hulk (skipping the post-credits scene)
The Consultant
Captain America: The First Avenger (skipping the post-credits)
Avengers
Item 47
It’s not perfectly chronological but it’s pretty close, and I like the way it flows. It works for me, but your mileage my vary
[With there being so much now in the MCU I occasionally do thematic viewings. For example, Iron Man viewing would be IM, IM2, The Consultant, Avengers, IM3; Captain America would be CA:FA, (Agent Carter OS), Avengers, CA:WS, [A:AoU, CA:CW, etc]. A Peggy Carter marathon could be CA:FA, opening scene of episode 2.01, Agent Carter season 1, Agent Carter OS, CA:WS, and so on–with rumored appearances in other phase 2 works to be inserted where necessary.]
But like I said, there’s no one perfect viewing order. There is nothing wrong with the one Director E posted above, release order also works, or whatever order you prefer.
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November 5, 2014
2:50 pmAgentFC
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Agent Sullivan said
[With there being so much now in the MCU I occasionally do thematic viewings. For example, Iron Man viewing would be IM, IM2, The Consultant, Avengers, IM3; Captain America would be CA:FA, (Agent Carter OS), Avengers, CA:WS, [A:AoU, CA:CW, etc]. A Peggy Carter marathon could be CA:FA, opening scene of episode 2.01, Agent Carter season 1, Agent Carter OS, CA:WS, and so on–with rumored appearances in other phase 2 works to be inserted where necessary.]
Agree with this method!
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