With over two dozen projects comprising the Marvel Cinematic Universe, itโs sometimes easy to lose track of the order through which audiences should experience them. It is, of course, something pretty fluid as personal preferences might have some skipping a couple of projects in favor of their favorite ones. All in all, there are two general viewing orders that contain the entirety of the MCU. Aย Release Order, which respects the order in which projects were made available through the years, and aย Chronological Order, which takes into account when each projectโs plot takes place.
Personally speaking, theย Release Orderย should be followed when watching all MCU projects for the first time, with theย Chronological Orderย being something to use on rewatches. This is mostly due to the fact that major plot points would be spoiled if not watching the entirety of the franchise as it was released, similar to the way audiences watching Star Wars for the first time would be spoiledย The Empire Strikes Backโs major plot twist by having previously watched the prequel trilogy.
CHARACTER VIEWING ORDERS
When it comes to following specific characters, we got together individual viewing orders with their appearances through the years. These can be as a central character to the plot or as blink-and-you-miss type cameos, many on mid or post-credit scenes. Keep in mind this is a work in progress, as new characters will keep being added.
