MCU rewatch guide · Updated August 31, 2026

The complete Avengers: Doomsday rewatch order

This editorial watch order connects the Avengers saga to the MCU multiverse, the Fantastic Four, and the returning X-Men. It is not an official Marvel-required list: it is designed to refresh the characters and ideas most likely to matter before the film’s December 18, 2026 release.

Part 1: The Avengers foundation

  1. 1. Iron Man (2008) — Establishes Tony Stark and the technological legacy that still shapes the MCU.
  2. 2. The Avengers (2012) — The original team forms and learns how to face a global threat together.
  3. 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — Introduces Wanda and Vision while exposing the danger of a protector becoming a destroyer.
  4. 4. Captain America: Civil War (2016) — Breaks the Avengers apart and deepens the histories of Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Wakanda, and Spider-Man.
  5. 5. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — Brings nearly every active hero into one cosmic conflict.
  6. 6. Avengers: Endgame (2019) — Concludes the Infinity Saga and creates the emotional starting point for the next Avengers era.

Part 2: Multiverse essentials

  1. 7. WandaVision (2021) — Follows Wanda and Vision after Endgame and leads directly into later multiverse consequences.
  2. 8. Loki — Seasons 1 and 2 — The clearest MCU explanation of timelines, variants, branching realities, and the structure holding them together.
  3. 9. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) — Demonstrates how heroes and villains can cross between film universes.
  4. 10. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — Explores incursions, alternate universes, and the cost of moving between realities.
  5. 11. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) — Adds background on the Quantum Realm and multiversal conflict.

Part 3: New teams and colliding universes

  1. 12. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — Updates Wakanda and its defenders after Endgame.
  2. 13. Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — Establishes Sam Wilson’s place as Captain America.
  3. 14. Thunderbolts* (2025) — Brings together a separate team of complicated MCU heroes.
  4. 15. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) — Bridges MCU continuity with characters and history from the Fox Marvel films.
  5. 16. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) — Introduces Marvel’s First Family in their own reality; Marvel has explicitly said the film leads into Doomsday.

Optional X-Men refresher

Marvel has confirmed that X-Men characters are part of Doomsday. For a compact legacy refresher, watch X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). These films establish the relationships and timeline themes behind the returning team.

Fast-track order

Short on time? Watch Endgame → Loki → No Way Home → Multiverse of Madness → Deadpool & Wolverine → The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Add the original Avengers films if you want the full emotional arc.

Official reference: Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday page. The viewing order and relevance notes are GeminiFlix editorial recommendations.