Movie release order:
Phase One:
Iron Man (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Thor (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)
Phase Two:
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Phase Three:
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Black Panther (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Untitled Avengers Film (2019)
Phase One
Captain America: The First Avenger
Agent Carter (seasons one and two)
Agent Carter (one-shot — Iron Man 3 DVD)
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
The Incredible Hulk
The Consultant (one-shot — Thor DVD)
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer (one-shot Captain America: First Avenger DVD)
Thor
Avengers
Item 47 (one-shot — Avengers DVD)
For phase two, things almost play out in release order, except Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes directly after the firstGuardians, meaning the movie has been moved into Phase Two, despite being a Phase Three release.
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Also of note, one-shots were phased out during Phase Two with the introduction of the Netflix shows and Agents of Shield. For those who do embark on Agents of Shield(the second and third seasons are great), you should definitely watch along with the movies as they have major effects on the show’s story.
Phase Two
Iron Man 3
All Hail the King (one-shot – Thor: The Dark World)
Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 1 — 7)
Thor: The Dark World
Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 8 — 16)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Agents of Shield (season one: episodes 17 — 22)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Daredevil (season one)
Agents of Shield (season two: episodes 1 — 19)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Agents of Shield (season two: episodes 20 — 22)
Ant-Man
Jessica Jones (season one)
Daredevil (season two)
Agents of Shield (season three: episodes 1 — 19)
Made it this far? Well done, you’ve watched a whole lot of Marvel! Phase Three marks some of the best MCU movies so far, but also some timeline bending difficulties. For instance, Doctor Strangebegins before Civil War, but finishes after Civil War, Slingshot features lots of flashbacks, and Agents of Shield season five features a lot of obscure time travelling. Also, Black Panther and Spider-Man both take place directly after Civil War, while Ragnarok and Panther directly lead into Avengers: Infinity War.Below’s just a guide for a manageable way of watching based mainly on release order.
Phase Three
Captain America: Civil War
Agents of Shield (season three: episodes 20 — 22)
Luke Cage (season one)
Doctor Strange
Agents of Shield (season four: episodes 1 — 8)
Agents of Shield: Slingshot (web series)
Agents of Shield (season four: episodes 9 — 22)
Iron Fist (season one)
The Defenders (season one)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Inhumans (season one)
The Punisher (season one)
Runaways (season one)
Black Panther
Jessica Jones (season two)
Agents of Shield (season five, episodes 1 — 14)
Cloak and Dagger (season one)
Thor: Ragnarok
Avengers Infinity War
Congratulations. If you’ve watched all of the above, you’ve processed over nine days worth of Marvel movies and television. Nine days! And there’s still more to come, including: Ant Man and The Wasp, Captain Marvel, an untitled fourth Avengers movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Luke Cage season two, Daredevil season three, The Punisher season two, Iron Fist season two, Jessica Jones season three, and New Warriors season one. Phew.