A guide to the Avengers watch order from Iron Man to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, plus the Avengers: Doomsday release date of December 18, 2026, with sources.
The Avengers watch order now has one important addition. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out and, according to ABC News, is the 38th MCU film. Avengers: Doomsday follows in theaters on December 18, 2026. That makes the list of films to watch before Doomsday longer than it was last year.
The main Avengers series has four films. Here are their U.S. release dates, based on the Rotten Tomatoes list cited by detikJateng.
- The Avengers: May 4, 2012
- Avengers: Age of Ultron: May 1, 2015
- Avengers: Infinity War: April 27, 2018
- Avengers: Endgame: April 26, 2019
Avengers: Doomsday will be the fifth film in the series. It reunites the Avengers team on the big screen for the first time since 2019.
MCU Release Order From Phase 1 to Phase 6
Release order is the safest way for new viewers to go. It preserves the story’s surprises and helps viewers follow the post-credits scenes. Rotten Tomatoes divides the MCU films into six phases.
- Phase 1: Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012)
- Phase 2: 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 3: 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), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Phase 4: Black Widow (2021), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Eternals (2021), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Phase 5: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), The Marvels (2023), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Captain America: Brave New World (2025), Thunderbolts* (2025)
- Phase 6: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), Avengers: Doomsday (December 18, 2026)
All four main Avengers films fall within Phases 1 through 3. According to detikPop, the story from Iron Man to Endgame forms the Infinity Saga. Phases 4 through 6 steer the story toward the multiverse.
Viewers short on time can use Popverse’s condensed list, which picks the key titles from Iron Man to The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Popverse compiled it in April 2026, so Spider-Man: Brand New Day is not included.
Chronological order suits a rewatch marathon. According to detikJateng, the story timeline starts with Captain America: The First Avenger, followed by Captain Marvel and Iron Man. Plex notes that Disney+ places the series Eyes of Wakanda first on the MCU timeline. This order is more complicated than release order.
Latest MCU Movies and Series Before Doomsday
The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens Phase 6. According to detikJateng, it premiered in Indonesia on July 23, 2025. Doctor Doom first appears in this film.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened on July 31, 2026. ABC News reports that it beat Avengers: Endgame’s opening weekend record. Koran Jakarta, citing the Associated Press, says it has passed $2 billion worldwide. Local reports as of August 2026 say Marvel has not yet explained how the film connects to the plot of Doomsday.
Disney+ series also add to the Phase 6 story. According to Vandal, Wonder Man premiered on January 27, 2026. Rotten Tomatoes already includes VisionQuest in its list of Marvel series. Popverse lists Daredevil: Born Again season 2 as a 2026 project.