Film Phase 6 — Doomsday (2026)

Avengers: Doomsday

Name: Avengers: Doomsday
Released: 2026-12-18
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd

Releases December 18, 2026 2h 30m ★ Essential to the MCU

Beloved heroes from three distinct universes are set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they've ever encountered.

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Why It Matters in the MCU

The culmination of the Multiverse Saga assembles legacy Avengers and the newly integrated Fantastic Four against Doctor Doom — a villain the franchise has been building toward since Loki established the multiverse as its central mythology. Where Infinity War put the audience in Thanos's perspective, Doomsday positions Doom as a strategic rather than cosmic threat: a man whose intelligence and patience make him more dangerous than any single point of power. The Russo brothers' return to the franchise promises the structural sophistication that made Civil War and Infinity War the most dramatically successful large-ensemble entries.

Watch These First

61 titles lead into AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY — 149 hours in total. 45 of the 61 are essential. It releases in 74 days, so that is about 2.0 hours a day from now.

Captain America: The First Avenger Essential 2h 4m ★ 7.0
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter Essential 0h 15m ★ 7.2
Agent Carter (Season 1) Essential 6h ★ 7.5
Agent Carter (Season 2) Essential 7h 30m ★ 7.5
X-Men: First Class Recommended 2h 12m ★ 7.3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Unconfirmed 1h 47m ★ 6.3
X-Men Recommended 1h 44m ★ 7.0
X2: X-Men United Recommended 2h 14m ★ 7.0
X-Men: The Last Stand Recommended 1h 44m ★ 6.4
The Wolverine 2h 6m ★ 6.4
X-Men: Days of Future Past Recommended 2h 11m ★ 7.5
X-Men: Apocalypse Recommended 2h 24m ★ 6.5
Dark Phoenix Recommended 1h 54m ★ 6.0
Captain Marvel Essential 2h 4m ★ 6.8
Iron Man Essential 2h 6m ★ 7.7
Iron Man 2 Essential 2h 4m ★ 6.9
The Incredible Hulk Essential 1h 52m ★ 6.3
Iron Man 2 (Post-Credit Scene) Essential 0h 2m
Thor Essential 1h 55m ★ 6.8 +2 before this
Captain America: The First Avenger (Credits) Essential 0h 2m
Thor (Post-Credit Scene) Essential 0h 2m
The Avengers Essential 2h 23m ★ 8.1 +2 before this
Iron Man 3 Essential 2h 10m ★ 6.9
Thor: The Dark World Essential 1h 52m ★ 6.5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Essential 2h 16m ★ 7.7
Guardians of the Galaxy Essential 2h 1m ★ 7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Essential 2h 16m ★ 7.6
Avengers: Age of Ultron Essential 2h 21m ★ 7.3
Ant-Man Essential 1h 57m ★ 7.1
Captain America: Civil War Essential 2h 27m ★ 7.5
Team Thor 0h 4m ★ 7.2
Team Thor: Part 2 0h 2m ★ 6.9
Black Widow Essential 2h 14m ★ 7.2
Eyes of Wakanda (Season 1) Essential 2h ★ 6.2
Black Panther Essential 2h 14m ★ 7.4
Spider-Man: Homecoming Essential 2h 13m ★ 7.3
Doctor Strange Essential 1h 55m ★ 7.4
Deadpool Essential 1h 48m ★ 7.6
Deadpool 2 Essential 1h 59m ★ 7.5
Thor: Ragnarok Essential 2h 10m ★ 7.6
Team Darryl 0h 4m ★ 6.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp Essential 1h 58m ★ 6.9
Avengers: Infinity War Essential 2h 29m ★ 8.2
Ant-Man & The Wasp (All Credits) Essential 0h 3m
Captain Marvel (Post-Credits Scene) Essential 0h 2m
Logan Recommended 2h 17m ★ 7.8
Avengers: Endgame Essential 3h 2m ★ 8.2
Avengers: Endgame Encore Essential 3h 5m
WandaVision (Season 1) Essential 6h ★ 8.2
WandaVision (Ep 9 Mid-Credit Scene) Essential 0h 2m
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Season 1) Essential 5h ★ 7.6
Loki (Season 1) Essential 5h ★ 8.2
Peter's To-Do List Essential 0h 4m ★ 7.0
Spider-Man: Far From Home Essential 2h 9m ★ 7.4
Black Widow (Post-Credit Scene) Essential 0h 3m
Hawkeye (Season 1) Essential 5h ★ 7.8 +7 before this
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Essential 2h 12m ★ 7.5 +1 before this
Spider-Man: No Way Home Essential 2h 28m ★ 7.9 +14 before this
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Essential 2h 6m ★ 7.2
Ms. Marvel (Season 1) 4h 30m ★ 6.3
Thor: Love and Thunder Essential 1h 59m ★ 6.4
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Essential 2h 41m ★ 7.0
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Essential 2h 4m ★ 6.2
The Marvels 1h 45m ★ 5.9 +1 before this
Loki (Season 2) Essential 5h ★ 8.2
Deadpool & Wolverine Essential 2h 8m ★ 7.6
Captain America: Brave New World Essential 1h 58m ★ 6.0 +1 before this
Thunderbolts* Essential 2h 7m ★ 7.3
Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2h 10m ★ 8.0 +12 before this
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Essential 2h 10m ★ 7.0

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Where It Fits in the MCU

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY sits at position 158 of 158 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 6 — Doomsday (2026) era. It is rated Essential — must-watch for following the main MCU narrative. Watching in story-chronological order provides the most coherent character development experience — individual arcs build naturally toward the franchise's major crossover events, with each film's post-credits scenes carrying forward into what follows.