Eyes of Wakanda (Season 1)
"Every mission shapes a legacy."
Follow the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history in this globe-trotting adventure, where they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are the Hatut Zaraze and this is their story.
How to watch ~30min · Watch right after Black Panther.
Animated anthology showing Wakandan warriors through history protecting vibranium. Context for Wakanda lore.
Why It Matters in the MCU
The animated anthology series exploring Wakandan history across different eras is the MCU's most ambitious animated world-building project to date, expanding the Wakandan mythology beyond its film appearances into a multi-generational historical narrative. The anthology format allows each episode to adopt a visual style suited to its historical period, from ancient Africa to the colonial era to the Cold War, producing the franchise's most visually diverse animated content. Its existence reflects how thoroughly Black Panther's cultural impact reshaped what stories Marvel believed were commercially viable.
Watch These First
9 titles lead into Eyes of Wakanda (Season 1) — 20 hours in total, 7 of them essential.
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Thor
- The Avengers
- Iron Man 3
- Thor: The Dark World
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Captain America: Civil War
- Black Panther
Opens the planner with just these titles, so you can set your own pace.
Where It Fits in the MCU
Eyes of Wakanda (Season 1) sits at position 72 of 165 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 3B — Civil War & Fallout (2016–2018) era. It is rated Optional — can be skipped without losing the main thread. 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.
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