Series Phase 3B — Civil War & Fallout (2016–2018)

Inhumans (Season 1)

Name: Inhumans (Season 1)
Released: 2017-09-29
Duration: 336 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Iwan Rheon, Isabelle Cornish, Ken Leung

Released September 29, 2017 5h 36m ★ 5.8TMDB ○ Optional to the MCU

After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where their surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them may prove to not only save them, but Earth itself.

Watch note

Largely disowned by Marvel. No Doomsday connection.

Why It Matters in the MCU

The IMAX-then-television series built around Marvel's Inhuman royal family is the franchise's most critically rejected live-action production, fundamentally compromised by budget and scheduling decisions that moved the project from feature film to television before either format had been properly resourced. Anson Mount's silent Black Bolt is the performance that survives the production's difficulties, and his eventual casting in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was treated as a reclamation. The series stands as the clearest evidence of what happens when franchise obligation overrides creative readiness.

Where It Fits in the MCU

Inhumans (Season 1) sits at position 78 of 158 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.