Series Phase 4 — Multiverse Opens (2024–2025)

Ironheart (Season 1)

Name: Ironheart (Season 1)
Released: 2025-06-24
Duration: 300 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Dominique Thorne, Lyric Ross, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam, Anji White

"Every dream has a cost."

Released June 24, 2025 5h ★ 5.3TMDB ◆ Recommended for the MCU

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

Watch note

Riri Williams builds her Iron Heart suit in Chicago, and takes on The Hood.

Why It Matters in the MCU

Riri Williams' solo series transitions the young inventor from her Wakanda Forever appearance into her own narrative — a Black girl from Chicago building Iron Man-level technology from found materials, navigating the tension between technical genius and the social realities of her environment. The series builds on Tony Stark's technological idealism while grounding it in a class and geographic context that Stark's billionaire framework couldn't access. Its placement in the MCU timeline positions Riri as one of the franchise's next-generation technical leads alongside Morgan Stark.

Watch These First

22 titles lead into Ironheart (Season 1) — 49 hours in total. All 22 are essential.

Captain America: The First Avenger Essential 2h 4m ★ 7.0
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 +3 before this
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
Captain America: Civil War Essential 2h 27m ★ 7.5 +1 before this
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
Thor: Ragnarok Essential 2h 10m ★ 7.6 +2 before this
Avengers: Infinity War Essential 2h 29m ★ 8.2 +5 before this
Captain Marvel (Post-Credits Scene) Essential 0h 2m
Avengers: Endgame Essential 3h 2m ★ 8.2 +10 before this
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Essential 2h 41m ★ 7.0 +1 before this

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Where It Fits in the MCU

Ironheart (Season 1) sits at position 130 of 158 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 4 — Multiverse Opens (2024–2025) era. It is rated Recommended — skippable, but you will miss something. 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.