Film Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026)

Madame Web

Name: Madame Web
Released: 2024-02-14
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim

"Her web connects them all."

Released February 14, 2024 1h 56m ★ 5.3TMDB ○ Optional

Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.

How to watch Optional — standalone Sony SSU.

Watch note

A New York paramedic with clairvoyant powers protects three young women from a spider-powered villain hunting them. Sony’s Spider-Man Universe; disconnected from the MCU.

Outside the MCU A Sony's Spider-Man Universe production, made outside Marvel Studios, so it belongs to a separate continuity. It's listed here because it shares characters with the MCU — whether you watch it is up to you.

Where It Fits in the MCU

Madame Web sits at position 145 of 165 in the MCU's story-chronological order, placing it within the Phase 5 — The Multiverse War (2025–2026) 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.