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

The New Mutants

Name: The New Mutants
Released: 2020-08-28
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Maisie Williams, Henrique Zaga, Anya Taylor-Joy

"There is something new to fear."

Released August 28, 2020 1h 34m ★ 6.1TMDB ○ Optional

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

How to watch Optional — the final Fox X-Men film.

Watch note

A horror-tinged X-Men spinoff — five young mutants held in a secret facility. The last film of the Fox X-Men era. No MCU connection.

Outside the MCU A 20th Century Fox 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

The New Mutants sits at position 84 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.