Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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The following outline serves as an overview of and topical guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), an American media franchise and shared universe created by Marvel Studios and owned by the Walt Disney Company. The franchise began in 2008 with the release of the film Iron Man and has since expanded to include various superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios, television series from Marvel Television, short films, digital series, literature, and other media. These are based on characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige produces every film and series from that studio for the MCU. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
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The franchise has been commercially successful and has grossed over $32 billion at the global box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises and the highest-grossing film franchise of all time.[1] This includes Avengers: Endgame (2019), which concluded its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of all time.[2] The franchise has received numerous accolades for its films and television series. It has inspired other film and television studios to attempt similar shared universes, and also spawned the creation of several themed attractions, documentary series, literary material, and multiple tie-in video games.
Organizations
- Marvel Studios – Creator of the MCU and the production company for its films, television series, and other media; currently part of Walt Disney Studios; the studio's television series have been released under the "Marvel Television" label since late 2024
- Marvel Studios Animation – Division of Marvel Studios focused on producing animated television series, which have been released under the division's "Marvel Animation" label since 2024
- Marvel Television – Production company for some television series from 2013 to 2020 that was folded into Marvel Studios in 2019
Influential people
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- Avi Arad – Founder of Marvel Studios
- David Maisel – Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios
- Kevin Feige – President of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel
- Louis D'Esposito – Co-president of Marvel Studios
- Brad Winderbaum – Head of Streaming, Television and Animation at Marvel Studios, former Vice President of Production and Development
- Victoria Alonso – Former president of production at Marvel Studios
- Jeph Loeb – Former executive vice president of Marvel Television
- Stan Lee – Creator or co-creator of many Marvel characters adapted in the MCU, who frequently made cameo appearances
Content
Feature films
Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "Phases",[4][5] with three phases making up a "Saga".[6][5]
The Infinity Saga
The films from Phase One, Phase Two, and Phase Three are collectively known as "The Infinity Saga".[4]
Phase One
| Film[5] | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Man | May 2, 2008 | Jon Favreau[7] | Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway[7][8] | Avi Arad and Kevin Feige |
| The Incredible Hulk | June 13, 2008 | Louis Leterrier[9] | Zak Penn[10] | Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, and Kevin Feige |
| Iron Man 2 | May 7, 2010 | Jon Favreau[11] | Justin Theroux[12] | Kevin Feige |
| Thor | May 6, 2011 | Kenneth Branagh[13] | Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne[14] | |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | July 22, 2011 | Joe Johnston[15] | Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely[16] | |
| The Avengers | May 4, 2012 | Joss Whedon[17] | ||
Phase Two
| Film[5] | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Man 3 | May 3, 2013 | Shane Black[18] | Drew Pearce & Shane Black[18][19] | Kevin Feige |
| Thor: The Dark World | November 8, 2013 | Alan Taylor[20] | Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely[21] | |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | April 4, 2014 | Anthony and Joe Russo[22] | Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely[23] | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | August 1, 2014 | James Gunn[24] | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman[25] | |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | May 1, 2015 | Joss Whedon[26] | ||
| Ant-Man | July 17, 2015 | Peyton Reed[27] | Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd[28] | |
Phase Three
The Multiverse Saga
The films from Phase Four, Phase Five, and Phase Six are collectively known as "The Multiverse Saga".[4] The Phases also include multiple television series and three television specials streaming on Disney+.[4][5]
Phase Four films
| Film[5] | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Widow | July 9, 2021[a] | Cate Shortland[49] | Eric Pearson[50] | Kevin Feige |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | September 3, 2021 | Destin Daniel Cretton[51] | Dave Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham[52] | Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz |
| Eternals | November 5, 2021 | Chloé Zhao[53] | Chloé Zhao and Chloé Zhao & Patrick Burleigh and Ryan Firpo & Kaz Firpo[54][55][b] | Kevin Feige and Nate Moore |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | December 17, 2021 | Jon Watts[56] | Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers[57] | Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | May 6, 2022 | Sam Raimi[58] | Michael Waldron[59] | Kevin Feige |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | July 8, 2022 | Taika Waititi[60] | Taika Waititi & Jennifer Kaytin Robinson[61] | Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | November 11, 2022 | Ryan Coogler[62] | Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole[62][63] | Kevin Feige and Nate Moore |
Phase Five films
| Film[5][64] | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | February 17, 2023 | Peyton Reed[65] | Jeff Loveness[66] | Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | May 5, 2023 | James Gunn[67] | Kevin Feige | |
| The Marvels | November 10, 2023 | Nia DaCosta[68] | Nia DaCosta and Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik[69] | |
| Deadpool & Wolverine | July 26, 2024 | Shawn Levy[70] | Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy[71] | Kevin Feige, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ryan Reynolds, and Shawn Levy |
| Captain America: Brave New World | February 14, 2025 | Julius Onah[72] | Rob Edwards and Malcolm Spellman & Dalan Musson and Julius Onah & Peter Glanz[73] | Kevin Feige and Nate Moore |
| Thunderbolts* [c] | May 2, 2025 | Jake Schreier[72] | Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo[76] | Kevin Feige |
Phase Six films
| Film[5] | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fantastic Four: First Steps | July 25, 2025 | Matt Shakman[77] | Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson and Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer[78][79] | Kevin Feige | Released |
| Spider-Man: Brand New Day | July 31, 2026[80] | Destin Daniel Cretton[81] | Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers[82] | Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Rachel O'Connor | Post-production |
| Avengers: Doomsday | December 18, 2026[83] | Anthony and Joe Russo[84] | Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely[84][85] | Kevin Feige, Anthony Russo, and Joe Russo | |
| Avengers: Secret Wars | December 17, 2027[83] | Pre-production |
Future films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Panther 3 | 2028[86] | Ryan Coogler[87][88] | Kevin Feige and Nate Moore | In development | |
| Armor Wars | TBA | TBA | Yassir Lester[89] | Kevin Feige | |
| Blade | TBA | TBA | Eric Pearson[90] | ||
| Untitled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sequel | TBA | Destin Daniel Cretton[91] | Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz | ||
| Untitled X-Men film | TBA | Jake Schreier[92] | Michael Lesslie, Joanna Calo, and Lee Sung Jin[93] | Kevin Feige | |
Television series
Marvel Television series
ABC series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Showrunner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 1 | 22 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell[94] | |
| 2 | 22 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | |||
| 3 | 22 | September 29, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | |||
| 4 | 22 | September 20, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | |||
| 5 | 22 | December 1, 2017 | May 18, 2018 | |||
| 6 | 13 | May 10, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | |||
| 7 | 13 | May 27, 2020 | August 12, 2020 | |||
| Agent Carter | 1 | 8 | January 6, 2015 | February 24, 2015 | Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, and Chris Dingess[95] | |
| 2 | 10 | January 19, 2016 | March 1, 2016 | |||
| Inhumans | 1 | 8 | September 29, 2017[d] | November 10, 2017 | Scott Buck[97] | |
Netflix series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Showrunner(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daredevil | 1 | 13 | April 10, 2015 | Steven S. DeKnight[98] | ||
| 2 | 13 | March 18, 2016 | Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez[99] | |||
| 3 | 13 | October 19, 2018 | Erik Oleson[100] | |||
| Jessica Jones | 1 | 13 | November 20, 2015 | Melissa Rosenberg[101] | ||
| 2 | 13 | March 8, 2018 | ||||
| 3 | 13 | June 14, 2019 | Melissa Rosenberg and Scott Reynolds[102] | |||
| Luke Cage | 1 | 13 | September 30, 2016 | Cheo Hodari Coker[103] | ||
| 2 | 13 | June 22, 2018 | ||||
| Iron Fist | 1 | 13 | March 17, 2017 | Scott Buck[104] | ||
| 2 | 10 | September 7, 2018 | M. Raven Metzner[105] | |||
| The Defenders | 1 | 8 | August 18, 2017 | Marco Ramirez[106] | ||
| The Punisher | 1 | 13 | November 17, 2017 | Steve Lightfoot[107] | ||
| 2 | 13 | January 18, 2019 | ||||
Young adult series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Showrunner(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||||
| Runaways | 1 | 10 | November 21, 2017 | January 9, 2018 | Hulu | Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage[108] | |
| 2 | 13 | December 21, 2018 | |||||
| 3 | 10 | December 13, 2019 | |||||
| Cloak & Dagger | 1 | 10 | June 7, 2018 | August 2, 2018 | Freeform | Joe Pokaski[109] | |
| 2 | 10 | April 4, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | ||||
Adventure into Fear
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Network | Showrunner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helstrom[e] | 1 | 10 | October 16, 2020 | Hulu | Paul Zbyszewski[111] | ||
Marvel Studios series
Television series produced by Marvel Studios are released exclusively on Disney+, unless otherwise noted, and as part of their corresponding Phases.[4]
Phase Four series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Production division | Head writer | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||||
| WandaVision | 1 | 9 | January 15, 2021 | March 5, 2021 | N/a | Jac Schaeffer[112] | Matt Shakman[113] | |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 1 | 6 | March 19, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | Malcolm Spellman[114] | Kari Skogland[115] | ||
| Loki | 1 | 6 | June 9, 2021 | July 14, 2021 | Michael Waldron[116] | Kate Herron[117] | ||
| What If...? | 1 | 9 | August 11, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | Marvel Studios Animation | A. C. Bradley[118] | Bryan Andrews[118] | |
| Hawkeye | 1 | 6 | November 24, 2021 | December 22, 2021 | N/a | Jonathan Igla[119] | Rhys Thomas and Bert & Bertie[120] | |
| Moon Knight | 1 | 6 | March 30, 2022 | May 4, 2022 | Jeremy Slater[121] | Mohamed Diab and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead[122] | ||
| Ms. Marvel | 1 | 6 | June 8, 2022 | July 13, 2022 | Bisha K. Ali[123] | Adil & Bilall, Meera Menon, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy[124] | ||
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 1 | 9 | August 18, 2022 | October 13, 2022 | Jessica Gao[125] | Kat Coiro and Anu Valia[126] | ||
Phase Five series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Production division / label[f] | Head writer(s) / showrunner[g] | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||||
| Secret Invasion | 1 | 6 | June 21, 2023 | July 26, 2023 | N/a | Kyle Bradstreet[128][h] | Ali Selim[134] | |
| Loki | 2 | 6 | October 5, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | Eric Martin[135] | Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Dan DeLeeuw, and Kasra Farahani[136] | ||
| What If...? | 2 | 9 | December 22, 2023 | December 30, 2023 | Marvel Studios Animation | A.C. Bradley[137] | Stephan Franck and Bryan Andrews[138][139] | |
| 3 | 8 | December 22, 2024 | December 29, 2024 | Marvel Animation | Matthew Chauncey[140] | |||
| Echo | 1 | 5 | January 9, 2024[i] | Marvel Spotlight[143] | Marion Dayre and Amy Rardin[141] | Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie[144] | ||
| Agatha All Along | 1 | 9 | September 18, 2024 | October 30, 2024 | Marvel Television | Jac Schaeffer[129] | Jac Schaeffer, Rachel Goldberg, and Gandja Monteiro[145] | |
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | 1 | 10 | January 29, 2025 | February 19, 2025 | Marvel Animation | Jeff Trammell[131] | Mel Zwyer,[146] Liza Singer,[147] and Stu Livingston[148] | |
| Daredevil: Born Again | 1 | 9 | March 4, 2025 | April 15, 2025 | Marvel Television | Dario Scardapane[130] | Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd[149] | |
| Ironheart | 1 | 6 | June 24, 2025 | July 1, 2025 | Chinaka Hodge[150] | Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes[151] | ||
Phase Six series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Production label(s) | Showrunner[j] | Director(s) | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||||||
| Eyes of Wakanda | 1 | 4 | August 1, 2025 | Marvel Animation | Todd Harris[153] | Todd Harris and John Fang[154] | Released | ||
| Marvel Zombies | 1 | 4 | September 24, 2025 | Bryan Andrews[153][155] | Bryan Andrews[152] | ||||
| Wonder Man | 1 | 8 | January 27, 2026 | Marvel Television Marvel Spotlight[156] | Andrew Guest[157] | Destin Daniel Cretton, James Ponsoldt, Tiffany Johnson, and Stella Meghie[158] | |||
| Daredevil: Born Again | 2 | 8 | March 24, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | Marvel Television | Dario Scardapane[159][160] | Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Solvan "Slick" Naim, Angela Barnes, and Iain B. MacDonald[161] | ||
| 3 | TBA | March 2027[162] | TBA | Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and Iain B. MacDonald[163][independent source needed][164] | Filming | ||||
| VisionQuest | 1 | 8[165] | Late 2026[166] | TBA | Terry Matalas[167] | Terry Matalas, Christopher J. Byrne, Vincenzo Natali, and Gandja Monteiro[168] | Post-production | ||
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | 2 | TBA | Late 2026[169] | TBA | Marvel Animation | Jeff Trammell[170][131] | TBA | In production | |
Future series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | Production label | Showrunner / Head writer | Director | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||||||
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | 3[171] | TBA | TBA | TBA | Marvel Studios Animation | Jeff Trammell[131] | TBA | In production | |
| Wonder Man | 2[172] | TBA | TBA | Marvel Television | Andrew Guest[172] | Destin Daniel Cretton[172] | In development | ||
| Marvel Zombies | 2[173] | TBA | TBA | Marvel Studios Animation | TBA | TBA | In production | ||
Television specials
Television specials produced by Marvel Studios and released on Disney+ are marketed as "Marvel Studios Special Presentations" and "Marvel Television Special Presentations".[174][175]
Phase Four specials
| Special[5] | Release date | Director | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werewolf by Night | October 7, 2022 | Michael Giacchino[176] | Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron[177] |
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | November 25, 2022 | James Gunn[178] | |
Phase Six specials
| Special | Release date | Director | Writers | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Punisher: One Last Kill | May 12, 2026[179] | Reinaldo Marcus Green[180] | Jon Bernthal & Reinaldo Marcus Green[180] | Post-production |
Short films
Marvel One-Shots
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Home media release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Consultant | September 13, 2011 | Leythum[181] | Eric Pearson[182][183] | Kevin Feige | Thor |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer | October 25, 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | |||
| Item 47 | September 25, 2012 | Louis D'Esposito[182][183] | Marvel's The Avengers | ||
| Agent Carter | September 3, 2013 (digital) September 24, 2013 (physical) |
Iron Man 3 | |||
| All Hail the King | February 4, 2014 (digital) February 25, 2014 (physical) |
Drew Pearce[184] | Thor: The Dark World | ||
Team Thor
| Film | U.S. release date | Director & Screenwriter | Producer | Home media release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | Physical | ||||
| Team Thor | August 28, 2016 | September 13, 2016 | Taika Waititi[185] | Kevin Feige | Captain America: Civil War |
| Team Thor: Part 2 | February 14, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | Doctor Strange | ||
| Team Darryl | February 20, 2018 | March 6, 2018 | Thor: Ragnarok | ||
I Am Groot
Digital series
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. web series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Declassified | 1 | 23 | September 23, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | ABC.com, Marvel.com, WatchABC.com, and Watch ABC | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent | 1 | 5 | March 4, 2015 | May 6, 2015 | ABC.com | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Academy | 1 | 5 | March 9, 2016 | May 4, 2016 | ABC.com and Watch ABC | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | 1 | 6 | December 13, 2016 | ABC.com | ||
Faux current affairs digital series
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||
| WHIH Newsfront | 1 | 5 | July 2, 2015 | July 16, 2015 | YouTube | |
| 2 | 5 | April 22, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | |||
| The Daily Bugle | 1 | 6 | October 23, 2019 | November 20, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 19 | November 24, 2021 | April 29, 2022 | TikTok and YouTube | ||
Tie-in comic books
| Title | No. of Issues |
Publication date(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First published | Last published | ||||
| Iron Man: I Am Iron Man! | 2 | January 27, 2010 | February 24, 2010 | Peter David[186] | Sean Chen[186] |
| Iron Man 2: Public Identity | 3 | April 28, 2010 | May 12, 2010 | Joe Casey and Justin Theroux[187] | Barry Kitson[187] |
| Iron Man 2: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 1 | September 1, 2010 | Joe Casey[187] | Tim Green, Felix Ruiz, and Matt Camp[187] | |
| Captain America: First Vengeance | 8 (digital) 4 (print) |
May 4, 2011 | June 29, 2011 | Fred Van Lente[188] | Neil Edwards and Luke Ross[189][190] |
| Marvel's The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week | March 7, 2012 | April 18, 2012 | Story by : Christopher Yost and Eric Pearson Scripts by : Eric Pearson[191] |
Luke Ross[192] | |
| Marvel's The Avengers: Black Widow Strikes | 3 | May 2, 2012 | June 6, 2012 | Fred Van Lente[193] | Neil Edwards[194] |
| Marvel's Iron Man 2 | 2 | November 7, 2012 | December 5, 2012 | Christos Gage[195][196] | Ramon Rosanas[195] |
| Marvel's Thor | 2 | January 16, 2013 | February 20, 2013 | Lan Medina[197] | |
| Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger | 2 | November 6, 2013 | December 11, 2013 | Peter David[198] | Wellinton Alves[198] |
| Marvel's The Avengers | 2 | December 24, 2014 | January 7, 2015 | Will Corona Pilgrim[199] | Joe Bennett[199] |
| Marvel's Iron Man 3 Prelude | 2 | January 2, 2013 | February 6, 2013 | Christos Gage[196] | Steve Kurth[196] |
| Marvel's Thor: The Dark World Prelude | 2 | June 5, 2013 | July 10, 2013 | Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost[200] | Scot Eaton and Ron Lim[200][201] |
| Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic | 1 | January 28, 2014 | Peter David[202] | Rock He-Kim[202] | |
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic – Dangerous Prey | 1 | April 1, 2014 | Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning[203][204] | Andrea Di Vito[203] | |
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude | 2 | April 2, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | Wellinton Alves[204][205] | |
| Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude – This Scepter'd Isle | 1 | February 3, 2015 | Will Corona Pilgrim[205][206][207] | ||
| Marvel's Ant-Man Prelude | 2 | February 4, 2015 | March 4, 2015 | Miguel Sepulveda[206] | |
| Marvel's Ant-Man – Scott Lang: Small Time | 1 | March 3, 2015 | Wellinton Alves and Daniel Govar[207] | ||
| Marvel's Jessica Jones | 1 | October 7, 2015 | Brian Michael Bendis[208] | Michael Gaydos[208] | |
| Marvel's Captain America: Civil War Prelude | 4 | December 16, 2015 | January 27, 2016 | Will Corona Pilgrim[k] | Szymon Kudranski and Lee Ferguson[209][221][219] |
| Marvel's Captain America: Civil War Prelude Infinite Comic | 1 | February 10, 2016 | Lee Ferguson, Goran Sudžuka, and Guillermo Mogorron[210] | ||
| Marvel's Doctor Strange Prelude | 2 | July 6, 2016 | August 24, 2016 | Jorge Fornés[211] | |
| Marvel's Doctor Strange Prelude Infinite Comic – The Zealot | 1 | September 7, 2016 | |||
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude | 2 | January 4, 2017 | February 1, 2017 | Christopher Allen[212] | |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude | 2 | March 1, 2017 | April 5, 2017 | Todd Nauck[213] | |
| Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok Prelude | 4 | July 5, 2017 | August 16, 2017 | J.L. Giles[214] | |
| Marvel's Black Panther Prelude | 2 | October 18, 2017 | November 15, 2017 | Annapaola Martello[215] | |
| Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Prelude | 2[222] | December 18, 2017 January 24, 2018[223] |
February 5, 2018 February 28, 2018[224] |
Tigh Walker and Jorge Fornés[216][225][226] | |
| Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude | 2 | March 7, 2018 | April 4, 2018 | Chris Allen[217] | |
| Marvel's Captain Marvel Prelude | 1 | November 14, 2018 | Andrea Di Vito[218] | ||
| Marvel's Avengers: Endgame Prelude | 3 | December 5, 2018 | February 20, 2019 | Paco Diaz[219] | |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home Prelude | 2 | March 27, 2019 | April 24, 2019 | Luca Maresca[220] | |
| Marvel's Black Widow Prelude | 2 | January 15, 2020 | February 19, 2020 | Peter David[227] | C.F. Villa[227] |
| Eternals: The 500 Year War | 7 | January 12, 2022 | Dan Abnett, Aki Yanagi, Jongmin Shin, Ju-Yeon Park, David Macho, Rafael Scavone, and Yifan Jiang[228] | Geoffo, Matt Milla, Joe Sabino, Rickie Yagawa, Carlos Macias, Do Gyun Kim, Fernando Sifuentes, Magda Price, Pete Pantazis, Marcio Fiorito, Felipe Sobreiro, and Gunji[228] | |
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | 5 | December 11, 2024 | April 23, 2025 | Christos Gage[229] | Eric Gapstur[229] |
| Fantastic Four: First Steps | 1 | July 9, 2025 | Matt Fraction[230] | Mark Buckingham[230][231][232] | |
| Fantastic Four: First Foes | 1 | March 25, 2026 | Dan Slott[231] | ||
| Fantastic Four: First Foes – Shalla-Bal | 1 | June 10, 2026 | Charles Soule[232] | ||
Music
Various composers have created the film and television scores of the MCU films, television series, One-Shots, Special Presentations, and other related projects of the MCU, primarily released by Marvel Studios's record label Marvel Music. Original songs have also been created specifically for use in the franchise, while Brian Tyler and Michael Giacchino have both scored fanfares for the Marvel Studios production logo.[233][234]
The original songs of the MCU are:
- "Live to Rise" (2012)
- "All the Stars" (2018)
- "King's Dead" (2018)
- "Pray for Me" (2018)
- "Agatha All Along" (2021)
- "Run It" (2021)
- "Lift Me Up" (2022)
- "Slash" (2024)
- "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" (2024)
Recurring cast and characters
List indicators
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least three MCU films/series and received main billing credit in at least two franchises.
- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the media, or that the character's presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
- A V indicates a voice-only role.
Fictional universe
Timeline
The following diagram represents the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline for media released by Marvel Studios as well as the Netflix series by Marvel Television. Its placement is meant to represent when the majority of the project occurs. Loki and What If...? are excluded from the diagram because they occur outside of the main timeline with no set timeframe.[320][321][322] Werewolf by Night is also excluded given the special explicitly does not indicate where it takes place in the MCU.[323] Disney+'s timeline order places the first seasons of Loki and What If...? between Avengers: Endgame and WandaVision,[324][325][326] their second seasons after The Marvels,[326] and Werewolf by Night after Thor: Love and Thunder;[327] Werewolf by Night is also placed here in The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline.[328]
Key:
- Occurs on the MCU's Sacred Timeline
- Occurs outside the MCU's Sacred Timeline at a set timeframe
Features and in-universe elements
Inspired media
Docuseries
Marvel Studios: Legends
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Shorts and television episodes
- "Bart the Bad Guy" (2020)
- The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (2021)
- Deadpool and Korg React (2021)
Theme park attractions
Tie-in video games
| Title | U.S. release date | Publisher | Developer | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Man | May 2, 2008 | Sega[394][395][396] | Secret Level[397] Artificial Mind and Movement[397] Hands-On Mobile[398] |
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 PlayStation 2, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable Various mobile devices |
| The Incredible Hulk | June 5, 2008 | Edge of Reality[399][395] Amaze Entertainment[400] Hands-On Mobile[401] |
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and Wii Nintendo DS (version) Various mobile devices | |
| Iron Man 2 | May 4, 2010 | Sega Studios San Francisco[396] High Voltage Software[402] Griptonite Games[403] |
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Wii and PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS | |
| Gameloft[404][405] | iOS and BlackBerry | |||
| Thor: God of Thunder | May 3, 2011 | Sega[406][407] | Liquid Entertainment Red Fly Studio WayForward Technologies |
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Wii and Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS |
| Captain America: Super Soldier | July 19, 2011 | Next Level Games High Voltage Software Graphite Games |
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Wii and Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS | |
| The Avengers: The Mobile Game | May 2, 2012 | Gameloft[408] | iOS, Android, and Blackberry | |
| Iron Man 3: The Official Game | April 25, 2013 | Gameloft[409][410][411] | iOS and Android | |
| Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game | October 31, 2013 | |||
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier – The Official Game | March 27, 2014 | iOS, Android, and Windows Phone | ||
| Lego Marvel's Avengers | January 26, 2016 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[412] |
TT Games | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and PlayStation Vita |
| March 10, 2016 | Feral Interactive[413] | macOS | ||
| Spider-Man: Homecoming – Virtual Reality Experience | June 30, 2017 | Sony Pictures Virtual Reality[414][415] |
CreateVR | PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home – Virtual Reality Experience | June 25, 2019 | |||
| What If...? – An Immersive Story | May 30, 2024 | Apple | ILM Immersive[416] | Apple Vision Pro[417] |
Reception and accolades
- List of accolades received by Marvel Cinematic Universe films
- List of accolades received by Iron Man
- List of accolades received by The Avengers
- List of accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy
- List of accolades received by Black Panther
- List of accolades received by Avengers: Infinity War
- List of accolades received by Avengers: Endgame
- List of accolades received by Spider-Man: No Way Home
- List of accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- List of accolades received by Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
- List of box office records set by Avengers: Infinity War
- List of box office records set by Avengers: Endgame
Notes
- Black Widow was released concurrently on Disney+ with Premier Access.[48]
- A version of the first two episodes debuted in IMAX theaters on September 1, 2017, and ran for two weeks, before their television premiere on ABC on September 29.[96]
- By October 2023, Marvel Studios shifted their creative philosophy to a more traditional television development process, moving away from head writers and beginning to hire dedicated showrunners for their series.[128] The showrunner title applies to Jac Schaeffer on Agatha All Along and Dario Scardapane on Daredevil: Born Again,[129][130] while Jeff Trammell served as both the head writer and showrunner of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.[131]
- During production of Secret Invasion, Bradstreet was replaced as writer by Brian Tucker,[128] who received the majority of the writing credits on the series.[132][133]
- Zeb Wells served as the head writer for Marvel Zombies,[152] while Jeff Trammell served as both the head writer and showrunner of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.[131]
- Marvel Zombies takes place on the alternate reality from the What If...? episode "What If... Zombies?!" (2021).[359]
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