{"id":617692,"date":"2026-08-03T06:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/617692\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:16:12","slug":"what-to-watch-your-definitive-mcu-watch-guide-before-avengers-doomsday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/617692\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch: Your definitive MCU watch guide before Avengers: Doomsday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Marvel Cinematic Universe is building toward its biggest crossover yet. From new Avengers: Doomsday footage featuring the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts, the X-Men, Deadpool and several familiar Avengers to the announcement of a Ghost Rider movie starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/project-hail-mary-ott-release-ryan-goslings-blockbuster-sci-fi-adventure-gets-streaming-date\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gosling<\/a> and the confirmation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/black-panther-3-5-david-jonsson-movies-and-shows-to-watch-before-you-see-him-as-the-next-king-of-wakanda\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Panther 3<\/a>, there&#8217;s plenty for Marvel fans to look forward to. But if you&#8217;ve been away from the MCU, catching up can feel daunting. What began with Iron Man has expanded into a sprawling franchise of more than 50 movies, live-action and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/what-to-watch-demon-slayer-to-jujutsu-kaisen-7-popular-anime-streaming-on-jiohotstar-right-now\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">animated<\/a> series, and specials spanning Earth, space, magic and the Multiverse. Whether you&#8217;re a longtime fan or a first-time viewer preparing for Avengers: Doomsday, this guide breaks down the essential Marvel movies and series to watch\u2014in the right order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to watch: Your definitive MCU watch guide before Avengers: Doomsday<\/strong>1. Birth of the Avengers\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Movies that introduce the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/what-to-watch-7-superhero-movies-with-iconic-ensemble-casts\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heroes<\/a> and lay the foundation of the MCU.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain America: The First Avenger<\/li>\n<li>Captain Marvel<\/li>\n<li>Iron Man<\/li>\n<li>Iron Man 2<\/li>\n<li>The Incredible Hulk<\/li>\n<li>Thor<\/li>\n<li>The Avengers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. The MCU expands<\/p>\n<p>The Avengers grow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/black-panther-3-5-david-jonsson-movies-and-shows-to-watch-before-you-see-him-as-the-next-king-of-wakanda\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stronger<\/a> as new heroes, magical forces and cosmic threats expand the MCU beyond Earth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iron Man 3<\/li>\n<li>Thor: The Dark World<\/li>\n<li>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/li>\n<li>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/li>\n<li>Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/li>\n<li>Ant-Man<\/li>\n<li>Captain America: Civil War<\/li>\n<li>Black Widow<\/li>\n<li>Black Panther<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/li>\n<li>Doctor Strange<\/li>\n<li>Thor: Ragnarok<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marvel Cinematic Universe is building toward its biggest crossover yet. From new Avengers: Doomsday footage featuring the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[136519,18,117,19,17,327,56790,56891],"class_list":["post-617692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-binge-watch","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-ott","tag-ott-releases"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}