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FILM // MCU
Avengers: Infinity War
Sets up the aftermath that defines the modern Avengers timeline.
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FILM // MCU
Avengers: Endgame
The foundation for the post-Blip MCU and its fractured timeline.
03
SERIES // MCU
Loki — Season 1
The TVA, branching timelines and the machinery behind the Multiverse.
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SERIES // MCU
Loki — Season 2
Escalates the timeline crisis and expands the Multiverse framework.
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FILM // MCU
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Reality fractures, variants collide and the Multiverse becomes impossible to ignore.
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FILM // MCU
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Introduces incursions and pushes the Multiverse into dangerous territory.
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FILM // MCU
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Builds context for Shuri and Namor within the wider MCU.
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FILM // MCU
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Useful Multiverse-era context and background on the Kang storyline.
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FILM // MCU
Captain America: Brave New World
Introduces the current Captain America era and its political landscape.
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FILM // MCU
Thunderbolts*
Builds the roster and relationships surrounding the newer MCU team.
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FILM // MARVEL
Deadpool & Wolverine
A major bridge between the MCU and legacy Fox characters.
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FILM // MCU
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Essential setup for the Fantastic Four and their place in the next Avengers story.
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FILM // X-MEN
X-Men
Meet the original Fox-era mutant team.
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FILM // X-MEN
X2
Expands the classic mutant cast and their world.
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FILM // X-MEN
X-Men: Days of Future Past
One of the most important mutant timeline stories.
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FILM // X-MEN
Deadpool
Introduces Deadpool and expands the Fox Marvel side.
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FILM // X-MEN
Deadpool 2
More multiverse-adjacent chaos and setup for the crossover.