Disney+ Adds Official MCU Timeline From Eyes of Wakanda to VisionQuest

Marvel Studios and Disney+ have published an official, story-ordered timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the Marvel brand page of the streaming service. It comes in two versions: a films-only list and a complete one that mixes films with series and breaks each show down season by season. The longer version starts with an animated series, jumps to the 1940s with Captain America: The First Avenger and, for now, finishes with VisionQuest. For anyone planning a full rewatch before Avengers: Doomsday on December 18, it is the first time the studio has put its own chronology in one place on the service.

What Disney+ Now Shows on the Marvel Page

The new feature lives on the Marvel hub inside Disney+, and it offers two separate routes through the franchise. One covers only the theatrical films, while the other adds every series and lists it by season. Marvel pitches the shorter route to anyone with time for a marathon of more than thirty films.

The complete route is the more ambitious list. It places every season of a series at the point where its story happens, so a single show can appear several times across the timeline. Loki, for example, shows up right after Avengers: Endgame for its first season and returns much later, after The Marvels, for its second.

The list also folds in the short One-Shot films that Marvel Studios made during its early years. Each short is slotted between the early films at the point where it happens. That gives completists a clear place for every one of them without any guesswork.

Why the Timeline Starts With Eyes of Wakanda

The biggest surprise for long-time fans is the opening entry. Instead of the wartime story of Steve Rogers, the official timeline begins with Eyes of Wakanda, the animated series that follows Wakandan warriors on missions throughout history. Its episodes reach much further into the past than any live-action chapter, which explains the choice.

The live-action story still begins with The First Avenger. It is followed by the Agent Carter One-Shot and then Captain Marvel, which is set in the 1990s. Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk come next, matching the order most chronological guides have used for years.

On the site's own watch-order list, Eyes of Wakanda sits much later, after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. That is where the anthology works best for a first-time viewer who already knows the Wakandan characters. Both approaches are defensible: one follows the earliest date shown on screen, the other follows when the series makes most sense to watch.

The Netflix Shows Are Part of the Official Order

The complete timeline also settles a long-running argument. Marvel's Daredevil, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's Iron Fist and Marvel's The Punisher all appear in the list, season by season, alongside the films. The first seasons of Daredevil and Jessica Jones are placed before Avengers: Age of Ultron, while Marvel's The Defenders arrives just before Captain America: Civil War.

That placement is earlier than many fan guides suggest, and earlier than the site's own list, which keeps the street-level shows together after Ant-Man. The difference matters most for viewers who want the shows to read as one block. Disney+ interleaves them with the films, so the later seasons of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist end up close to Thor: Ragnarok.

The same logic carries into the newer era. Daredevil: Born Again appears twice, with its first season before Captain America: Brave New World and its second after Wonder Man. A new Punisher special follows that second season, just before VisionQuest closes the list.

Placements That Differ From Most Fan Guides

Several entries land in spots that will prompt debate. Marvel Zombies, the animated series, is placed directly after the first season of What If...? and before WandaVision, far from its place at the end of most lists. Ironheart arrives after Thor: Love and Thunder, much earlier than its release window would suggest.

Echo follows Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the two What If...? seasons that came later are spread out, one after Loki's second season and one after Agatha All Along. Black Widow keeps its familiar position right after Captain America: Civil War. Most guides already put it there, so few viewers will need to adjust.

The list also has gaps. Older network series such as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are not included, and neither are animated series like X-Men '97 or Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Titles that have not reached the service yet, including Avengers: Doomsday, are naturally absent as well.

How to Use It for a Rewatch

For a first viewing, the films-only timeline is the safest choice. It keeps the momentum of the big crossovers and avoids long detours into series that are optional for the main story. Viewers can add the essential series, such as Loki and WandaVision, at the points the complete list suggests.

For a second or third viewing, the complete timeline is the more interesting experiment. Watching the Netflix seasons between the Phase 2 films changes how the street-level heroes of New York feel next to the Avengers. Splitting Loki into two separate stops also shows how much happened in the wider story between its seasons.

Whichever route you choose, keep an eye on runtimes. The full list with every series season is a project of many weeks, not a long weekend. It helps to decide early which shows are essential to you and which can wait for a later pass.

What to Watch Next

The official timeline currently ends with VisionQuest, the series that continues the story of Vision after WandaVision and Agatha All Along. If you are up to date, that is the natural next stop before the next big film. It also brings back Ultron, so a quick rewatch of Avengers: Age of Ultron makes a useful warm-up.

For Avengers: Doomsday, the two direct prerequisites remain The Fantastic 4: First Steps and Thunderbolts*. Watch both before December 18, then add Loki and Avengers: Endgame if you want the full context. Together they explain how the Multiverse works on screen so far.

The site's watch-order list follows the same story-first idea but keeps each series in one place. You can tick off what you have already seen and pick up exactly where you stopped. That makes it a practical companion to the official Disney+ timeline rather than a replacement for it.