Where to watch Hawkeye in the US
Hawkeye is a Disney Plus original, so the service has been its home since the first episode dropped. In the US it streams there and nowhere else on subscription, and all six episodes are included with a standard plan. Outside the US the picture can differ by country, so check the watch box on this page for your region before you settle in.
A quick planning note: each episode runs about 50 minutes, which puts the whole season at roughly five hours. That is one long evening or two relaxed ones, and the snowy New York setting makes it a natural pick for December.
What to watch before Hawkeye
Two titles do most of the heavy lifting. Avengers: Endgame comes first, because Clint Barton walks into this show still carrying the grief of the Blip and the guilt of the years he spent as the vigilante Ronin. The series never recaps that period in detail; it expects you to know it.
Black Widow is the second prerequisite. Its post-credits scene sets up a character who arrives in the back half of the season with a very personal reason to find Clint. Skip that film and one of the best episodes loses most of its punch.
If you have time for only one, pick Endgame. It explains Clint's state of mind, and the Black Widow connection can be picked up from context, even if it lands with less weight.
Hawkeye in the MCU timeline
Chronologically, Hawkeye sits after Eternals and directly before Spider-Man: No Way Home, which happens to take place around the same holiday season. Release order lands you in nearly the same place, so you do not have to choose between the two lists for this one.
| Title | Role for Hawkeye |
|---|
| Avengers: Endgame | Must watch, explains Clint's grief and the Ronin years |
| Black Widow | Strongly helpful, sets up a late arrival |
| Eternals | Previous title in story order |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Next title, same holiday season |
It is part of Phase 4 of the Multiverse Saga. Our Marvel Phase 4 in order guide shows how it sits among the other series and films of that stretch, which is useful because Phase 4 mixes a lot of Disney Plus shows into the movie schedule.
What the show is about (no spoilers)
Clint has one modest goal: get home to his wife Laura and the kids in time for Christmas. That plan falls apart when Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer who has idolized him since she was a child, gets spotted wearing the old Ronin suit. A crime syndicate now thinks she is the masked killer who once hunted them, and Clint has to clean up the mess before it follows him home.
It is a smaller, funnier story than most Marvel shows. The stakes are personal, the fights are street-level, and much of the charm comes from a tired mentor and an overeager student learning to put up with each other. Trick arrows, a one-eyed dog and a lot of snow do the rest.
Why Hawkeye matters for later titles
We mark Hawkeye as recommended rather than essential. Think of it as a passing of the torch: Kate Bishop is clearly being set up as a hero for the future, and her scenes with Clint are the heart of the show.
It also introduces Maya Lopez, a deaf fighter with her own score to settle, who goes on to lead the spin-off Echo. Echo builds directly on what happens here, so watch Hawkeye first if that series is on your list. The finale also brings back Kingpin, a familiar face for anyone who knows Marvel's street-level stories.
For viewers following only the movies, nothing in the films so far requires it. For anyone invested in Clint, it is the closing chapter he never got on the big screen.
Cast and characters
Jeremy Renner returns as Clint Barton, older and partly deaf after years of fighting. Hailee Steinfeld plays Kate Bishop with quick comic timing and real warmth. Tony Dalton is Jack Duquesne, the charming new partner of Kate's mother, and the show keeps you guessing about him. Alaqua Cox makes her debut as Maya Lopez. Fra Fee plays Kazi, Maya's right hand, and Aleks Paunovic is Ivan, one of the bumbling but dangerous tracksuit gang. Jonathan Igla is credited as the head writer behind the series.
Hawkeye post credit scene: is there one?
There is no traditional post-credits scene in any episode, so nothing is teasing the next movie. The finale does play a complete musical number over its credits, a full staging of the in-universe Broadway show Clint sits through early in the season. It adds no story, but it is a fun reward if you leave the credits running.
Once you finish, our Marvel TV shows in order list shows where to go next among the Disney Plus series.
