If you want to know where to watch Helstrom, the US answer is Hulu, not Disney Plus. The series needs no Marvel homework, because it never references the Avengers or the films, so you can start it whenever you like. Its single season of 10 episodes is set in 2020, and we list it right after Avengers: Endgame and before Loki.
In the US, Helstrom streams on Hulu. That surprises a lot of viewers, since most Marvel series now sit on Disney Plus, but Helstrom was made for Hulu and stayed there. If you only subscribe to Disney Plus, check your plan before you set aside a weekend for it. Outside the US, availability varies by country, so look at the watch box on this page for your region.
The season runs 10 episodes of about 50 minutes each, roughly eight hours in all. That is a two- or three-night binge rather than a single sitting, and the slow-burn horror pacing rewards watching an episode or two at a time.
Helstrom came out in 2020 as the last live-action series from the old Marvel Television division, the same studio behind the Netflix shows and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It has no required viewing and no crossovers with the films. The heroes, the villains and the rules of its supernatural world are all introduced inside the show.
That makes its position on any watch order a little arbitrary. Our list goes by its story year, so it sits right after Avengers: Endgame and before Loki, a time-bending Disney Plus series that could hardly feel more different. Neither of them refers to Helstrom, and Helstrom never mentions the Avengers. Treat those neighbors as bookmarks rather than story links.
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | None |
| Connection to the films | No crossovers |
| Episodes | 1 season, 10 episodes |
| Where to stream in the US | Hulu |
| Our rating | Optional |
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the grown children of a notorious serial killer, and they have spent their lives dealing with what that means. Daimon is a university ethics professor with a quiet side job that involves possessed people. Ana is sharper and colder, and she hunts down the worst kind of criminals in her own way. The two siblings have not been close for years.
Their mother, Victoria, has been locked away in a psychiatric facility for most of their lives. When something dark starts stirring around her again, Daimon and Ana are pulled back together, along with a small circle of allies who know more about demons than they let on. The tone is pure horror: exorcisms, cults and family trauma, with far less humor than a typical Marvel title.
What the show is really about is inheritance. Both siblings fear they carry something of their father in them, and the supernatural plot keeps forcing that question into the open. If you go in expecting a family drama dressed as a horror show, the pacing makes more sense.
We rate it optional. Nothing in the MCU films or Disney Plus series depends on it, and Marvel has not followed up on its story. The show ended after a single season, so some threads are left open, and you should go in knowing there is no second season to resolve them.
Who might enjoy it? Horror fans who like supernatural TV and do not need superhero spectacle. Viewers who liked the darker Marvel Television shows will feel at home. If you came for capes and team-ups, you can skip Helstrom without losing anything.
Paul Zbyszewski runs the show. Tom Austen plays Daimon Helstrom, calm on the outside and struggling with what he can do. Sydney Lemmon is Ana Helstrom, his fierce and secretive sister. Elizabeth Marvel plays their mother, Victoria, and gives the series its most unsettling scenes. Robert Wisdom is Henry, known as the Caretaker, who looks after Ana. June Carryl plays Dr. Louise Hastings, an ally with ties to the Church, and Ariana Guerra is Gabriella Rosetti, a Vatican envoy who joins the investigation.
If Helstrom is part of a completionist project, watch it in its listed spot after Endgame, or move it to a quiet week between bigger titles, since nothing depends on it. For an overview of every Marvel show, including the older Marvel Television titles, see our Marvel TV shows in order guide. Our marathon plan can show how much time extras like this one add to your schedule. If you prefer to work through the universe as it aired, the Marvel release order guide lists every title by premiere date, and the Marvel chronological order guide sorts the main story by in-universe date.
In the US, Helstrom streams on Hulu, not Disney Plus. Availability differs by country, so check the watch box on this page before you start.
Nothing is required. Helstrom does not reference any Marvel movie or other series, and it introduces its own characters and supernatural rules from scratch.
It was made by the old Marvel Television division, like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Netflix shows. It has no links to the films, so we list it as optional on our timeline.
The series is set in 2020. Our list places it right after Avengers: Endgame and before Loki, though you can watch it at any point since it has no story connections to its neighbors.
Helstrom has one season with 10 episodes. Each episode runs about 50 minutes, so the whole series takes roughly eight hours.
No second season was made, and the show ended after its first. Some story threads stay open as a result.
It is one of the darkest Marvel series, built around possession, cults and a family haunted by a killer father. Expect horror tension and disturbing scenes rather than superhero action.
Tom Austen plays Daimon Helstrom and Sydney Lemmon plays his sister Ana. Elizabeth Marvel plays their mother, Victoria.
It is worth trying if you like horror and supernatural TV with a dark family story. It is not worth it for viewers who want superhero action or links to the Avengers.
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