Story2010Released2008
Movie
Iron Man
Tony Stark builds the armor and starts the modern MCU.
Origin point01
THE SACRED TIMELINE
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58 canonical MCU stops · branch universes stay in the graph
Story2011Released2008
Movie
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner, the Abomination, and General Ross.
Origin point02
Story2011Released2010
Movie
Iron Man 2
War Machine, Black Widow, and the Avengers Initiative.
1 direct dependencies03
Story2011Released2011
Movie
Thor
Asgard, Loki, and the wider cosmos arrive on Earth.
Origin point04
Story1943–1945Released2011
Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
The super-soldier, the Tesseract, and the first Avenger.
Origin point05
Story2012Released2012
Movie
The Avengers
The core heroes assemble for the Battle of New York.
4 direct dependencies06
StoryLate 2012Released2013
Movie
Iron Man 3
Tony faces the trauma and fallout of New York.
1 direct dependencies07
Story2013Released2013
Movie
Thor: The Dark World
The Reality Stone enters the Infinity Stone story.
2 direct dependencies08
Story2014Released2014
Movie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Hydra breaks S.H.I.E.L.D. and Bucky returns.
2 direct dependencies09
Story2014Released2014
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy
The cosmic team forms around the Power Stone.
Origin point10
Story2015Released2015
Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron, Wanda, Vision, and the Sokovia disaster.
2 direct dependencies11
Story2015Released2015
Movie
Ant-Man
Scott Lang and the Quantum Realm join the board.
1 direct dependencies12
Story2016Released2016
Movie
Captain America: Civil War
The Avengers split; Black Panther and Spider-Man debut.
3 direct dependencies13
Story2016–2017Released2016
Movie
Doctor Strange
The mystic arts and the Time Stone enter play.
Origin point14
Story2014Released2017
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Guardians become a family.
1 direct dependencies15
Story2016Released2017
Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Peter learns what being a friendly neighborhood hero means.
2 direct dependencies16
Story2017Released2017
Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
Asgard falls and Thor’s path runs into Thanos.
2 direct dependencies17
Story2016Released2018
Movie
Black Panther
T’Challa’s succession opens Wakanda to the world.
1 direct dependencies18
Story2018Released2018
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Avengers: Infinity War
Every major branch converges on Thanos.
6 direct dependencies19
Story2018Released2018
Movie
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The Quantum Realm becomes the key to what follows.
2 direct dependencies20
Story1995Released2019
Movie
Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers, the Kree–Skrull conflict, and Fury’s Avengers idea.
1 direct dependencies21
Story2018 & 2023Released2019
Movie
Avengers: Endgame
The Infinity Saga closes and the timeline fractures.
3 direct dependencies22
StorySummer 2024Released2019
Movie
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Peter faces Tony’s legacy and loses his secret identity.
2 direct dependencies23
StoryLate 2023Released2021
Series
WandaVision
Wanda’s grief creates the Hex and awakens the Scarlet Witch.
2 direct dependencies24
Story2024Released2021
Series
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Sam Wilson earns the Captain America mantle.
2 direct dependencies25
StoryOutside timeReleased2021
Series
Loki — Season 1
A 2012 branch exposes the TVA and the multiverse.
1 direct dependencies26
Story2016Released2021
Movie
Black Widow
Natasha’s family and Yelena’s origin.
1 direct dependencies27
Story2024Released2021
Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi inherits the Ten Rings and meets the wider MCU.
1 direct dependencies28
StoryLate 2024Released2021
Movie
Eternals
Ancient immortals confront the Celestial plan.
1 direct dependencies29
StoryChristmas 2024Released2021
Series
Hawkeye
Clint passes the bow while Yelena hunts him.
2 direct dependencies30
StoryLate 2024Released2021
Movie
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Three Spider-Man histories collide.
4 direct dependencies31
Story2025Released2022
Series
Moon Knight
A self-contained supernatural doorway into the MCU.
Origin point32
StoryLate 2024Released2022
Movie
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Strange, America Chavez, and the Scarlet Witch collide across realities.
4 direct dependencies33
Story2025Released2022
Series
Ms. Marvel
Kamala Khan’s origin connects family history to the cosmic MCU.
2 direct dependencies34
Story2025Released2022
Movie
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor faces Gorr and Jane becomes the Mighty Thor.
3 direct dependencies35
Story2025Released2022
Series
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Jennifer Walters opens the superhuman legal world.
2 direct dependencies36
Story2025Released2022
Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Wakanda grieves T’Challa and meets Talokan.
2 direct dependencies37
StoryChristmas 2025Released2022
Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The new Knowhere status quo before Vol. 3.
2 direct dependencies38
Story2026Released2023
Movie
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Ant-family enters the Quantum Realm and meets Kang.
3 direct dependencies39
Story2026Released2023
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Rocket’s origin closes the original Guardians team.
2 direct dependencies40
Story2026Released2023
Series
Secret Invasion
Fury returns for a paranoid Skrull conflict.
2 direct dependencies41
StoryOutside timeReleased2023
Series
Loki — Season 2
Loki fights to hold the branching timelines together.
1 direct dependencies42
Story2026Released2023
Movie
The Marvels
Carol, Monica, and Kamala become entangled.
4 direct dependencies43
Story2025Released2024
Series
Echo
Maya Lopez confronts Fisk and her own legacy.
2 direct dependencies44
Story2024–2026 / TVAReleased2024
Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine
Fox’s mutant history crashes into the TVA.
3 direct dependencies45
Story2026Released2024
Series
Agatha All Along
Agatha walks the Witches’ Road after Westview.
1 direct dependencies46
Story2026–2027Released2025
Series
Daredevil: Born Again — Season 1
Matt Murdock and Mayor Fisk resume their collision course.
2 direct dependencies47
Story2027Released2025
Movie
Captain America: Brave New World
Sam faces President Ross and the world’s new power struggle.
3 direct dependencies48
Story2027 (editorial)Released2025
Movie
Thunderbolts*
Yelena, Bucky, Ghost, Walker, and Red Guardian become the New Avengers.
4 direct dependencies49
Story2025Released2025
Series
Ironheart
Riri Williams brings armor into conflict with magic.
2 direct dependencies50
Story1260 BCE–1896Released2025
Series
Eyes of Wakanda
Wakanda’s hidden history across four eras.
Origin point51
StoryEarth-828 / 1960sReleased2025
Movie
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
A retro-futurist Fantastic Four enters the multiverse story.
1 direct dependencies52
Story2027Released2026
Series
Wonder Man
Hollywood satire meets superhuman identity.
1 direct dependencies53
Story2027Released2026
Series
Daredevil: Born Again — Season 2
The resistance to Fisk’s anti-vigilante rule escalates.
1 direct dependencies54
Story2027Released2026
Special
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Frank Castle returns for one last mission.
2 direct dependencies55
Story2027Released2026
Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Peter’s anonymous new chapter collides with New York’s street-level world.
3 direct dependencies56
StoryUpcomingReleased2026
MovieUPCOMING
Avengers: Doomsday
The Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, and X-Men face Doctor Doom.
7 direct dependencies57
StoryUpcomingReleased2027
MovieUPCOMING
Avengers: Secret Wars
The Multiverse Saga’s announced culmination.
1 direct dependencies58