{"id":841293,"date":"2026-08-03T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841293\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:30:09","slug":"what-to-watch-your-definitive-mcu-watch-guide-before-avengers-doomsday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841293\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch: Your definitive MCU watch guide before Avengers: Doomsday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Marvel Cinematic Universe is building toward its biggest crossover yet. From new Avengers: Doomsday footage featuring the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts, the X-Men, Deadpool and several familiar Avengers to the announcement of a Ghost Rider movie starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/project-hail-mary-ott-release-ryan-goslings-blockbuster-sci-fi-adventure-gets-streaming-date\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gosling<\/a> and the confirmation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/black-panther-3-5-david-jonsson-movies-and-shows-to-watch-before-you-see-him-as-the-next-king-of-wakanda\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Panther 3<\/a>, there&#8217;s plenty for Marvel fans to look forward to. But if you&#8217;ve been away from the MCU, catching up can feel daunting. What began with Iron Man has expanded into a sprawling franchise of more than 50 movies, live-action and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/what-to-watch-demon-slayer-to-jujutsu-kaisen-7-popular-anime-streaming-on-jiohotstar-right-now\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">animated<\/a> series, and specials spanning Earth, space, magic and the Multiverse. Whether you&#8217;re a longtime fan or a first-time viewer preparing for Avengers: Doomsday, this guide breaks down the essential Marvel movies and series to watch\u2014in the right order.<\/p>\n<p>What to watch: Your definitive MCU watch guide before Avengers: Doomsday1. Birth of the Avengers\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Movies that introduce the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/what-to-watch-7-superhero-movies-with-iconic-ensemble-casts\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heroes<\/a> and lay the foundation of the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>Captain America: The First AvengerCaptain MarvelIron ManIron Man 2The Incredible HulkThorThe Avengers2. The MCU expands<\/p>\n<p>The Avengers grow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/black-panther-3-5-david-jonsson-movies-and-shows-to-watch-before-you-see-him-as-the-next-king-of-wakanda\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stronger<\/a> as new heroes, magical forces and cosmic threats expand the MCU beyond Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Iron Man 3Thor: The Dark WorldCaptain America: The Winter SoldierGuardians of the GalaxyGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Avengers: Age of UltronAnt-ManCaptain America: Civil WarBlack WidowBlack PantherSpider-Man: HomecomingDoctor StrangeThor: Ragnarok<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marvel Cinematic Universe is building toward its biggest crossover yet. From new Avengers: Doomsday footage featuring the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":841294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,209469,134,344,14892,398191],"class_list":["post-841293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-binge-watch","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-ott","tag-ott-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}