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Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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The following outline serves as an overview of and topical guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), an American media franchise and shared universe created by Marvel Studios and owned by the Walt Disney Company. The franchise began in 2008 with the release of the film Iron Man and has since expanded to include various superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios, television series from Marvel Television, short films, digital series, literature, and other media. These are based on characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige produces every film and series from that studio for the MCU. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.

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The franchise has been commercially successful and has grossed over $31 billion at the global box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises and the highest-grossing film franchise of all time.[1] This includes Avengers: Endgame (2019), which concluded its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of all time.[2] The franchise has received numerous accolades for its films and television series, and has inspired other film and television studios to attempt similar shared universes. It has also spawned the creation of several themed attractions, documentary series, literary material, and multiple tie-in video games.

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Organizations

  • Marvel Studios – Creator of the MCU and the production company for its films, television series, and other media; currently part of Walt Disney Studios; the studio's television series have been released under the "Marvel Television" label since late 2024
    • Marvel Studios Animation – Division of Marvel Studios focused on producing animated television series, which have been released under the division's "Marvel Animation" label since 2024
  • Marvel Television – Production company for some television series from 2013 to 2020 that was folded into Marvel Studios in 2019
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Influential people

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Kevin Feige helped conceive a shared media universe of Marvel properties.[3]
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Content

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Feature films

Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "Phases".[4][5]

The Infinity Saga

The films from Phase One, Phase Two, and Phase Three are collectively known as "The Infinity Saga".[6][7]

Phase One
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Phase Three
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The Multiverse Saga

The films from Phase Four, Phase Five, and Phase Six are collectively known as "The Multiverse Saga".[49] The Phases also include multiple television series and two specials streaming on Disney+.[5]

Phase Four films
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Phase Five films
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Phase Six films
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Future films

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Television series

Marvel Television

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Marvel Studios

All Marvel Studios series will be or are being released on Disney+ unless otherwise noted.

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Television specials

Television specials produced by Marvel Studios and released on Disney+ are marketed as "Marvel Studios Special Presentations".[169][170]

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Short films

Marvel One-Shots

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I Am Groot

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Digital series

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. web series

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Tie-in comic books

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Music

Various composers have created the film and television scores of the MCU films, television series, One-Shots, Special Presentations, and other related projects of the MCU, primarily released by Marvel Studios's record label Marvel Music. Original songs have also been created specifically for use in the franchise, while Brian Tyler and Michael Giacchino have both scored fanfares for the Marvel Studios production logo.[226][227]

The original songs of the MCU are:

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Recurring cast and characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least three MCU films/series and received main billing credit in at least two franchises.

  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the media, or that the character's presence has not yet been confirmed.
  • A P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
  • A V indicates a voice-only role.
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Fictional universe

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Timeline

The following diagram represents the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline for media released by Marvel Studios as well as the Netflix series by Marvel Television. Its placement is meant to represent when the majority of the project occurs. Loki and What If...? are excluded from the diagram because they occur outside of the main timeline with no set timeframe.[347][348][349] Werewolf by Night is also excluded given the special explicitly does not indicate where it takes place in the MCU.[350] Disney+'s timeline order places the first seasons of Loki and What If...? between Avengers: Endgame and WandaVision,[351][352][353] their second seasons after The Marvels,[353] and Werewolf by Night after Thor: Love and Thunder;[354] Werewolf by Night is also placed here in The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline.[355]

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Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline
(as of Eyes of Wakanda)
1260 BC Eyes of Wakanda ep. 1[356]
1259 BC–1201 BC
1200 BC Eyes of Wakanda ep. 2[357]
1199 BC–1399
1400 Eyes of Wakanda ep. 3[356]
1401–1895
1896 Eyes of Wakanda ep. 4[356]
1897–1942
1943–1945 The First Avenger[358]
1946 Agent Carter[178]
1947–1963
1964 The Fantastic Four: First Steps[359][l]
1965–1994
1995 Captain Marvel[361]
1996–2009
2010 Iron Man[362][358]
2011 Iron Man 2[362][358]
The Incredible Hulk[362]
A Funny Thing...[362][363]
Thor[362]
The Consultant[362][363]
2012 The Avengers[364]
Item 47[177]
2013 The Dark World[364]
Iron Man 3[358][365]
2014 All Hail the King[366]
The Winter Soldier[358][365]
Guardians of the Galaxy[367]
I Am Groot ep. 1[368]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2[369]
I Am Groot eps. 2–10[368][370]
2015 Daredevil season 1[371][372][353]
Jessica Jones season 1[371][372][353]
Age of Ultron[358]
Ant-Man[358][373]
Daredevil season 2[372][353]
Luke Cage season 1[371][374][353]
2016 Iron Fist season 1[371][353]
The Defenders[371][353]
Civil War[358][375]



Black Widow[377]
Black Panther[378]
Homecoming[379]
The Punisher season 1[371][353]
2016–2017 Doctor Strange[380][381]
2017 Jessica Jones season 2[372][353]
Luke Cage season 2[372][353]
Iron Fist season 2[372][353]
Daredevil season 3[372][353]
Ragnarok[382][383]
2018 The Punisher season 2[372][353]
Jessica Jones season 3[372][353]
Ant-Man and the Wasp[384]
Infinity War[385][386]
2019–2022
2023 Endgame[386]
WandaVision[387]
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine[388][n]

Shang-Chi[391]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier[392]
Far From Home[393]
Eternals[394][395]
No Way Home[396]
Multiverse of Madness[397]
Hawkeye[398]
2025 Moon Knight[399]
Wakanda Forever[400]
Echo[401]
She-Hulk[402]
Ms. Marvel[403]
Love and Thunder[404]
Ironheart[405]
2026 Quantumania[407][408]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3[409][410]
Secret Invasion[411][408]
The Marvels[412]
Agatha All Along[413]
Born Again season 1 ep. 1[414]
2027 Born Again season 1 eps. 2–9[414]
Brave New World[415]
Thunderbolts*[416]

Features and in-universe elements

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Inspired media

Docuseries

Marvel Studios: Legends

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Shorts and television episodes

Theme park attractions

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Reception and accolades

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Notes

  1. Black Widow was released concurrently on Disney+ with Premier Access.[50]
  2. Zhao is credited both as a solo writer and as part of a writing team with Burleigh.[56]
  3. The asterisk denotes the alternate title, The New Avengers, as revealed in the film's end credits.[76][77]
  4. A version of the first two episodes debuted in IMAX theaters on September 1, 2017, and ran for two weeks, before their television premiere on ABC on September 29.[97]
  5. Production of Helstrom was moved to Marvel Studios following the shut down of Marvel Television, with executives from Marvel Television staying on to supervise the completion of the series.[111]
  6. By October 2023, Marvel Studios shifted their creative philosophy to a more traditional television development process, moving away from head writers and beginning to hire dedicated showrunners for their series.[128] The showrunner title applies to Jac Schaeffer on Agatha All Along and Dario Scardapane on Daredevil: Born Again,[129][130] while Jeff Trammell served as both the head writer and showrunner of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.[131]
  7. During production of Secret Invasion, Bradstreet was replaced as writer by Brian Tucker,[128] who received the majority of the writing credits on the series.[132][133]
  8. Echo is part of the "Marvel Spotlight" banner[141]
  9. Zeb Wells served as the head writer for Marvel Zombies,[151] while Jeff Trammell served as both the head writer and showrunner of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.[131]
  10. Wonder Man is part of the "Marvel Spotlight" banner[155]
  11. References for Will Corona Pilgrim writing various MCU tie-in comics: [204][205][206][207][208][209][210][211][212][213][214][215]
  12. The Fantastic Four: First Steps takes place on Earth-828 in 1964.[359][360]
  13. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 1 takes place outside the Sacred Timeline around the events of Civil War.[376]
  14. Deadpool & Wolverine takes place on Earth-10005 and in the Void;[388][389] it occurs after the events of Loki season 2.[389][390]
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