What to watch before Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday arrives on 18 December 2026. The tracker's main list has 64 titles, and 8 of them are marked optional, so you can skip those and still follow the story.
Updated October 2026
Pick the path that fits your time. The tracker works out how many titles you need to watch each week to finish before the release, and it hides optional ones with Core only.
Safe to skip
These are marked optional in the tracker:
- What If...? (2021)Optional. Animated alternate-reality tales. Fun, but safe to skip if you want to stay on the main line.
- Moon Knight (2022)Optional. A man with several identities and an Egyptian god problem. Mostly stands alone.
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)Optional. A short seasonal special with the Guardians. Pure fun, safe to skip.
- What If...?, Season 2 (2023)Optional. More animated alternate-reality tales. Optional, and safe to skip if you want to stay on the main line.
- X-Men '97 (2024)Optional. A revival of the 1990s animated X-Men. Optional for the main story.
- What If...?, Season 3 (2024)Optional. The animated what-if series wraps up. Optional.
- Marvel Zombies (2025)Optional. An animated horror spin-off. Optional.
- X-Men '97, Season 2 (2026)Optional. More of the animated revival. Optional for the main story.
If you are short on time
In our opinion, the films that matter most to the main thread are The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home, plus the series WandaVision and Loki. Everything else adds context rather than plot.
The countdown
The live countdown to 18 December 2026 and your pace are on the tracker.
Quick answers
When does Avengers: Doomsday come out?
Avengers: Doomsday is set for 18 December 2026.
What can I skip before Avengers: Doomsday?
Anything marked optional in the tracker is safe to skip. Core only mode hides all of them in one click.