Venom2018Not Required
Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock exists in a separate Sony continuity. Venom briefly crossed into the MCU through No Way Home's post-credits - and was immediately sent back. He has no confirmed role in Doomsday.
MCU Tracker
Every Marvel title not on the required list - with an honest verdict on each
The main tracker covers every film and show with a confirmed connection to Avengers: Doomsday. This page covers everything else: the Sony titles, the alternate-universe animated series, the pre-MCU films, the network shows, and the titles that ran in their own continuities and stayed there. None of these are required. Some are worth watching for their own sake.
Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock exists in a separate Sony continuity. Venom briefly crossed into the MCU through No Way Home's post-credits - and was immediately sent back. He has no confirmed role in Doomsday.
The sequel to Venom ends with Eddie crossing into the MCU universe. Its post-credits scene overlaps with No Way Home, but the character was returned to his universe before anything consequential happened.
Michael Morbius's film exists in the Sony universe. Its post-credits scenes tried to establish a connection to the MCU but created more confusion than continuity. Not required, and generally not recommended.
A Sony alternate-universe film disconnected from the MCU and from Doomsday.
Sony's standalone villain origin. No Doomsday connections confirmed.
These are optional but genuinely worth watching before Spider-Man: No Way Home. The film draws characters and actors directly from both eras, and understanding who they are makes NWH's payoffs considerably more effective. The tracker offers them as an optional block just before No Way Home.
Sam Raimi's trilogy. Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker. These three films are where the Raimi villains who appear in No Way Home originated. Spider-Man 2 in particular is worth watching purely as a great superhero film.
Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker. Both films feed directly into his appearance in No Way Home. ASM2 in particular makes his NWH arc considerably more resonant.
Sony's Oscar-winning animated Spider-Verse films run in their own distinct animated continuity. They're exceptional films, but they don't connect to the live-action MCU or to Doomsday.
Season 1 works as a loose companion to Phase 2. Seasons 2 through 7 drift into their own continuity and contain no confirmed Doomsday cast or plot connections.
A period spy series following Peggy Carter between the events of The First Avenger and the modern MCU. Enjoyable but not required for Doomsday.
The Inhumans were disowned by Marvel shortly after airing. No connections to the current MCU.
A group of teens discover their parents are secretly part of a supervillain organization. Well-received but not connected to Doomsday.
A superpowered teen duo in New Orleans. Good series, no Doomsday connections.
Luke Cage is a strong character and a well-made show. He's not confirmed for Doomsday, but he exists in the same Netflix continuity as the required Daredevil and Jessica Jones seasons.
Danny Rand isn't confirmed for Doomsday. The show received mixed reviews but develops characters who appear in The Defenders.
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up against the Hand. Recommended after the individual solo shows, but not required for Doomsday.