MCU Tracker
Quick answers to the questions that come up most often
Yes - automatically, every time you check an entry. There are no accounts and no data ever leaves your device. Your checkmarks live in your browser's local storage. Two things to know: progress doesn't sync between different browsers or apps (Safari, Chrome, and the in-app browser inside TikTok or Instagram each maintain separate copies - pick one and use it consistently), and clearing browser data will erase your progress. That's the trade-off for a tracker that's instant, private, and account-free.
For a first watch: release order, without exception. Every MCU film was written assuming viewers had already seen every prior release. The reveals, callbacks, and emotional arcs are all designed for that sequence. Chronological order re-sorts the same stories but removes the context the films were built around - Captain Marvel set in 1995 is a spoiler for three other films if you watch it first.
The timeline order view on this tracker is a rewatch tool. If you've seen the MCU before and want to experience the story in-universe order, it's great. For a first viewing, release order is the right call.
No. The Sony-produced titles (Venom trilogy, Morbius, Madame Web, Kraven) and the animated Spider-Verse films run in separate continuities that don't connect to Avengers: Doomsday. The Beyond the Tracker page covers every title not on the main list, with an honest assessment of each.
Daredevil Seasons 1–3, Jessica Jones Season 1, and The Punisher Seasons 1–2 are marked required on the tracker. The reasoning: Daredevil: Born Again is a direct continuation of those shows, and several characters from that run - Matt Murdock, Kingpin, and the Punisher - are now fully integrated into the MCU proper. Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders are marked optional.
Yes, if you want the full Doomsday experience. The X-Men who appear in Doomsday are specifically the Fox versions - Professor X, Magneto, Beast, Nightcrawler, Mystique, and Cyclops are played by the same actors from the Fox films. Deadpool & Wolverine already built the narrative bridge connecting them to the MCU. The tracker groups all Fox X-Men films in a self-contained block just before D&W - that's the recommended position to watch them.
Black Widow was released in 2021 due to a COVID-19 pandemic delay, but its story takes place directly after Captain America: Civil War in 2016. Watching it in release position (after WandaVision) puts it five years out of context. The tracker places it immediately after Civil War, where the story lives. One rule applies: skip the post-credits scene when you first watch - it takes place years later, and the tracker marks exactly when to come back to it.
Hawkeye Episodes 1–5 and Episode 6 bracket Spider-Man: No Way Home. Both stories take place at the same Christmas, and a specific plot thread from No Way Home informs who shows up in the Hawkeye finale. Watching NWH between episodes 5 and 6 makes the finale land considerably better than watching it in either pure order.
Season 1 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. weaves through Phase 2 closely enough to work as a companion, and the tracker marks it as an optional side element in that stretch. Seasons 2 through 7 drift into their own continuity and have no Doomsday connections. None of it is required, and none of the Doomsday cast comes from it.
Yes. The tracker is maintained on Streamzaar and will remain live and accurate through premiere night. After Doomsday, the list will extend toward Avengers: Secret Wars as Marvel confirms what connects between the films.
Completely free - no account, no paywall, no required signup. The tracker is hosted on Streamzaar as a resource for MCU fans. The site may display unobtrusive ads to support hosting costs, but the checklist functionality is and will remain free.