Following the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on Disney+, the film official placement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline has been confirmed.
Thanks to a Disney+ tool that allows users to view the MCU in timeline order - it shows a chronological list of which movies and television series inside the MCU come before and after each other - let me tell you. That Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes place after the 2021 film Eternal, and just before the Disney+ series Hawkeye, Moon Knight and the ongoing Ms. Marvel.
Timeline order of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is as follows:
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- The Avengers
- Thor: The Dark World
- Iron Man 3
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Doctor Strange
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Loki
- What If…?
- WandaVision
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Moon Knight
- Ms. Marvel
Currently, three projects set in the MCU — The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home — have yet to be released on Disney+, making this a partial list. The placement of the Doctor Strange sequel also leaves fans guessing as to where 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home will take place.
Many people assumed Multiverse of Madness happened after the events of No Way Home before it was officially placed in a timeline. However, because the film comes before Hawkeye (which takes place during the holiday season), fans are left wondering how it will connect to No Way Home, which also ended at the start of the holiday season. However, given their connection and the introduction of the multiverse in the MCU, it appears more likely than not that the films take place in close proximity to one another.