This is not the page for the Canonical Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can find that here, or if you just want to know which characters turn up where, check The Marvel Cinematic Universe Character Guide, The Marvel Netflix Universe Character Guide or The Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Stone Guide.
This is the page that shows what the Marvel Cinematic Universe would look like if all the things that various films have implied to be in it were actually in it. Yes, it’s a little silly, but the important thing is that it’s a lot awesome.
1880
- Silverado
- Takes place in the same town as Thor.
1889
- Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
- Included as part of the Tremors series.
1908 – 1916
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume One – The Early Years
- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1916 – 1917
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Two – The War Years
- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1917 – 1921
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three – The Years of Change
- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1935
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1936
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Implied to take place in the same universe by dialogue in Captain America: The First Avenger.
1938
- Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1942 – 1945
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Includes a line referring to the events of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
1946
- Marvel’s Agent Carter: Season 1
- Date specified in show.
1947
- Marvel’s Agent Carter: Season 2
- Date specified in show.
1957
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Included as part of the Indiana Jones series.
1965 – 1966
- Rosemary’s Baby
- The Castavet family from this film are mentioned in Slither.
1974
- Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby (first section, The Book of Rosemary)
- Sequel to Rosemary’s Baby. The Castavet family from this film are mentioned in Slither.
1982
- The Thing (2011)
- Date specified in film. A prequel to The Thing (1982).
- The Thing (1982)
- Date specified in film. One character, R.J. McReady, also appears in Slither.
1986
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Date specified in film. One character, the punk with the boombox, also appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Parts of this film are set in 2286, and its existence here implies that the Star Trek universe is an alternate future of this universe.
1990
Tremors- The character of Earl Bassett, from this film, is mentioned in Slither.
1995
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks
- The character of Earl Bassett, from this film, is mentioned in Slither.
- Captain Marvel
- Date specified in film.
1996
- Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby (second and third sections, The Books of Adrian and Andrew)
- Sequel to Rosemary’s Baby. The Castavet family from this film are mentioned in Slither.
1999
- The West Wing, Season One, episode 1-10
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2000
- The West Wing, Season One, episode 11-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- The West Wing, Season Two, episode 1-10
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2001
- The West Wing, Season Two, episode 11-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
- Included as part of the Tremors series.
- Tremors: The Complete Series
- Television series, included as part of the Tremors series.
- The West Wing, Season Three, episode 1-11
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2002
- The West Wing, Season Three, episode 12-21
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- The West Wing, Season Four, episode 1-11
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2003
- The West Wing, Season Four, episode 12-23
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- Arrested Development, Season One, episodes 1-8
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- The West Wing, Season Five, episode 1-9
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2004
- The West Wing, Season Five, episode 10-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- Arrested Development, Season One, episodes 9-22
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- Arrested Development, Season Two, episodes 1-6
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- The West Wing, Season Five, episode 1-9
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2005
- The West Wing, Season Five, episode 10-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- Arrested Development, Season Two, episodes 7-18
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- Slither
- Date specified in film. The aliens from this film also appear in Guardians of the Galaxy, the character of R.J. McReady also appears in The Thing (1982), Earl Basset mentioned in this film appears in Tremors and the Castavet family mentioned in this film also appear in Rosemary’s Baby.
- Arrested Development, Season Three, episodes 1-8
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- The West Wing, Season Six, episode 1-10
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2006
- The West Wing, Season Six, episode 11-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
- Arrested Development, Season Three, episodes 9-13
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
- The West Wing, Season Seven, episode 1-20
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2007
- The West Wing, Season Seven, episode 21-22
- The character of FBI agent Mike Casper, from this series, is widely believed to be the same character as SHIELD agent Phil Coulson.
2009
- Community, Season One, episodes 1-12
- Dean Craig Pelton from this series also appears in Captain America: Civil War.
2010
- Community, Season One, episodes 13-25
- Dean Craig Pelton from this series also appears in Captain America: Civil War.
- Iron Man
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Community, Season Two, episodes 1-11
- Included as part of Community.
2011
Community, Season Two, episodes 12-24- Included as part of Community.
- Iron Man 2
- The film on Blu-ray.
- The Incredible Hulk
- The film on Blu-ray. According to the Director’s Commentary on Iron Man 2, Tony Stark’s appearance in this film is his third appearance, chronologically.
- Thor
- The film on Blu-ray. Dialogue in the film clearly places it after both Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk.
- Community, Season Three, episodes 1-10
- Included as part of Community.
2012
- Community, Season Three, episodes 11-22
- Included as part of Community.
- Arrested Development, Season Four, episodes 1-15
- Tobias Funke from this series also appears in Avengers: Infinity War.
Events in this season occur between 2006 and 2012, but are told anachronically, making this the best placement for them. - Marvel’s The Avengers
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Iron Man 3
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Community, Season Four, episodes 1-10
- Included as part of Community.
2013
- Community, Season Four, episodes 11-13
- Included as part of Community.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season One, Episodes 1-7
- Television series on Blu-ray.
- Thor: The Dark World
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season One, Episodes 8-16
- Television series on Blu-ray.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season One, Episodes 17-22
- Television series on Blu-ray.
- Community, Season Five, episodes 1-13
- Included as part of Community.
2014
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The film on Blu-ray.
- I Am Groot, episodes 1-4
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2
- The film on Blu-ray.
Takes place 2 months after the first Guardians film. - I Am Groot, episode 5
- Daredevil: Season 1
- The series on Blu-ray.
Specified to begin 2 years after the events of The Avengers, but continues into 2015. - Community, Season Six, episodes 1-13
- Included as part of Community.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season Two, Episodes 1-10
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Tremors 5: Bloodlines
- Included as part of the Tremors series.
2015
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season Two, Episodes 11-19
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season Two, Episodes 20-22
- The series on Blu-ray.
Ant-Man- The film on Blu-ray.
- Jessica Jones: Season 1
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Three, Episodes 1-10
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Daredevil Season 2
- Not yet released. Takes place around Christmas 2015.
2016
- Luke Cage, season one
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Three, Episodes 11-19
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Captain America: Civil War
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Black Widow
- The film in digital format.
Takes place immediately after Civil War. - Black Panther
- The film on Blu-ray. Takes place shortly after Civil War.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Three, Episodes 20-22
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Iron Fist, season one
- The series on Blu-ray.
- The Defenders, season one
- not yet available
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- The film on Blu-ray. Takes place about 3 months after Civil War.
One character, the punk with the boombox, also appears in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. - The Punisher, season one
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Four, Episodes 1-8
- The series on Blu-ray.
2017
- Doctor Strange
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Inhumans
- The series in digital format.
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Four, Episodes 9-22
- The series on Blu-ray.
- Jessica Jones, season two
- not yet available
- Luke Cage, season two
- not yet available
- Agents of SHIELD Season 5, episodes 1-13
- The series on DVD.
- Runaways
- The series in digital format.
- Thor: Ragnarok
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Iron Fist, season two
- not yet available
- Daredevil, season three
- not yet available
- Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
- Included as part of the Tremors series.
- The Punisher, season two
- not yet available
- Jessica Jones, season three
- not yet available
2018
- Cloak and Dagger
- The series in digital format.
- Agents of SHIELD Season 5, episodes 14-22
- The series on DVD.
- Venom
- The film on Blu-ray. According to Sony and Marvel, this film kinda-sorta takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, without directly interacting with it.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- The film on Blu-ray. Takes place in an alternate timeline to the MCU elsewhere in the multiverse at around the same time as Venom.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- The film on Blu-ray.
- Avengers: Infinity War
- The film on Blu-ray.
Tobias Funke from Arrested Development also appears in this film. - Avengers: Endgame
- The film opens in this year…
2020
- Tremors: Shrieker Island
- Included as part of the Tremors series.
2023
- Avengers: Endgame
- …but the main body of it takes place in this year.
- WandaVision
- Takes place very shortly after Endgame.
- Loki
- Takes place at some point after Endgame.
- What If…
- Takes place at some point after Loki.
- Helstrom
- not yet available
2024
- Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Takes place six months after Endgame.
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Takes place around the same time as Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Eternals
- Takes place around the same time as Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Star Trek: Picard, season 2
- Takes place in April. Date specified in show. One character, the punk with the boombox, also appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Parts of this series are set in 2401, and its existence here implies that the Star Trek universe is an alternate future of this universe.
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Takes place eight months after Endgame.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Takes place shortly after Far From Home.
This film crosses over with the First Sony Spider-Man Universe, the Second Sony Spider-Man Universe and the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. - Hawkeye
- Takes place just before Christmas this year.
Two things here, both regarding SLITHER.
1: The R J McReady in SLITHER cannot be the same R J McReady as in THE THING. At best they are related.
2: A Great Dane with the same collar used in the live action SCOOBY-DOO movies is in SLITHER, which does bring those two films (but NONE of the animated Scooby-Doo shows or movies) into the MCU. Of course, that great dane is killed by alien worms, so maybe pretend it was Scrappy, and not Scooby).
We don’t know that for sure – “The Thing” ends with McReady still alive, after all.
Tempting, but without a more overt connection, it feels fragile (I mean, I only added the Castavet connection after making damned sure that there were no other fictional Castavets it could be referring to). And in any case, it couldn’t be Scrappy based on Scrappy’s appearance in the Scooby films.
I can’t understand the connection between Silverado (1985) and Thor, can someone explain it to me
I’ll be honest, this one is the most tangential connection on this page: Silverado and Thor were both filmed in the same artificially built town – there’s even similar wide shots in both films in which the town looks virtually identical.
I’ll admit that it’s not really a legit crossover, but this particular page is just me having a little fun, and my standards for inclusion are a little lower here than they are of the rest of the site.