Join The Countdown To Doomsday With Marvel Movies & Shows On Disney+
by Explore Disney+ Contributor
September 30, 2026
From mutants and multiverse madness to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Marvel's newest teams, these stories are the perfect way to get excited for Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18, 2026, uniting iconic heroes, legendary teams, and epic storylines. To get ready, Disney+ is hosting the ultimate Countdown to Doomsday, honoring the incredible characters and adventures that brought us here. Whether you're revisiting a favorite hero, exploring the multiverse, or discovering Marvel’s First Family for the first time, there’s no better place to experience it all than on Disney+.
Start Your Countdown To Doomsday With These Marvel Stories
Marvel fans, assemble! From the rise of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the debut of powerful new champions to multiversal threats, mutants, and Marvel’s First Family, there’s never been a better time to relive the legendary adventures in the Countdown to Doomsday.
Meet Marvel's Mutants
The X-Men bring decades of conflict, complicated alliances, and powerful characters into the wider Marvel story.
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The X-Men, a group of mutants with extraordinary powers, wage a fight against both intolerance, and a fellow band of radical mutants intent on exterminating the human race.
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After an anti-mutant "black ops" specialist abducts Xavier, imprisons his students and steals Cerebro, the fugitive X-Men and newcomer Night Crawler join forces with Magneto to rescue their brethren and forestall a holocaust.
Assemble With Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The road to Doomsday starts with the heroes and battles that helped define the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The First Avenger
After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top- secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a Super Hero dedicated to defending America's ideals and leading the fight for freedom as the ultimate weapon against evil. When a terrifying force threatens everyone across the globe, the world's greatest soldier wages war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.
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Marvel Studios’ The Avengers
Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. The Avengers — Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America — assemble alongside Black Widow and Hawkeye to battle an unexpected enemy: the Asgardian God Loki, who commands a powerful Chitauri army threatening global safety and security.
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Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos, before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
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Explore The Marvel Multiverse
The multiverse opens the door to alternate realities, new possibilities, and threats that reach far beyond a single timeline.
Marvel Studios’ Loki
In Marvel Studios’ Loki, the mercurial villain Loki (Tom Hiddleston) resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Kate Herron directs and Michael Waldron is head writer.
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Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
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Discover Marvel's Next Generation Of Heroes
As the MCU evolves, a new group of heroes is stepping into the spotlight.
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must face the past he thought he left behind and confront his father, leader of the dangerous Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, and Florian Munteanu, with Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan and Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers. Screenplay by Dave Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham. Screen Story by Dave Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton.
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Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
In Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, and Alex Livinalli.
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Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World
Thaddeus Ross, Sam Wilson finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
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Meet Marvel's Newest Teams
Some of Marvel’s newest alliances are also its most unexpected. Learn about the movies that made them.
Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*
Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes with Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster, and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission. Forced to confront the darkest corners of their pasts, will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite before it’s too late?
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Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing, as they face a daunting challenge. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
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Expect The Unexpected
In the Marvel universe, even the most unlikely “heroes” can end up at the center of the action.
Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine finds Wade Wilson with his past as the morally flexible Deadpool behind him, until he suddenly finds himself in a fight for the survival of his homeworld and must suit-up again, and convince a reluctant Wolverine to help him.
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Count Down To Doomsday With The Official Podcast
Iman Vellani and Frank Alvarez host a rewatch of films from Marvel Studios’ The Infinity Saga, working their way to Avengers: Doomsday. Together, they revisit each film with a recap and a conversation about which themes and characters may continue to have future implications. Whether a longtime fan or new to the MCU, the show is the perfect opportunity to reminisce about the most iconic moments and characters from Marvel Studios' The Infinity Saga.
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Who hosts the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast?
The podcast is hosted by Frank Alvarez and Iman Vellani, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel herself.
When will the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast be released?
The first episode launched on August 27, with new episodes airing weekly. The fifth episode, discussing Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame, coincided with the September 25 re-release of Marvel Studios’ Avengers Endgame: Encore in theaters.
How many episodes are there of the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast?
Over the course of five episodes, Alvarez and Vellani look back at key films from the MCU, recapping all the fan-favorite moments and discussing each film’s legacy.
Where can I watch or listen to the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast?
The Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast is available on Disney+ and YouTube, with the audio-only version available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Everything You Need To Know About Avengers: Doomsday
Read on for the Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday details you need before you sit down to watch the movie.
When is Avengers: Doomsday released?
Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated Avengers Doomsday will be released on December 18, 2026.
Who is Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday?
The fearsome Victor Von Doom is the mysterious and enigmatic monarch of Latveria. He is master of both sorcery and technology with an intellect to rival Reed Richards and a will to match. He shares a rich and complex history with the Fantastic Four…and one can never truly know what is happening behind his impenetrable mask.
Do you need to watch every Marvel movie before Avengers: Doomsday?
Not at all! Whether you're revisiting The Avengers, exploring the multiverse with Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, discovering mutants through the X-Men films, or meeting Marvel's First Family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, there are plenty of ways to get excited for Avengers: Doomsday on Disney+.
