Series and X-Men movies to watch before Avengers: Doomsday

Hi everyone Im new to this community and not familiar with X-Men thingss....
Can anyone please give a list of X-Men movies to watch before Avengers: Doomsday to get the full context of the Movie and also do I need to watch any other series except Loki and wandavision (NOT a series fans, no hate btw...)

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paperbuddha2026-01-11 05:25

Read Giant-Size X-Men #1.

axJustinWiggins2026-01-11 05:28

Based on the X-Men actors they are actively advertising for Doomsday, I'd say watch X-Men 1-3, First Class and Days of Future Past.

Sun_flower_king2026-01-11 05:37

They can skip 3 tbh seems to be retconning some pretty significant aspects of it

X0dium2026-01-11 05:50

Plus, do you really want to sit through it again?

Sun_flower_king2026-01-11 05:51

Yeah also that. Absolute trash movie sadly, despite X1 and 2 being decent

zakkalaska2026-01-11 15:51

I'd rather watch X-Men 3 than First Class

X0dium2026-01-11 23:49

Now that’s a hot take.

zakkalaska2026-01-11 23:56

I mean, McAvoy and Fassbender make the movie worth it, but damn, Lawrence's Mystique and the other mutants they hire like Havok, Darwin, Banshee, and the chick with the wings, made it unbearable. The scene where they come up with their names makes me want to throw up.

CaptHayfever2026-01-12 04:08

That scene is lame as hell. Almost the entire rest of the movie is pretty solid, though.

WadsofTissue2026-01-11 17:22

Let them make their own opinion. Even if they hate it, it's worth a watch.

boio172026-01-11 05:30

1. X-Men Origins - Wolverine, X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, Wolverine

2. X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Logan

3. Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Deadpool and Wolverine, Logan

New_Suit17422026-01-11 05:32

Could you please mention the order too

boio172026-01-11 05:48

What do you mean this is the order lol. I separated it into 3 timelines for you because they are 3 different timelines at some point

Idkboutdat22026-01-11 13:42

Could you please also write a 1000 word description of each one with hand drawn illustrations and then shorten it to a 7 second tiktok video thanks!

boio172026-01-11 15:01

litteraly Bro😭
I make the best for the OP and still got roasted

boio172026-01-11 06:43

you're welcome btw gng

Xxjacklexx2026-01-11 06:44

This is the order for the 3 X-men timelines that are likely to be included in some capacity. I’d argue that 2 isn’t super likely, but they seem to be covering their bases here.

boio172026-01-11 15:10

I'd say that until we're sure, it's worth watching everything. I mean, once you've watched seven movies, you can make an effort to watch an eighth or ninth, even if they're lower quality, to fully enjoy Doomsday.
(To fully enjoy it along with Secret Wars, I even started reading the comics from scratch, following the order they were written, and I'm now up to 1973. I hope to be well into the comics by the time Secret Wars comes out.)

real_slim_shadyyy2026-01-11 05:34

1. X-men 1-3
2. x men first class
3. X men days of future past
4. Deadpool, deadpool 2, deadpool and wolverine.
Although these are the only necessary ones, the entire franchise is still good and I would recommend you watch everything.

Hypthtclly_Spkng2026-01-11 19:45

You missed Logan, which is necessary for Deadpool&Wolverine.

RhythmRapscallion2026-01-11 05:35

Just search for the last 100 posts about it this week

mvrander2026-01-11 11:18

For the sake of all our sanity I think we need stickied admin approved list of catch up for new fans post or something then all these posts can be locked

drew83112026-01-11 05:38

Days of future past is probably the most likely but also wait til we know a bit more about the movie, at this point the answer might just be "all of them"

To cover everything, in this order

Original x-men trilogy

Wolverine movies, which include Logan

New versions which include Days of future past

Loki

Deadpool 3 (which overlaps xmen and loki) and might as well just do Deadpool 1 and 2.

If you count Deadpool thats like 4 trilogies.

AsteroidMike2026-01-11 05:49

In short, watch the entirety of the X-Men, Wolverine and Deadpool movies just so you have all the information and references in your mind.

TecmoZack2026-01-11 05:58

X-Men Days Of Future Past, Deadpool & Wolverine, and X-Men 97 are my consolidated selection.

Prob should watch Falcon And Winter Soldier and Daredevil as well.

TheRealGrifter2026-01-11 06:05

Nothing.

Go in fresh. I promise you, I *guarantee*, the movie will still make sense.

CaptHayfever2026-01-12 03:57

Spot on.

aresef2026-01-11 06:22

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The New Mutants

X-Men Apocalypse

Dark Phoenix

mmmasian2026-01-11 06:45

From what is confirmed in trades for Doomsday, you'll want to watch the following and I'll give a brief explanation why so that it doesn't all feel like a grind. Things in bold are things I would HIGHLY recommend. They all build toward Days of Future Past, which is like X-Men's version of Endgame. Things italicized aren't the best films, and you can certainly just watch recaps, but they introduce lore that will be relevant so you're not too confused watching these films.

**X-Men and X2**

This is pretty universally agreed on. Most of the FoX-Men cast confirmed for Doomsday were introduced in these films.

***X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine***

These two picks are going to be more controversial. Many fans would consider these bad films, but they introduce important elements that I think are worth the pay off.

Grammer's Beast is introduced in The Last Stand and the "new" class of X-Men are explored. This increases your emotional investment for Days of Future Past, and leads to a very strong payoff. >!Grammer's Beast cameo at the end of DoFP, and the reveal of Jean Grey and Cyclops being alive have much more impactful context if you know Beast from TLS and know Jean and Scott's tragic fates. It also furthers Pyro for Deadpool & Wolverine. !<

X-Men Origins also provides context for Days of Future Past, Logan, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Again, you can probably glean all the information you need from recap videos, but there's a lot of helpful lore that will leave you less confused later on. >!The two immediate things that come to mind are why Wolverine has bone claws in Days of Future Past and why Deadpool refers to Wolverine and Sabretooth as brothers.!<

**X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past**

Days of Future Past is the last time that we see most of Doomsday's cast in a viable state where they could potentially feature in Doomsday. You CAN skip First Class, but I'd argue that skipping it before DoFP is like skipping Captain America: The First Avenger before watching The Avengers. A large portion of the "younger" cast in DoFP is introduced in FC, and it also develops Charles and Erik's relationship by a significant amount.

**Deadpool, Logan, and Deadpool 2**

These are all pretty essential for Deadpool & Wolverine, and while we can't confirm yet, I think it's a very good chance we'll see a lot of important cast from these films appear in Doomsday and Secret Wars.

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**What I would skip:**

*The Wolverine* is a fun film that doesn't make the cut. It's sole contribution is its post-credits scene, which helps to set up Days of Future Past.

Watch it if you want more of Jackman's Wolverine, but the main film doesn't introduce any essential lore for future films and it seems unlikely any of the cast introduced will feature in Doomsday.

*X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and The New Mutants* all had rough go with critics and the latter 2 were box office bombs. Nothing from Deadpool & Wolverine or our confirmed castings in Doomsday seem to indicate any of the characters introduced in these films will return. I'd save the 4 films mentioned in this section for YouTube recaps.

Hypthtclly_Spkng2026-01-11 19:49

OP, this is the post to actually listen to. Everyone else's posts are surprisingly trash. Like, I had no idea this many people in this sub don't actually remember the movie order and events of those movies. Nonsense.

If I may, I would include these series, since you only covered the movies: Legion (just because it's GREAT), Xmen animated and Xmen 97. Neither has any direct connection indicating that they'll show up in Doomsday/Secret Wars, but I find it highly unlikely that Xmen 97 won't at least get a nod or a reference, given its success/popularity/recent-ness. It wouldn't surprise me if Legion got a nod too, frankly, though I think it's more unlikely.

CaptHayfever2026-01-12 03:56

New Mutants is actually pretty good, but you're right that it'll almost certainly have nothing to do with Doomsday at all.

Uncanny_Doom2026-01-11 07:23

Just the original X-Men trilogy and Deadpool & Wolverine would probably be enough. Extra credit would be watching First Class, Days of Future Past, and the first two Deadpool movies.

For the series you should watch anything with characters that are in Doomsday. Which means Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye, but could potentially include Ms. Marvel, the Daredevil shows, and others by the time Secret Wars comes around.

frogskin922026-01-11 12:24

You’ve got enough time to watch all the X-Men movies, just do that.

Pleasant-Answer-9182026-01-11 13:05

we can tell by the double posting.

MCUTheorist000072026-01-11 14:06

You were also asking about shows besides Wandavision and Loki. Honestly I think that apart from Loki (which will clearly be the most important for Doomsday), you would need to watch Falcon and the Winter Soldier(it would provide much more context to Captain America Brave New World and Thunderbolts) and Hawkeye(maybe Kate Bishop appears and , anyways it's a fun show). Then this one is not necessary for Doomsday in any way but you should see Daredevil because it's too good

fuzzyfoot882026-01-11 14:38

There’s only 13 movies without DPW. Just spend a weekend and watch them in release order. However if you want an order, here’s the way I do it. Timelines are wonky and hardly make sense so here it is without all that info to confuse you.

X-Men

X2: X-Men United (important reveal)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (flashback)

X-Men: The Last Stand

The Wolverine (Extended Cut Preferable)

X-Men: First Class (second flashback)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Rogue Cut a must)

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

The New Mutants

Deadpool

Logan (because DP2 spoils it)

Deadpool 2 (super duper cut preferable)

Deadpool & Wolverine

Starvel422026-01-11 18:32

For X-Men movies to get the *full context* just the Original X-Men Trilogy, the Prequel X-Men Trilogy (just ignore Dark Phoenix) and the Wolverine Trilogy. For simplicity's sake watch them in release order.

WandaVision and Loki are the only important series for Doomsday.

Buhos_En_Pantelones2026-01-11 20:04

The X-Men movies are all over the place as far as quality and even continuity.

You got a year, so it's not crazy to just watch them all, but... basically in the X-Men universe people are born with the X gene, which gives them 'powers'. Sometimes humans hate them, sometimes they love them. It's complicated.

X-Men 1 and 2, New Class and Days of Future Past, Deadpool and Wolverine. That's really all you need to watch.

Heyjuannypark2026-01-11 22:48

I think that you'll be fine just skipping the X-Men stuff.

Anything that needs to be explained will be explained in the movie.

And let's be real, I'm pretty sure that Doomsday is going to retcon the whole MCU, so just watch it and enjoy.

But if you really really REALLY need to invest you time and waste it, just read the movie synopsis or some YouTube videos explaining the movies.

flippergoalie2026-01-12 03:48

I made a fan edit that turns the whole franchise into a 3 season tv show if that feels more digestible to you. It fixes the continuity errors and makes all episodes roughly 30 mins. Season 3 connects directly into the MCU.