Overview
- Disney+ posted the 15‑title “Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday” collection on its service in mid‑August, giving viewers a focused pre‑release guide to the December 18, 2026 film.
- The list names X‑Men, X2, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Loki, Shang‑Chi, Spider‑Man: No Way Home, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Captain America: Brave New World, Deadpool & Wolverine, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
- Reporting outlets calculated the collection at roughly 42 hours of viewing, a sizable but deliberately curated briefing rather than a complete MCU marathon.
- The exclusion of The Marvels has become the most discussed omission and has generated speculation about narrative choices or character status, a point the coverage treats as unconfirmed commentary.
- Including Fox‑era X‑Men films and Loki signals Marvel is leaning on older screen history and multiverse continuity to set up Doomsday, while trailers and D23 confirmations — including Robert Downey Jr. cast as Victor von Doom — keep the film on track as the Multiverse Saga’s next major crossover.