franchises

Viewing and reading orders for film, book, game, and TV franchises. Pick a franchise, choose a section, then an order — release, chronological, or recommended — and check items off as you go.

219 franchises

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201
BioShock
A complete play and reading order for the BioShock franchise — Irrational Games' first-person action-RPG trilogy set in the fallen underwater city of Rapture and the sky-city of Columbia, plus the tie-in novel BioShock: Rapture. Covers all six story-driven games and DLC, with both release order and an in-universe chronological option that navigates the franchise's multiverse timeline.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
202
BIONICLE
A complete watch and read order for BIONICLE, the LEGO franchise that ran from 2001 to 2010 (Generation 1) and was rebooted in 2015–2016 (Generation 2). Covers all four direct-to-DVD animated films, the Netflix series, DC Comics runs, Greg Farshtey's novel trilogies, and story-relevant video games.
5 sections
17 items
— / 17
203
Berserk
A complete reading and viewing order for the Berserk franchise — Kentaro Miura's dark fantasy manga and all of its anime adaptations. Covers the 1989–present manga (continued post-Miura by Studio Gaga and Kouji Mori), the 1997 TV series, the Studio 4°C Golden Age Arc film trilogy, the 2016–2017 anime, and the 2022 Memorial Edition recut.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
204
The Belgariad & The Malloreon
A complete reading order for David and Leigh Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon saga, covering all ten core novels, the prequels Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress, and the Rivan Codex companion. Includes both publication order and an in-universe chronological order with the prequels read first.
4 sections
13 items
— / 13
205
Bayonetta
A complete play and watch order for the Bayonetta franchise — the four PlatinumGames action titles and the 2013 anime film adaptation. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, from Cereza's childhood in Bayonetta Origins through the multiverse-spanning events of Bayonetta 3.
2 sections
5 items
— / 5
206
Battlestar Galactica
A complete viewing order for the Battlestar Galactica franchise — covering both the original 1978 ABC series and its sequel Galactica 1980, and the acclaimed 2003 Ronald D. Moore reimagining with its four seasons, two TV movies, and two prequel series. Each continuity is presented separately so you can follow either universe or both.
2 sections
11 items
— / 11
207
Babylon 5
A complete viewing and reading order for Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski's science-fiction universe spanning the 1993 pilot film, five seasons, eight TV movies, the Crusade spinoff, and comics and novels. Covers both release order and a chronological-narrative order placing In the Beginning and the TV movies at their in-universe positions.
3 sections
34 items
— / 34
208
Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise
A complete viewing and reading order for the Avatar franchise, covering the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Dark Horse comics, F.C. Yee's prequel novels, the 2010 live-action film, and the Netflix live-action adaptation. Includes release order, a chronological story order interleaving animated seasons with post-show comics, and standalone sections for comics, novels, and film.
5 sections
28 items
— / 28
209
Atelier (Gust)
A complete play order for the Atelier series by Gust — every mainline entry across the Salburg, Iris, Mana Khemia, Arland, Dusk, Mysterious, Ryza, and Yumia sub-series, plus the 2023 Marie Remake and Resleriana console release. Each sub-series is self-contained; the tags below group entries so you can find your sub-series and start at its beginning.
2 sections
27 items
— / 27
210
Assassin's Creed
A complete play and watch order for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise — the mainline games from 2007's Acre Crusades entry through 2025's feudal Japan, the handheld and side-scroller spin-offs, the 2016 Justin Kurzel film, and the three animated shorts. Includes both release-order and in-universe historical chronology, so you can play the series in publication order or follow the Brotherhood's history from Ancient Greece to Victorian London.
4 sections
25 items
— / 25
211
Ascendance of a Bookworm
A complete watch and reading order for Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujou) — Miya Kazuki's light novel series, its four anime seasons, OVA, and manga adaptations. Covers the full story of Myne, a book-obsessed girl reincarnated into a world without books who resolves to make them herself.
3 sections
15 items
— / 15
212
Armored Core
A complete play order for FromSoftware's Armored Core franchise — every mainline game from the 1997 PlayStation debut through Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023), spanning fifteen titles across four separate story continuities. Includes era tags identifying each game's continuity, so you can play within a single story arc or work through the full series in release order.
1 sections
15 items
— / 15
213
Anne Rice Immortal Universe
A complete reading and viewing order for Anne Rice's Immortal Universe — all 13 Vampire Chronicles novels, the two New Tales of the Vampires, the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, two theatrical film adaptations, and all three AMC series (Interview with the Vampire, Mayfair Witches, and Talamasca: The Secret Order). Covers publication order, a chronological-internal reading path that positions Pandora and Vittorio in their ancient and Renaissance settings, and the full AMC television run.
5 sections
27 items
— / 27
214
Arrowverse
A complete viewing order for The CW's Arrowverse — every per-season entry of the eight live-action superhero series (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, plus the retroactively-canonized NBC Constantine), the two CW Seed animated web series Vixen and Freedom Fighters: The Ray, and the five-part Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover that merged three previously-separate universes into Earth-Prime.
2 sections
47 items
— / 47
215
A Certain Magical Index / Railgun / Accelerator
A complete viewing and reading order for Kazuma Kamachi's Toaru / 'A Certain' franchise — every anime cour and film across A Certain Magical Index (3 seasons + Endymion film), A Certain Scientific Railgun (3 seasons + OVA) and A Certain Scientific Accelerator (1 season), the source light novel arcs (Main Series, New Testament, Genesis Testament), and the spinoff manga (Railgun, Accelerator, Dark Matter, Mental Out, Astral Buddy). Includes a cross-cutting Full Anime Order section with both Release Order and the famous In-Universe Chronological Order that interleaves Index, Railgun, and Accelerator arcs.
7 sections
23 items
— / 23
216
Animorphs
A complete reading order for K.A. Applegate and Michael Grant's Animorphs — all 54 main-series novels, 4 Megamorphs companion books, 4 Chronicles prequels, and the 2 Alternamorphs gamebooks published by Scholastic between 1996 and 2001. Also covers the Scholastic Graphix graphic novel adaptations (2020–2025) and the 1998–1999 Nickelodeon television series.
5 sections
72 items
— / 72
217
Ace Attorney
A complete play, watch, and read order for Capcom's Ace Attorney franchise — covering every mainline courtroom game, the Investigations detective duology, the Victorian-era Great Ace Attorney prequel games, the Professor Layton crossover, the anime adaptation, and Takashi Miike's live-action film. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order for the games.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17
218
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
A complete reading order for Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series — 30 novels following Anita Blake, licensed zombie animator and vampire executioner in a world where the supernatural is legal and lethal. Publication order is the reading order: Hamilton wrote the series as a continuous first-person serial, and no separate chronological order exists.
2 sections
31 items
— / 31
219
Alien
A complete viewing order for the Alien franchise — seven mainline films from Ridley Scott's 1979 original through Alien: Romulus (2024), the FX television series Alien: Earth (2025), and the crossover films. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, with notes on which entries belong to the prequel storyline and which to the Alien vs. Predator crossover continuity.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10

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franchises

Viewing and reading orders for film, book, game, and TV franchises. Pick a franchise, choose a section, then an order — release, chronological, or recommended — and check items off as you go.

219 franchises

sort:recent·a–z·items·progressfilter:all·in-progress·unstarted·complete

201
BioShock
A complete play and reading order for the BioShock franchise — Irrational Games' first-person action-RPG trilogy set in the fallen underwater city of Rapture and the sky-city of Columbia, plus the tie-in novel BioShock: Rapture. Covers all six story-driven games and DLC, with both release order and an in-universe chronological option that navigates the franchise's multiverse timeline.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
202
BIONICLE
A complete watch and read order for BIONICLE, the LEGO franchise that ran from 2001 to 2010 (Generation 1) and was rebooted in 2015–2016 (Generation 2). Covers all four direct-to-DVD animated films, the Netflix series, DC Comics runs, Greg Farshtey's novel trilogies, and story-relevant video games.
5 sections
17 items
— / 17
203
Berserk
A complete reading and viewing order for the Berserk franchise — Kentaro Miura's dark fantasy manga and all of its anime adaptations. Covers the 1989–present manga (continued post-Miura by Studio Gaga and Kouji Mori), the 1997 TV series, the Studio 4°C Golden Age Arc film trilogy, the 2016–2017 anime, and the 2022 Memorial Edition recut.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
204
The Belgariad & The Malloreon
A complete reading order for David and Leigh Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon saga, covering all ten core novels, the prequels Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress, and the Rivan Codex companion. Includes both publication order and an in-universe chronological order with the prequels read first.
4 sections
13 items
— / 13
205
Bayonetta
A complete play and watch order for the Bayonetta franchise — the four PlatinumGames action titles and the 2013 anime film adaptation. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, from Cereza's childhood in Bayonetta Origins through the multiverse-spanning events of Bayonetta 3.
2 sections
5 items
— / 5
206
Battlestar Galactica
A complete viewing order for the Battlestar Galactica franchise — covering both the original 1978 ABC series and its sequel Galactica 1980, and the acclaimed 2003 Ronald D. Moore reimagining with its four seasons, two TV movies, and two prequel series. Each continuity is presented separately so you can follow either universe or both.
2 sections
11 items
— / 11
207
Babylon 5
A complete viewing and reading order for Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski's science-fiction universe spanning the 1993 pilot film, five seasons, eight TV movies, the Crusade spinoff, and comics and novels. Covers both release order and a chronological-narrative order placing In the Beginning and the TV movies at their in-universe positions.
3 sections
34 items
— / 34
208
Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise
A complete viewing and reading order for the Avatar franchise, covering the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Dark Horse comics, F.C. Yee's prequel novels, the 2010 live-action film, and the Netflix live-action adaptation. Includes release order, a chronological story order interleaving animated seasons with post-show comics, and standalone sections for comics, novels, and film.
5 sections
28 items
— / 28
209
Atelier (Gust)
A complete play order for the Atelier series by Gust — every mainline entry across the Salburg, Iris, Mana Khemia, Arland, Dusk, Mysterious, Ryza, and Yumia sub-series, plus the 2023 Marie Remake and Resleriana console release. Each sub-series is self-contained; the tags below group entries so you can find your sub-series and start at its beginning.
2 sections
27 items
— / 27
210
Assassin's Creed
A complete play and watch order for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise — the mainline games from 2007's Acre Crusades entry through 2025's feudal Japan, the handheld and side-scroller spin-offs, the 2016 Justin Kurzel film, and the three animated shorts. Includes both release-order and in-universe historical chronology, so you can play the series in publication order or follow the Brotherhood's history from Ancient Greece to Victorian London.
4 sections
25 items
— / 25
211
Ascendance of a Bookworm
A complete watch and reading order for Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujou) — Miya Kazuki's light novel series, its four anime seasons, OVA, and manga adaptations. Covers the full story of Myne, a book-obsessed girl reincarnated into a world without books who resolves to make them herself.
3 sections
15 items
— / 15
212
Armored Core
A complete play order for FromSoftware's Armored Core franchise — every mainline game from the 1997 PlayStation debut through Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023), spanning fifteen titles across four separate story continuities. Includes era tags identifying each game's continuity, so you can play within a single story arc or work through the full series in release order.
1 sections
15 items
— / 15
213
Anne Rice Immortal Universe
A complete reading and viewing order for Anne Rice's Immortal Universe — all 13 Vampire Chronicles novels, the two New Tales of the Vampires, the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, two theatrical film adaptations, and all three AMC series (Interview with the Vampire, Mayfair Witches, and Talamasca: The Secret Order). Covers publication order, a chronological-internal reading path that positions Pandora and Vittorio in their ancient and Renaissance settings, and the full AMC television run.
5 sections
27 items
— / 27
214
Arrowverse
A complete viewing order for The CW's Arrowverse — every per-season entry of the eight live-action superhero series (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, plus the retroactively-canonized NBC Constantine), the two CW Seed animated web series Vixen and Freedom Fighters: The Ray, and the five-part Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover that merged three previously-separate universes into Earth-Prime.
2 sections
47 items
— / 47
215
A Certain Magical Index / Railgun / Accelerator
A complete viewing and reading order for Kazuma Kamachi's Toaru / 'A Certain' franchise — every anime cour and film across A Certain Magical Index (3 seasons + Endymion film), A Certain Scientific Railgun (3 seasons + OVA) and A Certain Scientific Accelerator (1 season), the source light novel arcs (Main Series, New Testament, Genesis Testament), and the spinoff manga (Railgun, Accelerator, Dark Matter, Mental Out, Astral Buddy). Includes a cross-cutting Full Anime Order section with both Release Order and the famous In-Universe Chronological Order that interleaves Index, Railgun, and Accelerator arcs.
7 sections
23 items
— / 23
216
Animorphs
A complete reading order for K.A. Applegate and Michael Grant's Animorphs — all 54 main-series novels, 4 Megamorphs companion books, 4 Chronicles prequels, and the 2 Alternamorphs gamebooks published by Scholastic between 1996 and 2001. Also covers the Scholastic Graphix graphic novel adaptations (2020–2025) and the 1998–1999 Nickelodeon television series.
5 sections
72 items
— / 72
217
Ace Attorney
A complete play, watch, and read order for Capcom's Ace Attorney franchise — covering every mainline courtroom game, the Investigations detective duology, the Victorian-era Great Ace Attorney prequel games, the Professor Layton crossover, the anime adaptation, and Takashi Miike's live-action film. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order for the games.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17
218
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
A complete reading order for Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series — 30 novels following Anita Blake, licensed zombie animator and vampire executioner in a world where the supernatural is legal and lethal. Publication order is the reading order: Hamilton wrote the series as a continuous first-person serial, and no separate chronological order exists.
2 sections
31 items
— / 31
219
Alien
A complete viewing order for the Alien franchise — seven mainline films from Ridley Scott's 1979 original through Alien: Romulus (2024), the FX television series Alien: Earth (2025), and the crossover films. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, with notes on which entries belong to the prequel storyline and which to the Alien vs. Predator crossover continuity.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10

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