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.

390 franchises

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41
Millennium / Lisbeth Salander
A complete reading and viewing order for the Millennium franchise — Stieg Larsson's original trilogy, David Lagercrantz's continuation (books 4–6), and Karin Smirnoff's ongoing third trilogy, plus three distinct screen continuities: the 2009 Swedish film trilogy and its extended SVT miniseries, David Fincher's 2011 Hollywood adaptation, and the 2018 recast sequel The Girl in the Spider's Web. Sections cover novels and each screen branch separately so you can follow just the books, just one film lineage, or everything at once.
4 sections
14 items
— / 14
42
Men in Black
A complete viewing and reading order for the Men in Black franchise — the original Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones trilogy, the spin-off Men in Black: International, all four seasons of the alternate-canon animated series, and the original Lowell Cunningham comics that inspired it all. Covers films in both release and in-universe chronological order.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
43
Magic: The Gathering — Novels & Fiction
A complete reading order for the Magic: The Gathering prose canon — every tie-in novel, novella, and anthology from Harper Prism (1994) through the modern set novels (2026). Covers the Artifacts Cycle, the Weatherlight Saga, the Ice Age and Legends cycles, and the post-Mending era, in both publication order and the contested in-universe chronological order.
2 sections
78 items
— / 78

44
Madagascar
A complete viewing order for the Madagascar franchise — the main film trilogy, the Penguins of Madagascar spin-off film, holiday shorts and specials, and three TV continuities: the alternate-universe Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon series, the in-universe prequel All Hail King Julien on Netflix, and the in-universe prequel Madagascar: A Little Wild on Hulu. Covers all three TV series per season with release and chronological orders.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
45
The Little Mermaid
A complete viewing order for The Little Mermaid franchise — Disney's 1989 animated classic, its two direct-to-video companion films, the three-season CBS animated series, Rob Marshall's 2023 live-action remake, and the 2024 Disney Junior preschool series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places Ariel's Beginning and the TV series before the 1989 film.
4 sections
8 items
— / 8
46
The Lion King
A complete viewing order for The Lion King franchise — covering the original 1994 animated film and its two direct-to-video sequels, the Timon & Pumbaa TV series, The Lion Guard (three seasons plus pilot), and the photorealistic CGI remake and its prequel Mufasa. Two separate canons are tagged so you can follow the animated or live-action continuity on its own.
3 sections
12 items
— / 12
47
Lilo & Stitch
A complete watch order for the Lilo & Stitch franchise — the original 2002 animated film, its direct-to-video sequels, the 65-episode US animated series, the three-season Japanese Stitch! anime and its post-series specials, the Chinese Stitch & Ai series, and the 2025 live-action remake. Covers all three continuities so you can follow the original Hawaiian story, the Japanese Okinawa chapters, or the standalone 2025 reboot.
5 sections
14 items
— / 14
48
Kingsman
A complete viewing and reading order for the Kingsman franchise, covering all four theatrical films — including the WWI-era prequel The King's Man — and the three main comic runs from Mark Millar and collaborators. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places The King's Man a century before the main spy-thriller trilogy.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
49
Ip Man
A complete viewing order for all Ip Man films and series, covering the four-film Donnie Yen / Wilson Yip continuity (2008–2019), its spin-off Master Z, the separate Herman Yau two-film series, standalone biopics from other studios, and the Chinese television adaptation. Ip Man was a real Wing Chun grandmaster and teacher of Bruce Lee whose life has inspired more film adaptations than almost any other martial artist.
4 sections
12 items
— / 12
50
Inspector Morse / Endeavour / Lewis
A complete reading and viewing order for Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse universe — all 13 novels plus the short-story collection, the 33 original Inspector Morse TV films, the Endeavour prequel, and the Lewis sequel. Includes release order and an in-universe chronological order running Endeavour → Morse → Lewis.
4 sections
116 items
— / 116
51
Eragon — Inheritance Cycle
A complete reading and viewing order for Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle — the four-book fantasy tetralogy set in Alagaësia (Eragon through Inheritance), the post-cycle story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm, the 2023 sequel novel Murtagh, and the 2006 live-action film. Includes both publication order and in-universe chronological order.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
52
His Dark Materials
A complete reading and viewing order for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe — the original trilogy, the Book of Dust trilogy, companion novellas, the 2007 film, and the BBC/HBO television series. Covers both publication order and in-universe chronological order, including where prequel La Belle Sauvage and the 'equel' Book of Dust volumes slot relative to Lyra's story.
2 sections
14 items
— / 14
53
Hercule Poirot
A complete reading and viewing order for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot — all 33 novels (1920–1975) and the canonical short-story collections, plus the major screen continuities: David Suchet's ITV series, Kenneth Branagh's theatrical trilogy, Peter Ustinov's films, and notable standalone adaptations. Includes Sophie Hannah's estate-sanctioned continuation novels. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Christie canon or any single adaptation line.
7 sections
67 items
— / 67
54
Harry Hole (Jo Nesbø)
A complete reading and viewing order for Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series — thirteen novels following the brilliant, troubled Oslo detective from his first case in Sydney in 1997 through to 2023, plus the 2017 film adaptation of The Snowman and Netflix's 2026 series Detective Hole. Covers the translation-order anomaly: books 1 and 2 were published last in English but belong first in the narrative.
2 sections
15 items
— / 15
55
Harley Quinn (Animated Series)
A complete watch and read order for the DC adult-animated Harley Quinn continuity, covering all five seasons of the flagship series, the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spinoff, and both tie-in limited comic series. Includes both release order and a chronological order that slots the comics and spinoff into the TV viewing sequence.
3 sections
9 items
— / 9
56
Futurama
A complete viewing order for Futurama — all ten production seasons across Fox (1999–2003), Comedy Central (2008–2013), and Hulu (2023–2025), plus the four direct-to-video films that were later recut into the Comedy Central Season 5. Covers the release order of all TV seasons and standalone films, with notes on how Fox's out-of-production-order broadcast and the dual film/TV formats fit together.
2 sections
14 items
— / 14
57
Frozen
A complete viewing order for Disney's Frozen franchise, covering both theatrical films and all four canonical short films. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which places the mythological short Myth: A Frozen Tale before the main films and slots the midquel Once Upon a Snowman during the events of the original.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
58
The Folk of the Air
A complete reading order for Holly Black's Elfhame universe, covering the core Folk of the Air trilogy (The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing), companion novellas, and the Novels of Elfhame duology set eight years later. Includes both publication order and the in-universe chronological order, with The Lost Sisters placed parallel to The Cruel Prince and the Stolen Heir duology after the trilogy.
1 sections
7 items
— / 7
59
Fear Street
A complete reading and viewing order for R.L. Stine's Fear Street — roughly 160 young-adult horror books set in cursed Shadyside, organized by subseries (the original run, Super Chillers, Cheerleaders, the Fear Street Saga, Cataluna Chronicles, Seniors, the trilogies and the 2014+ relaunch), plus Netflix's 1994/1978/1666 film trilogy and 2025's Prom Queen. Includes a release order and an in-universe chronological order spanning the films and the Fier-family origin books.
2 sections
18 items
— / 18
60
Father Brown
A complete viewing and reading order for Father Brown — G.K. Chesterton's five short-story collections (1911–1935) featuring the crime-solving Catholic priest, plus the major screen adaptations: the 1954 Alec Guinness film, the German Pater Brown series (1966–1972), the 1974 ITV series with Kenneth More, the BBC Radio dramatisations with Andrew Sachs, and the long-running BBC One series (2013–2026) with Mark Williams. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Chesterton canon, just the BBC TV run, or sample everything.
6 sections
28 items
— / 28

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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.

390 franchises

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

41
Millennium / Lisbeth Salander
A complete reading and viewing order for the Millennium franchise — Stieg Larsson's original trilogy, David Lagercrantz's continuation (books 4–6), and Karin Smirnoff's ongoing third trilogy, plus three distinct screen continuities: the 2009 Swedish film trilogy and its extended SVT miniseries, David Fincher's 2011 Hollywood adaptation, and the 2018 recast sequel The Girl in the Spider's Web. Sections cover novels and each screen branch separately so you can follow just the books, just one film lineage, or everything at once.
4 sections
14 items
— / 14
42
Men in Black
A complete viewing and reading order for the Men in Black franchise — the original Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones trilogy, the spin-off Men in Black: International, all four seasons of the alternate-canon animated series, and the original Lowell Cunningham comics that inspired it all. Covers films in both release and in-universe chronological order.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
43
Magic: The Gathering — Novels & Fiction
A complete reading order for the Magic: The Gathering prose canon — every tie-in novel, novella, and anthology from Harper Prism (1994) through the modern set novels (2026). Covers the Artifacts Cycle, the Weatherlight Saga, the Ice Age and Legends cycles, and the post-Mending era, in both publication order and the contested in-universe chronological order.
2 sections
78 items
— / 78

44
Madagascar
A complete viewing order for the Madagascar franchise — the main film trilogy, the Penguins of Madagascar spin-off film, holiday shorts and specials, and three TV continuities: the alternate-universe Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon series, the in-universe prequel All Hail King Julien on Netflix, and the in-universe prequel Madagascar: A Little Wild on Hulu. Covers all three TV series per season with release and chronological orders.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
45
The Little Mermaid
A complete viewing order for The Little Mermaid franchise — Disney's 1989 animated classic, its two direct-to-video companion films, the three-season CBS animated series, Rob Marshall's 2023 live-action remake, and the 2024 Disney Junior preschool series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places Ariel's Beginning and the TV series before the 1989 film.
4 sections
8 items
— / 8
46
The Lion King
A complete viewing order for The Lion King franchise — covering the original 1994 animated film and its two direct-to-video sequels, the Timon & Pumbaa TV series, The Lion Guard (three seasons plus pilot), and the photorealistic CGI remake and its prequel Mufasa. Two separate canons are tagged so you can follow the animated or live-action continuity on its own.
3 sections
12 items
— / 12
47
Lilo & Stitch
A complete watch order for the Lilo & Stitch franchise — the original 2002 animated film, its direct-to-video sequels, the 65-episode US animated series, the three-season Japanese Stitch! anime and its post-series specials, the Chinese Stitch & Ai series, and the 2025 live-action remake. Covers all three continuities so you can follow the original Hawaiian story, the Japanese Okinawa chapters, or the standalone 2025 reboot.
5 sections
14 items
— / 14
48
Kingsman
A complete viewing and reading order for the Kingsman franchise, covering all four theatrical films — including the WWI-era prequel The King's Man — and the three main comic runs from Mark Millar and collaborators. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places The King's Man a century before the main spy-thriller trilogy.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
49
Ip Man
A complete viewing order for all Ip Man films and series, covering the four-film Donnie Yen / Wilson Yip continuity (2008–2019), its spin-off Master Z, the separate Herman Yau two-film series, standalone biopics from other studios, and the Chinese television adaptation. Ip Man was a real Wing Chun grandmaster and teacher of Bruce Lee whose life has inspired more film adaptations than almost any other martial artist.
4 sections
12 items
— / 12
50
Inspector Morse / Endeavour / Lewis
A complete reading and viewing order for Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse universe — all 13 novels plus the short-story collection, the 33 original Inspector Morse TV films, the Endeavour prequel, and the Lewis sequel. Includes release order and an in-universe chronological order running Endeavour → Morse → Lewis.
4 sections
116 items
— / 116
51
Eragon — Inheritance Cycle
A complete reading and viewing order for Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle — the four-book fantasy tetralogy set in Alagaësia (Eragon through Inheritance), the post-cycle story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm, the 2023 sequel novel Murtagh, and the 2006 live-action film. Includes both publication order and in-universe chronological order.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
52
His Dark Materials
A complete reading and viewing order for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe — the original trilogy, the Book of Dust trilogy, companion novellas, the 2007 film, and the BBC/HBO television series. Covers both publication order and in-universe chronological order, including where prequel La Belle Sauvage and the 'equel' Book of Dust volumes slot relative to Lyra's story.
2 sections
14 items
— / 14
53
Hercule Poirot
A complete reading and viewing order for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot — all 33 novels (1920–1975) and the canonical short-story collections, plus the major screen continuities: David Suchet's ITV series, Kenneth Branagh's theatrical trilogy, Peter Ustinov's films, and notable standalone adaptations. Includes Sophie Hannah's estate-sanctioned continuation novels. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Christie canon or any single adaptation line.
7 sections
67 items
— / 67
54
Harry Hole (Jo Nesbø)
A complete reading and viewing order for Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series — thirteen novels following the brilliant, troubled Oslo detective from his first case in Sydney in 1997 through to 2023, plus the 2017 film adaptation of The Snowman and Netflix's 2026 series Detective Hole. Covers the translation-order anomaly: books 1 and 2 were published last in English but belong first in the narrative.
2 sections
15 items
— / 15
55
Harley Quinn (Animated Series)
A complete watch and read order for the DC adult-animated Harley Quinn continuity, covering all five seasons of the flagship series, the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spinoff, and both tie-in limited comic series. Includes both release order and a chronological order that slots the comics and spinoff into the TV viewing sequence.
3 sections
9 items
— / 9
56
Futurama
A complete viewing order for Futurama — all ten production seasons across Fox (1999–2003), Comedy Central (2008–2013), and Hulu (2023–2025), plus the four direct-to-video films that were later recut into the Comedy Central Season 5. Covers the release order of all TV seasons and standalone films, with notes on how Fox's out-of-production-order broadcast and the dual film/TV formats fit together.
2 sections
14 items
— / 14
57
Frozen
A complete viewing order for Disney's Frozen franchise, covering both theatrical films and all four canonical short films. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which places the mythological short Myth: A Frozen Tale before the main films and slots the midquel Once Upon a Snowman during the events of the original.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
58
The Folk of the Air
A complete reading order for Holly Black's Elfhame universe, covering the core Folk of the Air trilogy (The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing), companion novellas, and the Novels of Elfhame duology set eight years later. Includes both publication order and the in-universe chronological order, with The Lost Sisters placed parallel to The Cruel Prince and the Stolen Heir duology after the trilogy.
1 sections
7 items
— / 7
59
Fear Street
A complete reading and viewing order for R.L. Stine's Fear Street — roughly 160 young-adult horror books set in cursed Shadyside, organized by subseries (the original run, Super Chillers, Cheerleaders, the Fear Street Saga, Cataluna Chronicles, Seniors, the trilogies and the 2014+ relaunch), plus Netflix's 1994/1978/1666 film trilogy and 2025's Prom Queen. Includes a release order and an in-universe chronological order spanning the films and the Fier-family origin books.
2 sections
18 items
— / 18
60
Father Brown
A complete viewing and reading order for Father Brown — G.K. Chesterton's five short-story collections (1911–1935) featuring the crime-solving Catholic priest, plus the major screen adaptations: the 1954 Alec Guinness film, the German Pater Brown series (1966–1972), the 1974 ITV series with Kenneth More, the BBC Radio dramatisations with Andrew Sachs, and the long-running BBC One series (2013–2026) with Mark Williams. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Chesterton canon, just the BBC TV run, or sample everything.
6 sections
28 items
— / 28

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