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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101
Rocky / Creed
A complete viewing order for the Rocky / Creed franchise, covering all six Rocky films starring Sylvester Stallone and all three Creed films starring Michael B. Jordan across one continuous in-universe timeline. Whether you are starting with the 1976 underdog classic or following Adonis Creed's championship run, this page covers every theatrical film in release order.
1 sections
9 items
— / 9
102
Ranma 1/2
A complete watch and reading order for the Ranma 1/2 franchise — Rumiko Takahashi's original manga, the 1989 Studio DEEN anime across its two broadcast eras, the three theatrical films, all 12 OVA episodes, and the 2024 MAPPA reboot. Tagged by adaptation so you can follow the classic 1989 anime line or the modern remake.
4 sections
12 items
— / 12
103
Rambo
A complete watch and read order for the Rambo franchise, covering all five mainline theatrical films from First Blood (1982) through Rambo: Last Blood (2019), the 1986 animated series Rambo: The Force of Freedom, and the David Morrell novels and novelizations that originated and expanded the story. The five films follow Vietnam veteran John Rambo in release order, which is also the correct in-universe chronological order.
3 sections
9 items
— / 9
104
Pokémon (games)
A complete play order for the Pokémon video game series — every mainline core series RPG from Generation I through IX, all major remakes, the Legends sub-series, and a curated selection of landmark spinoffs including Mystery Dungeon, Ranger, Snap, the Orre RPGs, and Pokémon GO. Covers every major Nintendo platform from the original Game Boy through Nintendo Switch 2.
2 sections
35 items
— / 35
105
Pixar
A complete watch order for every Pixar feature film, from Toy Story (1995) through Hoppers (2026), plus the studio's canonical theatrical short films. Sorted in release order, with sub-series tags for Toy Story, Cars, The Incredibles, Monsters, Finding Nemo, and Inside Out. (The fan "Pixar Theory" is not studio canon, so no in-universe chronological order is built around it.)
2 sections
47 items
— / 47
106
Pirates of the Caribbean
A complete viewing order for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, covering all five theatrical films and the official live-action prequel short. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order, which places the prequel short before the first film.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
107
Percy Jackson & the Riordanverse
A complete reading and viewing order for Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the wider Riordanverse — the Greek/Roman Camp Half-Blood books (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo), the Egyptian Kane Chronicles, the Norse Magnus Chase series, the crossover novellas that link them, plus the two films and the Disney+ series. Includes release order and an in-universe chronological reading order for the books.
8 sections
40 items
— / 40
108
Pacific Rim
A complete watch and reading order for the Pacific Rim franchise — Guillermo del Toro's mecha-vs-kaiju universe spanning two theatrical films, the Netflix anime Pacific Rim: The Black (2 seasons), four Legendary Comics tie-in series, and three prose works. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which diverges significantly due to comics and novels set during the Kaiju War years before each film.
4 sections
11 items
— / 11
109
One Piece
A complete watch and reading order for One Piece — Eiichiro Oda's manga and Toei Animation's anime collapsed into their 11 canonical story sagas, all 15 theatrical films, and Netflix's live-action series. Tagged by canon tier with both release-order and in-universe chronological viewing.
4 sections
39 items
— / 39
110
My Hero Academia
A complete watch and reading order for My Hero Academia — Kōhei Horikoshi's superhero manga and its Bones anime adaptation across eight seasons, four theatrical films, and the Vigilantes prequel spinoff. Covers all OVAs and specials, with both release order and an in-universe chronological order placing the films and Vigilantes prequel correctly.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
111
Mother / EarthBound
A complete play order for the Mother / EarthBound trilogy — three RPGs by Shigesato Itoi spanning the 1989 Famicom original, the beloved 1994 SNES entry EarthBound, and the 2006 Game Boy Advance finale Mother 3. Access barriers (Mother 1 was shelved in English until 2015; Mother 3 still has no official English release) and differing entry-point accessibility fuel one of gaming's most active which-to-play-first debates.
1 sections
3 items
— / 3
112
Mortal Kombat
A complete play, watch, and read order for the Mortal Kombat franchise — covering all mainline fighting games across three distinct timelines (the legacy 1992–2006 era, the 2011 reboot series, and the 2023 new timeline), plus the live-action films, animated films, and TV series. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the game canon, just the film series, or explore everything.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
113
Monkey Island
A complete play order for the Monkey Island series — every mainline entry from the 1990 LucasArts original through Ron Gilbert's 2022 return. Covers The Secret of Monkey Island, LeChuck's Revenge, The Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island, Tales of Monkey Island, and Return to Monkey Island across PC, consoles, and mobile.
1 sections
6 items
— / 6
114
Mob Psycho 100
A complete watch and reading order for Mob Psycho 100, ONE's manga series about the overpowered middle-schooler Shigeo 'Mob' Kageyama and his con-artist mentor Reigen. Covers all three anime seasons (Studio Bones, 2016–2022), the Reigen OVA, the Company Trip OVA, the original manga, and the Reigen spin-off manga — including notes on where the OVAs fit and the franchise's webcomic origins.
3 sections
7 items
— / 7
115
Mission: Impossible
A complete viewing order for the Mission: Impossible franchise — all eight Tom Cruise films from the 1996 original through The Final Reckoning (2025), the original CBS television series (1966–1973, 7 seasons), and the 1988–1990 ABC revival. The films form one continuous Ethan Hunt storyline; the two TV series are separate continuities sharing the IMF premise.
2 sections
17 items
— / 17
116
Maze Runner
A complete viewing and reading order for the Maze Runner franchise, covering all three theatrical films, the original novel trilogy, prequel novels, and the Maze Cutter sequel series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places the Kill Order and Fever Code prequels before the main story.
2 sections
12 items
— / 12
117
Mafia
A complete play order for the Mafia video game series — every mainline entry from the 1904 Sicilian origins through the 1968 American crime saga, plus the 2020 Definitive Edition remake and the canonical tie-in graphic novel. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order, where the 2025 prequel The Old Country comes first.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
118
Lethal Weapon
A complete viewing order for the Lethal Weapon franchise, covering all four theatrical films from 1987 to 1998 and the three-season Fox television reboot from 2016 to 2019. The films and TV series are separate continuities — the TV series reimagines the Riggs and Murtaugh partnership with a new cast and is not a sequel to the movies.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
119
LEGO Movies
A complete viewing order for the theatrical LEGO Movie cinematic line, covering the four Warner Bros. films released between 2014 and 2019. Includes the original film and its sequel alongside the standalone spin-offs The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie.
1 sections
4 items
— / 4
120
Kung Fu Panda
A complete viewing order for the Kung Fu Panda franchise, covering all four DreamWorks animated films, three TV series, and six holiday and festival shorts. Includes both release order and an in-universe chronological order that slots the TV series and specials between films where the story events actually occur.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17

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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

101
Rocky / Creed
A complete viewing order for the Rocky / Creed franchise, covering all six Rocky films starring Sylvester Stallone and all three Creed films starring Michael B. Jordan across one continuous in-universe timeline. Whether you are starting with the 1976 underdog classic or following Adonis Creed's championship run, this page covers every theatrical film in release order.
1 sections
9 items
— / 9
102
Ranma 1/2
A complete watch and reading order for the Ranma 1/2 franchise — Rumiko Takahashi's original manga, the 1989 Studio DEEN anime across its two broadcast eras, the three theatrical films, all 12 OVA episodes, and the 2024 MAPPA reboot. Tagged by adaptation so you can follow the classic 1989 anime line or the modern remake.
4 sections
12 items
— / 12
103
Rambo
A complete watch and read order for the Rambo franchise, covering all five mainline theatrical films from First Blood (1982) through Rambo: Last Blood (2019), the 1986 animated series Rambo: The Force of Freedom, and the David Morrell novels and novelizations that originated and expanded the story. The five films follow Vietnam veteran John Rambo in release order, which is also the correct in-universe chronological order.
3 sections
9 items
— / 9
104
Pokémon (games)
A complete play order for the Pokémon video game series — every mainline core series RPG from Generation I through IX, all major remakes, the Legends sub-series, and a curated selection of landmark spinoffs including Mystery Dungeon, Ranger, Snap, the Orre RPGs, and Pokémon GO. Covers every major Nintendo platform from the original Game Boy through Nintendo Switch 2.
2 sections
35 items
— / 35
105
Pixar
A complete watch order for every Pixar feature film, from Toy Story (1995) through Hoppers (2026), plus the studio's canonical theatrical short films. Sorted in release order, with sub-series tags for Toy Story, Cars, The Incredibles, Monsters, Finding Nemo, and Inside Out. (The fan "Pixar Theory" is not studio canon, so no in-universe chronological order is built around it.)
2 sections
47 items
— / 47
106
Pirates of the Caribbean
A complete viewing order for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, covering all five theatrical films and the official live-action prequel short. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order, which places the prequel short before the first film.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
107
Percy Jackson & the Riordanverse
A complete reading and viewing order for Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the wider Riordanverse — the Greek/Roman Camp Half-Blood books (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo), the Egyptian Kane Chronicles, the Norse Magnus Chase series, the crossover novellas that link them, plus the two films and the Disney+ series. Includes release order and an in-universe chronological reading order for the books.
8 sections
40 items
— / 40
108
Pacific Rim
A complete watch and reading order for the Pacific Rim franchise — Guillermo del Toro's mecha-vs-kaiju universe spanning two theatrical films, the Netflix anime Pacific Rim: The Black (2 seasons), four Legendary Comics tie-in series, and three prose works. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which diverges significantly due to comics and novels set during the Kaiju War years before each film.
4 sections
11 items
— / 11
109
One Piece
A complete watch and reading order for One Piece — Eiichiro Oda's manga and Toei Animation's anime collapsed into their 11 canonical story sagas, all 15 theatrical films, and Netflix's live-action series. Tagged by canon tier with both release-order and in-universe chronological viewing.
4 sections
39 items
— / 39
110
My Hero Academia
A complete watch and reading order for My Hero Academia — Kōhei Horikoshi's superhero manga and its Bones anime adaptation across eight seasons, four theatrical films, and the Vigilantes prequel spinoff. Covers all OVAs and specials, with both release order and an in-universe chronological order placing the films and Vigilantes prequel correctly.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
111
Mother / EarthBound
A complete play order for the Mother / EarthBound trilogy — three RPGs by Shigesato Itoi spanning the 1989 Famicom original, the beloved 1994 SNES entry EarthBound, and the 2006 Game Boy Advance finale Mother 3. Access barriers (Mother 1 was shelved in English until 2015; Mother 3 still has no official English release) and differing entry-point accessibility fuel one of gaming's most active which-to-play-first debates.
1 sections
3 items
— / 3
112
Mortal Kombat
A complete play, watch, and read order for the Mortal Kombat franchise — covering all mainline fighting games across three distinct timelines (the legacy 1992–2006 era, the 2011 reboot series, and the 2023 new timeline), plus the live-action films, animated films, and TV series. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the game canon, just the film series, or explore everything.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
113
Monkey Island
A complete play order for the Monkey Island series — every mainline entry from the 1990 LucasArts original through Ron Gilbert's 2022 return. Covers The Secret of Monkey Island, LeChuck's Revenge, The Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island, Tales of Monkey Island, and Return to Monkey Island across PC, consoles, and mobile.
1 sections
6 items
— / 6
114
Mob Psycho 100
A complete watch and reading order for Mob Psycho 100, ONE's manga series about the overpowered middle-schooler Shigeo 'Mob' Kageyama and his con-artist mentor Reigen. Covers all three anime seasons (Studio Bones, 2016–2022), the Reigen OVA, the Company Trip OVA, the original manga, and the Reigen spin-off manga — including notes on where the OVAs fit and the franchise's webcomic origins.
3 sections
7 items
— / 7
115
Mission: Impossible
A complete viewing order for the Mission: Impossible franchise — all eight Tom Cruise films from the 1996 original through The Final Reckoning (2025), the original CBS television series (1966–1973, 7 seasons), and the 1988–1990 ABC revival. The films form one continuous Ethan Hunt storyline; the two TV series are separate continuities sharing the IMF premise.
2 sections
17 items
— / 17
116
Maze Runner
A complete viewing and reading order for the Maze Runner franchise, covering all three theatrical films, the original novel trilogy, prequel novels, and the Maze Cutter sequel series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places the Kill Order and Fever Code prequels before the main story.
2 sections
12 items
— / 12
117
Mafia
A complete play order for the Mafia video game series — every mainline entry from the 1904 Sicilian origins through the 1968 American crime saga, plus the 2020 Definitive Edition remake and the canonical tie-in graphic novel. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order, where the 2025 prequel The Old Country comes first.
2 sections
6 items
— / 6
118
Lethal Weapon
A complete viewing order for the Lethal Weapon franchise, covering all four theatrical films from 1987 to 1998 and the three-season Fox television reboot from 2016 to 2019. The films and TV series are separate continuities — the TV series reimagines the Riggs and Murtaugh partnership with a new cast and is not a sequel to the movies.
2 sections
7 items
— / 7
119
LEGO Movies
A complete viewing order for the theatrical LEGO Movie cinematic line, covering the four Warner Bros. films released between 2014 and 2019. Includes the original film and its sequel alongside the standalone spin-offs The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie.
1 sections
4 items
— / 4
120
Kung Fu Panda
A complete viewing order for the Kung Fu Panda franchise, covering all four DreamWorks animated films, three TV series, and six holiday and festival shorts. Includes both release order and an in-universe chronological order that slots the TV series and specials between films where the story events actually occur.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17

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