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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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161
Hellsing
A complete watch and reading order for Hellsing — Kouta Hirano's gothic horror manga (10 volumes, 1997–2008), its anime-original 2001 Gonzo TV series, and the definitive manga-faithful Hellsing Ultimate OVA (10 episodes, 2006–2012). The two anime are parallel re-tellings: start with Ultimate for the full manga story including the 1944 prequel Hellsing: The Dawn, or with the 2001 series for a self-contained anime-original take.
3 sections
5 items
— / 5
162
Final Destination
A complete viewing order for the Final Destination franchise, covering all six theatrical films in which characters cheat death and are then hunted down by Death itself. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places the fifth film as a prequel to the original Flight 180 disaster.
1 sections
6 items
— / 6
163
Dishonored
A complete play and reading order for the Dishonored franchise — Arkane Studios' stealth action series set in the industrial Empire of the Isles, following Royal Protector Corvo Attano, Empress Emily Kaldwin, and assassin Daud across three mainline games, two story DLC campaigns, two comic series, and three tie-in novels. Covers both release order and an in-universe chronological option that slots the Daud DLC campaigns alongside the original game.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
164
Disgaea
A complete play and watch order for the Disgaea franchise, Nippon Ichi Software's tactical RPG series set across demon-ruled Netherworlds. Covers all 8 mainline games from Hour of Darkness (2003) through Vows of the Virtueless (2023), plus the 2006 anime adaptation and manga series. Each mainline game tells a standalone story in a new Netherworld, making release order the recommended sequence.
2 sections
12 items
— / 12
165
Die Hard
A complete viewing order for the Die Hard franchise, covering all five theatrical films starring Bruce Willis as New York detective John McClane. The films run in release order, which is also their in-universe chronological sequence — no timeline puzzle here, just one cop in the wrong place at the wrong time.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
166
Diablo
A complete play order for the Diablo series — every canonical mainline game and story-relevant expansion from the 1996 original through Diablo IV's ongoing saga. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, resolving the common question of where Diablo Immortal fits between Diablo II and Diablo III.
1 sections
9 items
— / 9
167
Deus Ex
A complete play order for the Deus Ex cyberpunk franchise, covering five story games from the original 2000 classic through 2016's Mankind Divided. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, where the prequel pair Human Revolution and Mankind Divided come first — set decades before the original game's 2052 dystopia.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
168
Despicable Me / Minions
A complete viewing order for the Despicable Me and Minions franchise, covering all six theatrical films and three theatrical short films from Illumination Entertainment. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order that places the two Minions prequel films — set in 1968 and 1975 — before the adult-Gru adventures of the main Despicable Me series.
2 sections
9 items
— / 9
169
Dead Space
A complete play, watch, and reading order for the Dead Space franchise — covering the mainline game trilogy and 2023 remake, the canonical rail-shooter prequel Extraction, animated films Downfall and Aftermath, comics, graphic novels, and the two B.K. Evenson novels. All entries share a single unified timeline, with an in-universe chronological order spanning from the 23rd-century Black Marker discovery through the 2514 Tau Volantis incident.
4 sections
18 items
— / 18
170
Command & Conquer
A complete play order for the Command & Conquer real-time strategy franchise, spanning three separate continuities: the grim Tiberium saga (GDI vs Brotherhood of Nod, 1995–2010), the alternate-history Red Alert series (Allies vs Soviets, 1996–2009), and the standalone Generals universe (USA vs China vs GLA, 2003). Each continuity is self-contained — newcomers can start any section independently, but the Tiberium games must be played in order to follow Kane's decades-long story.
4 sections
18 items
— / 18
171
City Hunter
A complete watch and reading order for the City Hunter franchise — Tsukasa Hojo's iconic Shinjuku sweeper manga and its Sunrise anime spanning four TV series (1987–1991), five theatrical films, three TV specials, the alternate-universe Angel Heart spin-off, and both the acclaimed 2019 French live-action adaptation and the 2024 Netflix Japan film. Covers all animated films and specials, both Angel Heart manga seasons and their 2005 anime, and a secondary section for the ongoing Rebirth spin-off.
6 sections
20 items
— / 20
172
Cardcaptor Sakura
A complete watch and reading order for the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise — CLAMP's original manga, the 1998 Madhouse anime and its two theatrical films, and the Clear Card sequel arc spanning the 2017 prologue OVA and 2018 anime. Covers both the original Clow Card story and the ongoing Clear Card continuation, in release order and in-universe chronological order.
4 sections
10 items
— / 10
173
Captain Tsubasa
A complete watch and reading order for the Captain Tsubasa franchise — Yoichi Takahashi's original 1981 manga and its five sequel series, plus four separate anime adaptations that each re-tell the story from scratch: the 1983 original, the 1994 Captain Tsubasa J, the 2001 Road to 2002, and the 2018 reboot. Includes all theatrical films, OVAs, and the Shin Captain Tsubasa continuation OVA series, tagged by continuity.
6 sections
18 items
— / 18
174
Candyman
A complete viewing order for the Candyman franchise, covering all four theatrical and direct-to-video films from Bernard Rose's 1992 original through Nia DaCosta's 2021 spiritual sequel. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which places the 2021 film before Candyman 3: Day of the Dead.
1 sections
4 items
— / 4
175
Mercy Thompson & Alpha and Omega
A complete reading order for Patricia Briggs' Mercyverse — the Mercy Thompson series (Moon Called through Winter Lost, 14 novels) and the parallel Alpha and Omega series (Cry Wolf through Wild Sign, 6 novels plus the origin novella) woven into their shared world. Includes Patricia Briggs' official interleaved chronological reading order, placing both series side by side as their events unfold in-universe.
3 sections
22 items
— / 22
176
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
177
Rivers of London / Peter Grant
A complete reading order for Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series, covering all ten Peter Grant novels, five novellas, and twelve Titan Comics graphic novel series. Includes the recommended interleaved order — slotting novellas and comics at their in-universe points — which is the question readers most often ask.
4 sections
28 items
— / 28
178
How to Train Your Dragon
A complete viewing and reading order for the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, covering the DreamWorks animated trilogy, all eight seasons of the DreamWorks Dragons TV series, six short films, the Dragons spinoff shows, and Cressida Cowell's original 12-book novel series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, and Race to the Edge within the five-year gap between the first two films.
6 sections
44 items
— / 44
179
The Black Company
A complete reading order for Glen Cook's The Black Company — the dark-fantasy mercenary chronicle spanning twelve novels from 1984 to 2025. Covers all published novels across the Books of the North, Books of the South, Books of the Glittering Stone, and the 2025 A Pitiless Rain arc, with both release order and documented in-universe chronological order.
1 sections
12 items
— / 12
180
Kate Daniels
A complete reading order for Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels shared world — the post-Shift urban fantasy spanning the ten Kate Daniels novels (Magic Bites through Magic Triumphs), the Gunmetal Magic, Iron Covenant, Aurelia Ryder and Wilmington Years spinoffs, and the crossover novellas. Includes both publication order and the recommended interleaved in-universe order across every POV.
2 sections
22 items
— / 22

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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

161
Hellsing
A complete watch and reading order for Hellsing — Kouta Hirano's gothic horror manga (10 volumes, 1997–2008), its anime-original 2001 Gonzo TV series, and the definitive manga-faithful Hellsing Ultimate OVA (10 episodes, 2006–2012). The two anime are parallel re-tellings: start with Ultimate for the full manga story including the 1944 prequel Hellsing: The Dawn, or with the 2001 series for a self-contained anime-original take.
3 sections
5 items
— / 5
162
Final Destination
A complete viewing order for the Final Destination franchise, covering all six theatrical films in which characters cheat death and are then hunted down by Death itself. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places the fifth film as a prequel to the original Flight 180 disaster.
1 sections
6 items
— / 6
163
Dishonored
A complete play and reading order for the Dishonored franchise — Arkane Studios' stealth action series set in the industrial Empire of the Isles, following Royal Protector Corvo Attano, Empress Emily Kaldwin, and assassin Daud across three mainline games, two story DLC campaigns, two comic series, and three tie-in novels. Covers both release order and an in-universe chronological option that slots the Daud DLC campaigns alongside the original game.
3 sections
10 items
— / 10
164
Disgaea
A complete play and watch order for the Disgaea franchise, Nippon Ichi Software's tactical RPG series set across demon-ruled Netherworlds. Covers all 8 mainline games from Hour of Darkness (2003) through Vows of the Virtueless (2023), plus the 2006 anime adaptation and manga series. Each mainline game tells a standalone story in a new Netherworld, making release order the recommended sequence.
2 sections
12 items
— / 12
165
Die Hard
A complete viewing order for the Die Hard franchise, covering all five theatrical films starring Bruce Willis as New York detective John McClane. The films run in release order, which is also their in-universe chronological sequence — no timeline puzzle here, just one cop in the wrong place at the wrong time.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
166
Diablo
A complete play order for the Diablo series — every canonical mainline game and story-relevant expansion from the 1996 original through Diablo IV's ongoing saga. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, resolving the common question of where Diablo Immortal fits between Diablo II and Diablo III.
1 sections
9 items
— / 9
167
Deus Ex
A complete play order for the Deus Ex cyberpunk franchise, covering five story games from the original 2000 classic through 2016's Mankind Divided. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, where the prequel pair Human Revolution and Mankind Divided come first — set decades before the original game's 2052 dystopia.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
168
Despicable Me / Minions
A complete viewing order for the Despicable Me and Minions franchise, covering all six theatrical films and three theatrical short films from Illumination Entertainment. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order that places the two Minions prequel films — set in 1968 and 1975 — before the adult-Gru adventures of the main Despicable Me series.
2 sections
9 items
— / 9
169
Dead Space
A complete play, watch, and reading order for the Dead Space franchise — covering the mainline game trilogy and 2023 remake, the canonical rail-shooter prequel Extraction, animated films Downfall and Aftermath, comics, graphic novels, and the two B.K. Evenson novels. All entries share a single unified timeline, with an in-universe chronological order spanning from the 23rd-century Black Marker discovery through the 2514 Tau Volantis incident.
4 sections
18 items
— / 18
170
Command & Conquer
A complete play order for the Command & Conquer real-time strategy franchise, spanning three separate continuities: the grim Tiberium saga (GDI vs Brotherhood of Nod, 1995–2010), the alternate-history Red Alert series (Allies vs Soviets, 1996–2009), and the standalone Generals universe (USA vs China vs GLA, 2003). Each continuity is self-contained — newcomers can start any section independently, but the Tiberium games must be played in order to follow Kane's decades-long story.
4 sections
18 items
— / 18
171
City Hunter
A complete watch and reading order for the City Hunter franchise — Tsukasa Hojo's iconic Shinjuku sweeper manga and its Sunrise anime spanning four TV series (1987–1991), five theatrical films, three TV specials, the alternate-universe Angel Heart spin-off, and both the acclaimed 2019 French live-action adaptation and the 2024 Netflix Japan film. Covers all animated films and specials, both Angel Heart manga seasons and their 2005 anime, and a secondary section for the ongoing Rebirth spin-off.
6 sections
20 items
— / 20
172
Cardcaptor Sakura
A complete watch and reading order for the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise — CLAMP's original manga, the 1998 Madhouse anime and its two theatrical films, and the Clear Card sequel arc spanning the 2017 prologue OVA and 2018 anime. Covers both the original Clow Card story and the ongoing Clear Card continuation, in release order and in-universe chronological order.
4 sections
10 items
— / 10
173
Captain Tsubasa
A complete watch and reading order for the Captain Tsubasa franchise — Yoichi Takahashi's original 1981 manga and its five sequel series, plus four separate anime adaptations that each re-tell the story from scratch: the 1983 original, the 1994 Captain Tsubasa J, the 2001 Road to 2002, and the 2018 reboot. Includes all theatrical films, OVAs, and the Shin Captain Tsubasa continuation OVA series, tagged by continuity.
6 sections
18 items
— / 18
174
Candyman
A complete viewing order for the Candyman franchise, covering all four theatrical and direct-to-video films from Bernard Rose's 1992 original through Nia DaCosta's 2021 spiritual sequel. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order, which places the 2021 film before Candyman 3: Day of the Dead.
1 sections
4 items
— / 4
175
Mercy Thompson & Alpha and Omega
A complete reading order for Patricia Briggs' Mercyverse — the Mercy Thompson series (Moon Called through Winter Lost, 14 novels) and the parallel Alpha and Omega series (Cry Wolf through Wild Sign, 6 novels plus the origin novella) woven into their shared world. Includes Patricia Briggs' official interleaved chronological reading order, placing both series side by side as their events unfold in-universe.
3 sections
22 items
— / 22
176
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
177
Rivers of London / Peter Grant
A complete reading order for Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series, covering all ten Peter Grant novels, five novellas, and twelve Titan Comics graphic novel series. Includes the recommended interleaved order — slotting novellas and comics at their in-universe points — which is the question readers most often ask.
4 sections
28 items
— / 28
178
How to Train Your Dragon
A complete viewing and reading order for the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, covering the DreamWorks animated trilogy, all eight seasons of the DreamWorks Dragons TV series, six short films, the Dragons spinoff shows, and Cressida Cowell's original 12-book novel series. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order that places Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, and Race to the Edge within the five-year gap between the first two films.
6 sections
44 items
— / 44
179
The Black Company
A complete reading order for Glen Cook's The Black Company — the dark-fantasy mercenary chronicle spanning twelve novels from 1984 to 2025. Covers all published novels across the Books of the North, Books of the South, Books of the Glittering Stone, and the 2025 A Pitiless Rain arc, with both release order and documented in-universe chronological order.
1 sections
12 items
— / 12
180
Kate Daniels
A complete reading order for Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels shared world — the post-Shift urban fantasy spanning the ten Kate Daniels novels (Magic Bites through Magic Triumphs), the Gunmetal Magic, Iron Covenant, Aurelia Ryder and Wilmington Years spinoffs, and the crossover novellas. Includes both publication order and the recommended interleaved in-universe order across every POV.
2 sections
22 items
— / 22

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