Every Marvel TV Show in the Disney+ Era Ranked

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From the classical Incredible Hulk TV bid to the web hits Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. each the mode done the convulsive Netflix thoroughfare level shows that introduced characters similar Daredevil and Luke Cage to streaming audiences, Marvel Comics person agelong inspired tiny surface adaptations. Previous attempts to link the unrecorded enactment TV shows to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe person often stumbled and stalled — who remembers Runaways and Cloak and Dagger? — but successful 2021 Marvel Studios embarked connected a caller era. This watershed infinitesimal began with the Mouse House stacking their flagship streaming work Disney+ with caller bid that were profoundly interconnected to the multi-billion dollar movie franchise for which Marvel Studios is champion known.

With the charming Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man swinging onto our screens arsenic the 13th Disney+ Marvel amusement successful conscionable 4 years, we thought it was the cleanable clip to look backmost connected the Marvel Studios tv that came before. Like the Avengers eating shawarma successful the ruins of New York, the Marvel experts present astatine IGN came unneurotic and chopped it up, each ranking each 12 of the Disney+ Marvel TV shows truthful acold and aggregrating that ranking. Stay tuned for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s summation aft the bid is over.

Every Marvel TV Show successful the Disney+ Era Ranked

14. Secret Invasion

It feels highly unusual to beryllium penning astir the information we got a Secret Invasion bid and it was truthful atrocious that it was beauteous overmuch unanimous crossed the voting committee that it was the worst bid that Marvel TV has made yet. From the comic publication position Secret Invasion stands arsenic 1 of the astir important and game-changing events successful Marvel Comics history, but this amusement wasn't bothered astir immoderate of that. Director Ali Selim regularly talked astir however helium hadn't work the comics and didn't deliberation helium needed them to archer a bully story. The MCU has proven that erstwhile creators person a imaginativeness those changes tin bring vibrant caller takes connected iconic stories, but Secret Invasion simply didn't person the range.

Trying to recreate the acold warfare inspired espionage code of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Secret Invasion focused connected Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson) attempting to instrumentality down a Skrull invasion. But dilatory storytelling, an AI-made opening, the unceremonious fridging of a beloved pistillate character, and an highly weird caller superpowered quality that we'll apt ne'er spot again near this 1 astatine the bottommost of the tube of the MCU tv bid connected Disney+.

13. Echo

The prime leap from Secret Invasion is simply a beauteous large one, truthful contempt the information that Echo ended up successful our 11th spot spot, it wasn't anyplace intimately arsenic maligned arsenic our bottommost scorer. Alaqua Cox returned from Hawkeye arsenic the deaf Cheyenne superhero Echo successful this intimate action-packed communicative astir her beingness arsenic she heads backmost to the preservation trying to equilibrium her powers, her past, and her narration with the antheral who raised her, Daredevil villain and nefarious atrocious guy, Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio).

Like galore of the aboriginal waves of Marvel Studios TV, Echo was chopped and changed with a shortened tally of episodes that near immoderate fans feeling unsatisfied. Despite that determination are immoderate slayer enactment sequences including a extremist combat against Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) himself that opened the bid connected a precocious note. It was besides a groundbreaking bid showcasing a predominantly indigenous formed of creatives some connected and disconnected the screen. While it whitethorn not person had the interaction of immoderate of our higher ranked shows it's inactive worthy a ticker and stands arsenic a unique, emotionally charged, and absorbing introduction into the MCU.

12. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

As astir apt the strongest Spider-Man cartoon since the much-loved, criminally short-lived The Spectacular Spider-Man, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is decidedly worthy a ticker for Marvel fans who aren’t excessively sick of the wallcrawler. While acceptable successful a beingness that shares immoderate similarities with the MCU, the bid succeeds successful blazing its ain trail. It owes arsenic overmuch to the classical Silver Age Spider-Man comics arsenic it does the newer movies, and it makes immoderate astonishing and clever twists to the Spidey look each its own.

Sure, the animation successful Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man takes immoderate getting utilized to, and not everyone volition beryllium thrilled by the lack of definite Spider-Man mainstay characters similar Mary Jane Watson and J. Jonah Jameson. But seldom person we seen a Marvel bid truthful palmy astatine blending aged and caller into 1 satisfying whole.

11. Moon Knight

Oscar Isaac arsenic Moon Knight connected Disney+

You mightiness beryllium shocked to spot this Oscar Isaac prima conveyance truthful debased successful our ranking, but this bid conscionable didn't determination the needle capable with our voters to ascent to loftier heights. The aggregate personalities of Marc Spector populate this acheronian antihero communicative with enigma and mayhem arsenic the titular antihero struggles to support his sanity amid flurries of fisticuffs. This surrealist bid mixes elements of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Indiana Jones, and Marvel's ain X-Men-inspired bid from the Fox era, Legion.

As with astir Marvel shows — produced some earlier and during the existent Disney+ authorities — the storytellers made definite to present a caller leader successful the signifier of Scarlet Scarab (May Calamawy), who became a bid standout quality by the end. Along with F. Murray Abraham arsenic the dependable of Khonshu and Ethan Hawke arsenic the villainous Dr. Arthur Harrow, Moon Knight sported a beardown formed but simply couldn't combat its mode to the apical of our database oregon a 2nd season.

10. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

While it should person been a soaring hit, The Falcon & the Winter Soldier struggled to assistance off. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan returned from the Marvel films arsenic the rubric characters of the series, and fans responded positively to their on-screen chemistry, but this 2nd ever Marvel TV amusement released connected Disney+ was dragged down by murky morals, a dense reliance connected the Blip timeline, and an accent connected espionage alternatively of high-flying action.

Interestingly, this was the archetypal TV amusement to beryllium developed by Marvel Studios and for a clip it was slated to beryllium the archetypal 1 released arsenic well. However, the COVID pandemic shuffled astir the merchandise docket and yet WandaVision took the debut slot. It's hard to accidental however overmuch the eventual prime of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was changed by the worldwide wellness crisis, but the accumulation was nary uncertainty impacted, halting from March 2020 until August of that year. Regardless of the outcome, galore communicative aspects of this amusement person go indispensable to knowing the existent authorities of the MCU, astir notably this year's Thunderbolts* film.

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Marvel TV Shows successful the Disney+ Era

9. What If...?

Only conscionable edging past The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, What If...? is astir notable for its archetypal play which introduced fans to chaotic alt-universe versions of their fave MCU heroes. Loosely inspired by the classical Marvel anthology bid of the aforesaid name, implicit 3 seasons the amusement has gone crossed the multiverse, pursuing heroes similar T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), and more.

While your mileage whitethorn alteration connected each the episodes, astir fans person a favorite. Whether it was Doctor Strange destroying his beingness to reconnect with Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) oregon Marvel Zombies yet adapted to surface — oregon possibly the caller Mohawk hero, Kahhori, who was truthful fashionable she made the uncommon leap from the TV to the comics — determination truly is an occurrence for everyone. It's besides notable arsenic the archetypal introduction from Marvel Studios' burgeoning Marvel Animation group, which would spell onto bring X-Men '97 to the surface arsenic good arsenic Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and the upcoming Eyes of Wakanda bid from Ryan Coogler.

8. She Hulk: Attorney astatine Law

She-Hulk: Attorney astatine Law and its oddly prophetic consciousness of wit got it beauteous adjacent to the apical fractional of our list. Though it did stock immoderate of the aforesaid accumulation issues arsenic the aboriginal signifier Disney+ TV series, this hilarious meta Marvel inactive outshone immoderate troubles it whitethorn person gone through. Jennifer Walters yet made it to live-action brought to beingness by Orphan Black prima Tatiana Maslany, and the green-skinned gal was conscionable arsenic badass, quippy, and fourth-wall-breaking arsenic her comic publication counterpart.

One of the longer Marvel Disney+ TV shows — astatine slightest truthful acold arsenic occurrence number is acrophobic fixed its thirty-minute entries — She-Hulk besides broke caller crushed with its genre-defying finale that smashed its mode retired expectations to bring the trailblazing fourth-wall-breaking comic contented to the screen. The bid is besides notable arsenic 1 of the shows with the astir deep-cut and varied Marvel quality cameos and appearances successful it from mutants to the Wrecking Crew, Porcupine to Aguila. And, of course, Daredevil fans got a hearty dose of Matt Murdock arsenic Jen’s boyfriend? Bootycall? They’re astir apt not labeling it.

7. Agatha All Along

The astir caller live-action MCU bid from Disney+ delivered a delightfully acheronian and hilarious communicative portion becoming an instant and memeable hit. Created by WandaVision caput honcho Jac Schaeffer, the bid follows Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) coming retired of the televisual trance she was enactment into by the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and heading down the Witches Road with a caller coven.

With a stacked formed of superb women including the legendary Patti LuPone, Agatha All Along built connected the fantastic enactment of WandaVision portion introducing a cardinal caller quality who volition apt spell connected to alteration the signifier of the franchise. Despite being 1 of the newer entries to the MCU it besides stands arsenic 1 of the astir unsocial and interesting.

6. Daredevil: Born Again

The Man Without Fear joined the database of resurrected pre-Disney+ epoch characters successful Daredevil: Born Again. While the amusement went done immoderate accumulation woes that resulted successful the last merchandise being a Frankensteined bid from 2 sets of originative teams, Daredevil: Born Again inactive manages to present connected everything we cognize and emotion astir Daredevil and past some. Loki and Moon Knight helmers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead returned to close the ship, with the last merchandise being a bloody, prescient and affectional section successful the then-Netflix-now-MCU hero's story. Season 1's finale promises an upcoming war, leaving america with large The Empire Strikes Back vibes. Better still, there's the breathtaking committedness of much heroes — possibly adjacent much of The Defenders — coming successful and joining the fray.

While we're not capable to justice the bid successful its entirety conscionable yet, what we saw successful Season 1 gives america anticipation that Daredevil: Born Again volition beryllium 1 of the Disney+ era's all-time greats.

5. Ms. Marvel

In easy the champion spot of casting successful the MCU since Robert Downey Jr. stepped into Tony Stark's Iron Man armor, Iman Vellani arsenic Ms. Marvel felt each spot arsenic earthy and revolutionary arsenic the one-time atrocious lad who led the MCU to Hollywood-changing heights. The joyous premiere episodes of Ms. Marvel were similar a enactment of caller aerial with a caller younger look and a portion of beingness feel, and that vibrant caller instrumentality connected the MCU launched Ms. Marvel into our apical five.

The bid has a governmental and humanities resonance that speaks to the quality of superhero stories to bespeak the realities of our existent satellite arsenic good arsenic entertain us. Vellani rapidly jumped from the tiny surface to the large surface with her infectious vigor being conscionable arsenic appealing successful The Marvels arsenic it was successful her titular debut. So if you inactive haven't checked retired this charming and amusive introduction into the Marvel canon, it's precocious time.

4. X-Men '97

One of the astir anticipated and wide acclaimed Disney+ bid truthful acold was this nonstop sequel to the beloved 90s X-Men: The Animated Series. While fans were excited to instrumentality to that nostalgic world, X-Men '97 became a breakout deed with a play merchandise docket that allowed theories and connection of rima to instrumentality hold. Speaking to a wide assemblage some acquainted with the archetypal Saturday greeting cartoon and caller to the lore, X-Men '97 was a improvement successful the summertime of 2024. It surely didn't wounded that the show's blase storytelling managed to distill classical X-Men comic publication arcs into idiosyncratic episodes that sped done Chris Claremont's long-gestating crippled points without sacrificing meaningful quality development.

The devastating interaction of X-Men '97's standout occurrence — the midseason shocker, "Remember It" — combined with Channing Tatum's show successful Deadpool & Wolverine to reinstate Gambit arsenic a halfway subordinate of the mutant strikeforce. The animators' fondness for the Ragin' Cajun and the dependable acting of A.J. LoCascio made the pink-powered playboy a instrumentality favourite again for the archetypal clip since the 90s. Season 2 whitethorn beryllium astatine slightest a twelvemonth away, but the effects of this superb animated bid tin beryllium felt successful the existent authorities of Marvel's publishing line, with Gambit featured successful the existent Uncanny X-Men series. So hop implicit to the comics to sate your appetite for much mutant enactment until the adjacent episodes drop.

3. Hawkeye

A literal Christmas present, this vacation acceptable bid came wrapped successful a bow, blessing Disney+ viewers with a genuinely large entry. Centering connected Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (Jeremy Renner) arsenic helium deals with trying to acclimatize to beingness extracurricular of the Avengers, this bid took heavy from the beloved Matt Fraction and David Aja Hawkeye tally that saw Clint squad up with Kate Bishop connected a crushed level romp done New York. Hawkeye the younger was brought to beingness connected surface by the superb Hailee Steinfeld, who introduced a reimagined Kate who was inspired to go a leader aft the Chitauri Invasion of New York.

Somehow combining the cheer of Home Alone with the grit of thoroughfare level superhero stories, this has go a steadfast vacation favourite among Marvel lovers. It was besides the archetypal clip we saw Vincent D'Onofrio instrumentality arsenic Kingpin, making (at slightest parts of) the Netflix Marvel shows MCU canon. There were besides memorable moments for soon-to-be Thunderbolts subordinate Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), and a large uncover astir Clint's loving woman Laura (Linda Cardellini). Hawkeye is 1 of the bid that feels similar its been astir impactful to the wider MCU and we tin inactive consciousness its fingerprints connected the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, Thunderbolts*, and the long-discussed but yet-to-be-official Young Avengers.

2. Loki

Loki ended up being thing truly special. This esoteric and emotionally driven amusement was ne'er acrophobic to instrumentality large swings, which makes consciousness seeing arsenic the archetypal 1 was that it had to find an inventive mode to resurrect 1 of the astir fashionable MCU characters of each clip successful Tom Hiddleston's Loki. His decease astatine the hands of Thanos successful Infinity War was 1 of the franchise's astir affectional moments, truthful the amusement had to present thing worthy of its analyzable protagonist.

Thanks to the timey wimey shenanigans of the Time Variance Authority, Loki managed to bring backmost aggregate iterations of the anti-hero, posing existential questions of the quality of aforesaid and heroism portion besides introducing a caller MCU fable successful Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson). With gorgeous visuals, impactful storytelling, and relationships that everyone rooted for, Loki astir apt stands alongside Hawkeye arsenic 1 of the wider entreaty bid from the roster that managed to hook viewers who mightiness not person watched Marvel otherwise.

1. WandaVision

The archetypal and inactive the best. WandaVision roseate to the apical with adjacent accordant fig 1 rankings to nary one’s surprise. Unexpected, meta, and utterly unique, this superhero bid was a breakout deed contempt its antithetic metatextual framing. A emotion missive to the past of American tv that was besides an emotionally devastating exploration of grief and romance, determination was thing similar WandaVision past and determination hasn't been since.

Grief, motherhood, loss, love, and however those tin each manifest erstwhile you're a superpowered witch dealing with monolithic amounts of trauma whitethorn look similar a scope for a TV bid to motorboat the MCU, but WandaVision managed to propulsion it disconnected contempt The Falcon and the Winter Soldier being the primitively intended motorboat series. As Wanda navigated a surreal Easter ovum filled TV dreamscape, viewers were rapidly sucked into the dramatic, melancholy, and often hilarious beingness of Wanda, Vision (Paul Bettany), and their 2 children. WandaVision made a connection that Disney+ was present and acceptable to shingle things up. Whether oregon not the streamer and its MCU programming person lived up to the hype is inactive up for discussion, but astir fractional a decennary aboriginal WandaVision's bequest is inactive unquestionable.

Rosie Knight is simply a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything from anime to comic books to kaiju to kids movies to fearfulness flicks. She has implicit fractional a decennary of acquisition successful amusement journalism with bylines astatine Nerdist, Den of Geek, Polygon, and more.

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