The following

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serves as an overview of and topical guide to the

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...

(MCU), a

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and

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that consists of films and television series from

Marvel Studios Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios produces the Mar ...

, television series from

Marvel Television Marvel Television was an American television production company responsible for live-action and animated (through Marvel Animation) television shows and direct-to-DVD series based on characters from Marvel Comics. The division was based at affil ...

, and other media.

Organizations

, which created the MCU and is the production company for the films, some television series, as well as other media, is currently owned by

the Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

and is a part of Walt Disney Studios. *

, which was the production company for some television series, is currently owned by the Walt Disney Company and is a division of Marvel Studios.

Influential people

Avi Arad Avi Arad (; he, אבי ארד; born 1948) is an Israeli-American film producer who became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, and the chairman, CEO, and founde ...

– Founder of Marvel Studios *

Kevin Feige Kevin Feige ( ; born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007. The films he has produced have a combin ...

– Marvel Studios President and Chief Creative Officer of

Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American show business, entertainment company (law), company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York (state), New York, formed by the merger of #Marvel Entertainment ...

Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...

– Former Marvel Television Executive Vice President *

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

– Creator or co-creator of many MCU characters, who frequently made

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Content

Feature films

The Infinity Saga

The Multiverse Saga

Future

Television series

Marvel Television series

Marvel Studios series

All Marvel Studios series will be or are being released on

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= Future

Television specials

All television specials will be or are being released on

, and are marketed as "

Marvel Studios Special Presentations Marvel Studios Special Presentations are a series of television specials produced by Marvel Studios for Disney+, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films and television series. The Marvel Stu ...

Short films

Marvel One-Shots

= ''Team Thor''

''I Am Groot''

Digital series

Tie-in comic books

Music

Inspired media

Theme park attractions

Avengers Campus Avengers Campus is a Marvel Cinematic Universe–themed area located at Disney California Adventure and Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, and being developed for Hong Kong Disneyland. The Marvel-themed areas or "lands" are being dev ...

** Doctor Strange: Journey into the Mystic Arts **

Iron Man Experience Iron Man Experience (Traditional Chinese: 鐵甲奇俠飛行之旅) is a 3-D motion simulator attraction in Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened on 11 January 2017. The attraction is based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe charac ...

** ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission: Breakout! ** Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! ** Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure ** Iron Man roller coaster * ''Guardians of the Galaxy'': Cosmic Rewind

Docuseries

''Marvel Studios: Legends''

''Marvel Studios: Assembled''

Recurring characters

Features

Teams and organizations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on superhero films and other series starring various titular superheroes independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appea ...

Species of the Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on superhero films and other series starring various titular superheroes independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appea ...

Accolades

List of accolades received by Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marv ...

Notes

References

{{Marvel Cinematic Universe *