Black PantherComplete Watch Order Guide
Wakanda and its metropolis, dominated by modern high-rise buildings, is a technically advanced nation in Africa that is cut off from the outside world and pretends to be a poor third world country. Thanks to a meteorite impact and a resulting source of raw material, the only local metal vibranium, the African country can make itself invisible to the rest of the world under a huge camouflage device. Also, because the source of progress could wreak havoc in the wrong hands, the early leaders of Wakanda opted for isolation, which continues to this day.
Black Panther Release Timeline
What order should you watch the Black Panther movies?
Release order — click any era to expand or collapse. All 2 released films, plus 1 still to come, shown below.
2 films released between 2018 and 2022.
1 film released between 2028 and 2028.
Black Panther 3
In theaters Dec 13, 2028
Watch Black Panther in Order
Watch the Black Panther movies in release order, starting with Black Panther (2018) and continuing through Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). The series spans 2 films, released between 2018 and 2022. Audiences rate the franchise 7.2/10 on average.
What order should you watch Black Panther?
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch Black Panther. This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
Black Panther largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
About the Black Panther franchise
Wakanda and its metropolis, dominated by modern high-rise buildings, is a technically advanced nation in Africa that is cut off from the outside world and pretends to be a poor third world country. Thanks to a meteorite impact and a resulting source of raw material, the only local metal vibranium, the African country can make itself invisible to the rest of the world under a huge camouflage device. Also, because the source of progress could wreak havoc in the wrong hands, the early leaders of Wakanda opted for isolation, which continues to this day.
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
Black Panther by the Numbers
Every figure below is calculated from the full film list on this page.
- 2
- Films released
- 4
- Years running
- 7.2/10
- Average audience rating
- 7.4/10
- Highest rated
- 5 years
- Longest gap between films
Black Panther has 2 released films, the first in 2018 and the most recent in 2022.
The series has been running for 4 years, from 2018 to 2022.
Across its 2 rated films, Black Panther averages 7.2/10 on TMDB, from 31,691 audience ratings.
The highest-rated entry is Black Panther (2018) at 7.4/10 on TMDB.
The longest gap between consecutive films is 5 years, between Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Black Panther, covering all 2 released films. Last recalculated September 2026.
Black Panther Fun Facts & Trivia
The Black Panther franchise spans 4 years, from 2018 to 2022.
The highest-rated entry is Black Panther with a 7.4/10 audience score.
Across all films, the franchise averages a 7.2/10 rating from audiences.
Black Panther films have collected over 32k audience ratings combined.
The most recent entry, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), continues a franchise that began 4 years earlier.
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