X-Men Franchise in Release Order: The Complete Film Timeline
The X-Men film series spans multiple timelines and production companies, with 20th Century Fox releasing the original trilogy, prequels, and reboots before Disney acquired the franchise. The first film, X-Men, premiered in 2000 and introduced Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor X. The original trilogy concluded with X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006, followed by X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, which expanded the timeline with a younger Wolverine story. Forbes lists the full chronological order of Fox X-Men films. The franchise continued with X-Men: First Class in 2011, a prequel set in the 1960s, and its sequels X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014, X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix in 2019. The Wolverine solo trilogy included The Wolverine in 2013 and Logan in 2017, the latter marking Hugh Jackman's final portrayal of the character. Deadpool in 2016 and Deadpool 2 in 2018 introduced the R-rated Merc with a Mouth, while the 2019 film Dark Phoenix closed the Fox X-Men saga before Disney's acquisition.
Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019 brought the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four properties under the Marvel Studios umbrella, leading to a rebooted timeline integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first MCU X-Men film is currently in development, with Marvel Studios confirming a new series of movies featuring a young cast and a fresh continuity. Disney's SEC filing confirms the integration of Fox assets into Marvel Studios. The Deadpool franchise has already been recast within the MCU, with Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024 serving as the bridge between the Fox timeline and the new Marvel Studios continuity, featuring Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine alongside Ryan Reynolds.
X-Men Television Series in Order: From Legion to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The X-Men expanded to television with Legion, a Marvel Television series that aired on FX from 2017 to 2019, set in a unique alternate timeline and starring Dan Stevens as David Haller, the mutant son of Professor X. Forbes confirms Legion as a standalone X-Men series outside the main film timeline. Following Legion, Marvel Television and Netflix launched a wave of interconnected series, including The Gifted from 2017 to 2019, which explored a family of mutants hiding from the government in a world where the X-Men have disappeared. The series was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ran for two seasons before its cancellation.
Marvel Studios X-Men Series and the Disney+ Era
Marvel Studios has announced multiple X-Men series for Disney+, with the first being a rebooted X-Men series currently in development, set within the MCU multiverse. Marvel.com confirms the upcoming X-Men series as