Godzilla & the MonsterVerse Watch Order (2026)

Godzilla / MonsterVerse · Updated Sep 14, 2026

Legendary's MonsterVerse is a tight, five-film run that's easy to marathon in a weekend — and unlike most franchises on this list, release order and in-universe order are the same thing.

Release order (also chronological)

1.
Godzilla (2014) — TMDB 124905
2.
Kong: Skull Island (2017) — TMDB 293167
3.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — TMDB 373571
4.
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) — TMDB 399566
5.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) — TMDB 823464

Where to start if you only have a weekend

All five, in order — this is the shortest complete franchise on our list and was built to be watched as one continuous escalation from "Godzilla exists" to "Godzilla and Kong team up."

SOURCES

• themoviedb.org (film IDs, cross-checked 2026-09-14)

• legendary.com

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