Saw Watch Order (All 10 Films, 2026)

Saw · Updated Sep 15, 2026

A genuine branching case: Saw X was the tenth film released but is set chronologically between the first two films, and Spiral is a standalone spinoff sharing almost no returning characters. Release order is what most viewers should follow; the chronological order below is for continuity purists.

Release order (recommended for most viewers)

1.
Saw (2004) — TMDB 176
2.
Saw II (2005) — TMDB 215
3.
Saw III (2006) — TMDB 214
4.
Saw IV (2007) — TMDB 663
5.
Saw V (2008) — TMDB 11917
6.
Saw VI (2009) — TMDB 22804
7.
Saw 3D (2010) — TMDB 41439
8.
Jigsaw (2017) — TMDB 298250
9.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) — TMDB 602734 — standalone spinoff, minimal connection to the main timeline
10.
Saw X (2023) — TMDB 951491 — set between Saw and Saw II

Chronological order

1.
Saw (2004) — TMDB 176
2.
Saw X (2023) — TMDB 951491
3.
Saw II (2005) — TMDB 215
4.
Saw III (2006) — TMDB 214
5.
Saw IV (2007) — TMDB 663
6.
Saw V (2008) — TMDB 11917
7.
Saw VI (2009) — TMDB 22804
8.
Saw 3D (2010) — TMDB 41439
9.
Jigsaw (2017) — TMDB 298250

(Spiral shares only its universe's premise and isn't tied to a specific point on this timeline.)

Where to start if you only have a weekend

Watch the original Saw — it's a tight, self-contained thriller and the only entry that works completely on its own. Everything past Saw III gets increasingly mythology-dependent.

SOURCES

• themoviedb.org (film IDs, cross-checked 2026-09-15 — collection page; Saw X confirmed as set between Saw and Saw II)

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