WATCH ORDER
Underworld Watch Order (All 5 Films, 2026)
Underworld · Updated Sep 16, 2026
One continuous vampire-vs-Lycan saga with a single prequel wrinkle: Rise of the Lycans was released third but tells the origin story that predates everything else. No reboot, no TBA sixth film as of this check.
Release order (recommended for most viewers)
1.
Underworld (2003) — TMDB 277
2.
Underworld: Evolution (2006) — TMDB 834
3.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) — TMDB 12437 — prequel, set centuries before the first film
4.
Underworld: Awakening (2012) — TMDB 52520
5.
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) — TMDB 346672
Chronological (in-story) order
Rise of the Lycans → Underworld → Evolution → Awakening → Blood Wars.
Where to start if you only have a weekend
Release order — the first film sets up Selene and the vampire/Lycan war on its own terms, and Rise of the Lycans lands better as backstory once you already know who Viktor and Lucian are.