How to watch

Sony's Spider-Man Universe, often shortened to the SSU, was built from characters connected to Spider-Man rather than the web-slinger himself. Tom Hardy's Venom led the charge, followed by Morbius, Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter. The films share a world loosely connected to the wider multiverse, and several of them are set years apart, which makes the viewing order more interesting than it first appears.

🕐 Release Order

Release order follows the franchise as audiences experienced it, including the multiverse teases in the post-credits scenes.

1. Venom (2018)
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
3. Morbius (2022)
4. Madame Web (2024)
5. Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
6. Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter were among the last films released, yet they spend much of their running time in the past. That means a timeline-focused viewing shuffles them to the front.

📖 Story Chronology

Madame Web is set in 2003, and Kraven the Hunter covers Sergei's youth and rise before the Venom era, so both come first chronologically.

1. Madame Web (2024)
2. Kraven the Hunter (2024)
3. Venom (2018)
4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
5. Morbius (2022)
6. Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Which Order Should You Choose?

For first-time viewers we recommend release order, because the post-credits scenes in Let There Be Carnage and Morbius only make sense after you have seen how the multiverse was being teased at the time. The Venom trilogy is the heart of the SSU, so if you only want the best-known entries, watch those three films back to back. Chronological order is a fun rewatch option for fans who want to see the universe unfold as one continuous timeline.

🔗 Related Guides

• Venom Watch OrderGuide
• Spider-Man Watch OrderGuide
• Spider-Verse Watch OrderGuide

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