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The Boy Movie Watch Order in the correct order
How to watch the The Boy movies in order
Last updated: November 12 2026
Written by: ChronoChris
The Boy turned a porcelain doll named Brahms into a modern horror icon. Here's how to watch the creepy two-film series in the right order.
In The Boy, Lauren Cohan plays Greta, an American nanny hired by an elderly English couple to care for their son Brahms, who turns out to be a life-sized doll. The house comes with a strict list of rules, and things go very wrong once they are broken. Director William Brent Bell returned for Brahms: The Boy II, starring Katie Holmes as a mother whose young son forms a disturbing bond with the very same doll after the family moves onto the estate grounds.
π Release Order
Release order follows the series exactly as it unfolded in theaters and keeps the first film's twist intact.
- The Boy (2016)
- Brahms: The Boy II (2020)
The sequel picks up after the events of the original, so the timeline doesn't hold any surprises. However, Brahms: The Boy II reframes the mythology in a way that some fans love and others debate.
π Story Chronology
Brahms: The Boy II takes place some time after the first film, when a new family moves into the guest house on the Heelshire estate and their son discovers Brahms buried in the woods.
- The Boy (2016)
- Brahms: The Boy II (2020)
Which Order Should You Choose?
Always start with The Boy. Its final act reveal is the franchise's defining moment, and the sequel only makes sense once you understand what really happened in the Heelshire mansion. Brahms: The Boy II is a more traditional haunted-doll story, so watch it next if you want to see where the filmmakers took the legend, especially if you enjoy creepy doll movies in the vein of Annabelle.
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