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The Maze Runner Movie Watch Order in the correct order

How to watch the Maze Runner movies in order

Last updated: September 27 2026

Written by: ChronoAlice

The Maze Runner trilogy drops Thomas and the Gladers into a deadly maze and a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by the Flare, and the story is best experienced in the right sequence.

Adapted from James Dashner's young-adult novels, The Maze Runner follows Thomas as he wakes with no memory inside a mysterious glade surrounded by an ever-shifting maze. Across three films the mystery expands into a full-blown fight against the shadowy organization WCKD. The trilogy is tightly serialized, so watch order is straightforward but essential.

πŸ• Release Order

Release order matches the story exactly, letting each cliffhanger flow into the next chapter.

  1. The Maze Runner (2014)
  2. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
  3. Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Because the films were designed as a continuous narrative, chronological order is identical to release order.

πŸ“– Story Chronology

Story chronology follows Thomas's journey in a straight line from the glade to the final stand against WCKD.

  1. The Maze Runner (2014)
  2. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
  3. Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Which Order Should You Choose?

There's only one way to watch The Maze Runner: start with the 2014 original and move straight through The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. Each film picks up right where the last left off, so skipping around will leave you lost in the maze. First-timers and rewatchers alike should simply press play in release order.

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