There were seven X-Men movies and five seasons of television, another series for Daimon Helstrom, as well as films for Spider-man, Ghost Rider, and Venom. By that metric, fans were expected to watch 50 episodes a year, almost one a week for the entire time between when the Avengers first assembled and the reveal of Spider-man’s identity.Īnd that’s not even the full count of Marvel properties that came out in that time. Even that’s being generous since all the shows started in 2012 or later. Altogether, they contain 350 episodes of MCU canon television, or 31 episodes a year. Note on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: I’ve only counted the first five seasons that were released during the Infinity Saga and directly reference the MCU, as the last two seasons are of dubious canon and very hard to quantify.Įvery one of these shows either referenced the Battle of New York or had crossovers with shows that did. These included Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, The Netflix shows ( Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Defenders, and The Punisher), Inhumans, Cloak and Dagger, and Runaways. However, if you pull back and look at the total scope of the MCU, Phases 4 and 5 have been much more restrained.įollowing the success of the first Avengers movie, Marvel launched a staggering number of spin-offs that directly linked to the events of that film. They’ve released nine films since Far From Home, three a year. In that regard, yes, the MCU has gone a bit overboard since 2020. That works out to just over two films a year. Between Iron Man in 2008 and Spider-man: Far From Home in 2019, Marvel released 23 films. It’s easy to forget exactly how massive the entire Infinity Saga that made up Phases 1 through 3 actually was.

The weird thing about this claim is that, by the numbers, Marvel has actually slowed down in terms of releases since 2020. A common complaint for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that there is simply too much of it to keep up with now.

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