IN ORDER
Every franchise, in the right order.
Release order, story order, or the order that keeps every twist intact? Guides to the best way through the biggest franchises, across films, series, anime, books and games, with what you can safely skip.
- Star Wars in order14 entries across films and seriesRelease order · Story order · Machete order
- The Witcher in order13 entries across films, series, games and booksBooks, then games, then the show · Release order · Game first
- The Lord of the Rings in order13 entries across films, series, anime and booksWatch, then read · The films in release order · The films in story order · The books
- Harry Potter in order20 entries across films, games and booksRead each book, then watch its film · Release order · Story order on screen
- Dune in order10 entries across films, series and booksRead, watch, keep reading · Release order · Screen only, in story order
- Alien in order9 entries across films, series and gamesRelease order · Timeline order
- The Hunger Games in order10 entries across films and booksPublication order · Release order · Panem's timeline
- Monogatari in order14 entries across animeBroadcast order · Kizumonogatari first
- Fate in order10 entries across anime and gamesThe newcomer route · The original route · Release order
- The Legend of Zelda in order19 entries across gamesRelease order · The modern route
Why the order matters
Stories that grow over decades are rarely told in order. Prequels arrive after the endings they lead to, books and their adaptations disagree, and a twist that floored the first audience can be spoiled by watching the "right" way on paper. Each guide gives more than one order, says who each one suits, and recommends one.
Members of OmniTrackr see their own progress on every guide: which entries they have finished, which are on their list, and what to start next. If you liked guides cover what to try after something you loved.