Phase 6 - Doomsday (2025 - 2027) · MCU timeline #77
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- runtime with credits
- 2h 10m
- release date
- July 25, 2025
- #155 in release order
- #77 timeline
- Movie
- Essential
Why it is here
The MCU first family, set in a retro-futurist 1960s of its own. Galactus and the Silver Surfer arrive properly, and Marvel put it on the official Doomsday list.
How to watch it
Required before Doomsday. The Doom debut here is the on-ramp.
What it sets up
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The team stops Galactus, the Silver Surfer turns against him, and the post-credit scene introduces Doom as he approaches Franklin Richards.
Position in the MCU timeline
12d 20h 14m of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 13h follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Phase 6 - Doomsday, alongside everything else released in 2025.
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 7/10 across 3,616 votes on TMDB.
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Where does The Fantastic Four: First Steps fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #77 in the MCU timeline, inside Phase 6 - Doomsday (2025 - 2027). It is #155 in factual release order.
Is The Fantastic Four: First Steps essential watching?
Yes. The main timeline does not work without it.
How long is The Fantastic Four: First Steps?
2h 10m including credits.