Phase 4 - The Blip & The Multiverse (2021 - 2022) · MCU timeline #46
What If...? (Season 1)
- runtime with credits
- 4h 30m
- release date
- August 11, 2021
- #117 in release order
- #46 timeline
- TV series
- Recommended
Why it is here
The Watcher narrates alternate branches: Peggy as Captain Carter, party Thor, zombie outbreak. The animation division opens for business.
What it sets up
Show spoilers for What If...? (Season 1)
The Guardians of the Multiverse assemble, Infinity Ultron falls, and Captain Carter gets a continuing thread.
Position in the MCU timeline
8d 5h 2m of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 5d 1h 52m follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Phase 4 - The Blip & The Multiverse, alongside everything else released in 2021.
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 8/10 across 4,675 votes on TMDB.
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Where does What If...? (Season 1) fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #46 in the MCU timeline, inside Phase 4 - The Blip & The Multiverse (2021 - 2022). It is #117 in factual release order.
Is What If...? (Season 1) essential watching?
Recommended. It adds real depth but the spine holds without it.
How long is What If...? (Season 1)?
4h 30m including credits.