What To Watch Before Spider-Man: Brand New Day
If you haven't been keeping tabs on what's going on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers: Endgame and want to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day, here are the essential movies to see before you watch Tom Holland's latest outing as Spider-Man.
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Culture Treasury Staff
9/26/20261 min read
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) is the commercially most successful movie of 2026, raking in more than $2.5 billion worldwide. If you kind of stopped following the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies after Avengers: Endgame, and are thinking of watching Spider Man: Brand New Day, here are the most essential Marvel movies to watch.
Spider Man: No Way Home (2021)
Before you watch Brand New Day, we would generally recommend that you go for the Tom Holland Spider Man trilogy that includes , Spider Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider Man: No Way Home (2021), in that order, but if you want to focus on the most essential stuff, just watch Spider Man: No Way Home. If you have more time and want to understand Tom Holland’s MCU superhero better, watch the complete Tom Holland Spider Man trilogy before heading into Spider Man: Brand New Day.
We are assuming that you have seen Captain America: Civil War (2016) and both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Captain America: Civil War introduced Tom Holland’s character and shows the beginnings of his mentorship with Iron Man, so that is an important Marvel flick that you should definitely watch, and not just for Peter Parker. But even if you haven’t seen these movies, you can just go for the Tom Holland trilogy.
Spider Man: Brand New Day- Additional Viewings
If you are familiar with what’s happening with Daredevil and the Punisher on TV, then that is a plus. For example: both seasons of Daredevil and The Punisher TV shows and The Punisher: One Last Kill Marvel TV Special. But these are not must watch TV shows to prepare for Spider Man: Brand New Day. If you have a basic understanding of the Punisher's character, that will do.
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