What to watch before Zack Snyder's Justice League
An alternate version of Justice League (2017), not a sequel. Choose one cut for a first viewing; watching both is optional.
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9 titles to watch before Zack Snyder's Justice League — 20h 13m in total.
- Man of SteelStory prerequisite2h 23m
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeStory prerequisite2h 32m+1 before this
- Wonder WomanStory prerequisite2h 21m
- Suicide SquadRecommended2h 2m
- Justice LeagueRecommended2h+3 before this
- AquamanRecommended2h 23m
- Shazam!Recommended2h 12m
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Recommended1h 49m
- Wonder Woman 1984Recommended2h 31m+1 before this
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Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.
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