Black Adam
The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Why it matters in DC
Black Adam's return puts an ancient recipient of extraordinary power into a modern conflict over justice. His willingness to impose his own answers makes the film a useful contrast to stories in which becoming a hero means accepting restraint as well as responsibility.
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11 titles to watch before Black Adam — 26h 27m in total.
- Man of SteelRecommended2h 23m
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeRecommended2h 32m+1 before this
- Suicide SquadRecommended2h 2m
- Wonder WomanRecommended2h 21m
- 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
- Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueRecommended4h 2m+3 before this
- The Suicide SquadRecommended2h 12m
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How these titles are selected
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.
Where it fits in the DC universe
Black Adam is title 12 of 16 in our DC Extended Universe viewing sequence. Black Adam forms a distinct branch of the DCEU catalogue, centred on Kahndaq and a different approach to exercising extraordinary power. Connections in the wider superhero setting provide context, but do not turn the preceding films into a single required chain. Treat the title's own introduction as the foundation for this version of the character.
Official trailer
Characters
Cast
Dwayne JohnsonBlack Adam / Teth Adam
Aldis HodgeHawkman / Carter Hall
Noah CentineoAtom Smasher / Al Rothstein
Sarah ShahiAdrianna Tomaz
Quintessa SwindellCyclone / Maxine Hunkel
Marwan KenzariIshmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
Mo AmerKarim
Bodhi SabonguiAmon Tomaz
Pierce BrosnanDr. Fate / Kent Nelson
James Cusati-MoyerSamir
Jalon ChristianHurut
Benjamin PattersonSkinny Teth AdamRelated titles
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Suicide Squad
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The Flash
Blue Beetle
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Wonder Woman 1984
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Shazam!
Aquaman
Wonder Woman
Justice League
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Suicide Squad
Man of Steel
DC League of Super-Pets
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