Zack Snyder's Justice League

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RELEASED 18 Mar 20214h 2m★ 8.1 TMDB

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

WATCH NOTE

An alternate version of Justice League (2017), not a sequel. Choose one cut for a first viewing; watching both is optional.

Why it matters in DC

This version revisits the team's formation through Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince's effort to respond to Superman's sacrifice. Its place in a watch order is alongside the theatrical Justice League as an alternative telling, rather than after it as a sequel.

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9 titles to watch before Zack Snyder's Justice League — 20h 13m in total.

Man of SteelStory prerequisite2h 23m★ 6.7
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeStory prerequisite2h 32m★ 6.0+1 before this
Wonder WomanStory prerequisite2h 21m★ 7.2
Suicide SquadRecommended2h 2m★ 5.9
Justice LeagueRecommended2h★ 6.1+3 before this
AquamanRecommended2h 23m★ 6.9
Shazam!Recommended2h 12m★ 7.0
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Recommended1h 49m★ 6.9
Wonder Woman 1984Recommended2h 31m★ 6.4+1 before this

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Zack Snyder's Justice League is title 7 of 16 in our DC Extended Universe viewing sequence. This is an alternative telling of the DCEU team's formation, following the Superman-related events of Batman v Superman. It belongs in the Justice League slot of a viewing order, not after the theatrical film as another mission. Later solo films can then be explored without counting the two versions as separate stages of team history.

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