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Avatar watch order

All three of James Cameron's Avatar films, in the order they came out. It is the same order the emberslate app uses for its Avatar saga.

Updated · By emberfold labs

The short answer

Watch in release order: Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), then Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). The three films take about 9 hours.

Titles
3 films, 0 series
Everything
about 9 hours
Core path
about 9 hours
Films only
about 9 hours

Release order

Avatar in release order

The order they came out. Each film continues the story of the one before it.

  1. Avatar poster01

    Avatar (2009)

    Film · 2h 42mCore

  2. Avatar: The Way of Water poster02

    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

    Film · 3h 12mCore

  3. Avatar: Fire and Ash poster03

    Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

    Film · 3h 18mCore

One order

The Avatar films follow one continuing story set on Pandora, so release order is the only order. Each film picks up after the one before it, so watch them one after another.

The first film was made in 2009 and the second came out 13 years later. If it has been a while, a rewatch of Avatar first makes The Way of Water easier to follow.

Track it

Track the Avatar saga in emberslate

The Sagas tab in the emberslate app has this exact order. Mark the next step watched, and see how far through you are. It is free on Android.

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The Avatar saga in the emberslate app: James Cameron's Pandora films, 3 films in release order, with Avatar from 2009 up next and Mark watched and Skip buttons.

Avatar watch order questions

What order should I watch the Avatar movies in?

Release order: Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).

Do I need to watch the first Avatar before The Way of Water?

Yes. The Way of Water continues the story and its characters from the first film.

Do I need to watch The Way of Water before Fire and Ash?

Yes. Fire and Ash continues from The Way of Water, so watch the three films in order.

How long does it take to watch all the Avatar films?

About 9 hours for all three.

The order and the core, optional and save-for-later marks are the ones the emberslate app uses for this saga. Titles, years and runtimes come from TMDB; series runtimes count aired episodes only and are rounded. First published .