The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
Released
2021
Runtime
6 episodes (about 50 min each)
Set in
2024
Good to know before watchingNo spoilers
It's set after Endgame
It begins after Steve hands his shield to Sam.
Ties to The Winter Soldier and Civil War
Bucky's past and Zemo return. Those films help.
It's a TV series
Six episodes, streaming on Disney+.
A scene after the finale
It reveals a surprising secret about one character.
Character mapSpoilers
Who's who in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), with Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes at the center. The new Captain America is above, the super-soldier group below, and their allies on each side.
Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).
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Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).