Disney+’s Avengers: Doomsday Watchlist Has One MASSIVE Hole — And Marvel Fans Are Asking Questions

Marvel just handed fans a homework assignment before Avengers: Doomsday — and somehow, the most obvious movie may have been left off the list. Disney+ has unveiled 15 titles it considers essential viewing ahead of the December blockbuster, covering everything from the original X-Men movies and The Avengers to Loki, Deadpool & Wolverine, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. On paper, it looks carefully curated. Then you notice what’s missing. 

1. The Marvels Has Been Completely Snubbed

The glaring omission is 2023’s The Marvels. And this isn’t some random MCU side quest. Its post-credits scene appeared to drop a major multiverse breadcrumb directly into the path of Avengers: Doomsday. Monica Rambeau ends up stranded in another universe, encounters a variant of her mother, Maria Rambeau, and then comes face-to-face with Kelsey Grammer’s Beast. That sequence practically screamed, “this matters later.” Yet Disney+ apparently doesn’t think fans need to revisit it. 

2. The Beast Connection Makes It Even Stranger

Here’s where the omission becomes genuinely bizarre. Beast is returning for Doomsday, while The Marvels seemingly established the bridge between Monica and the X-Men universe. Teyonah Parris and Lashana Lynch, however, have not been announced for the movie. That leaves a giant question hanging over Monica’s fate — and whether that post-credits scene was ever meant to pay off the way fans assumed.

3. Is Marvel Quietly Erasing The Marvels?

There’s an uncomfortable possibility: the movie simply isn’t considered important enough anymore. The Marvels became the MCU’s lowest-grossing theatrical release, and its exclusion could reflect a brutally pragmatic decision to focus audiences on projects directly tied to Doomsday. 

4. The Incursion Theory Gets DARK

One theory gaining attention is that Monica and Maria could already be casualties of an Incursion before Doomsday begins. It’s speculation, not confirmation, but if Marvel really intends to leave that story behind, the omission suddenly becomes far more sinister. 

5. Disney+ May Have Just Told Fans What Actually Matters
Ultimately, the watchlist may not be a definitive Marvel Studios blueprint. It could simply be Disney+’s streamlined recommendation for casual viewers. But putting X-Men and X2 on the list while excluding the movie that seemingly connected an MCU hero to that universe is impossible to ignore.

And that may be the biggest mystery of all: was The Marvels accidentally forgotten — or is Marvel deliberately telling fans that its cliffhanger no longer matters? Avengers: Doomsday arrives December 18, 2026.