Marvel’s new Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast has started with The Avengers. Iman Vellani and Frank Alvarez are revisiting the Infinity Saga one movie at a time, with the first episode looking back at the 2012 team-up before the next Avengers movie arrives.
The premiere is available on Disney+ and podcast platforms. New episodes are scheduled for Thursdays, giving fans a weekly rewatch to follow instead of another long list of films to finish all at once.
What is the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast?
It is a video and audio rewatch hosted by Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and creator Frank Alvarez. The pair discuss the films in Marvel’s Infinity Saga, recap important scenes, and talk through characters or themes that could matter as Avengers: Doomsday gets closer.
The show is not a new scripted MCU series, and it does not add scenes to the canon. Think of it as a guided rewatch with two fans who can connect the older movies to the questions surrounding the next Avengers story.
What does Episode 1 cover?
The first episode covers The Avengers, Joss Whedon’s 2012 film that brought Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye together. The official listing highlights Loki’s plan, the early tension between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, the Battle of New York, and the first appearance of Thanos in the post-credits scene.
That choice gives the podcast an obvious starting point. The Avengers is where the MCU’s separate heroes became a team, so it also gives Vellani and Alvarez a chance to discuss the relationships and unresolved ideas that later movies kept expanding. The episode runs for about 38 minutes.
Where can you watch or listen?
Disney+ lists the video podcast as a TV-PG talk-and-interview program. The audio version is available through Apple Podcasts, and the official listing says new episodes arrive every Thursday. Marvel’s show page and the Disney+ listing are the safest places to check for regional availability because catalogs can differ by country.
The first episode is currently the only full rewatch episode listed on Apple Podcasts, with a short trailer also available. That means the series is just getting started; fans should not assume that every planned episode or film has already been announced in the app.
How many movies will the podcast cover?
Marvel has described the project as a rewatch of films from the Infinity Saga, but the current Disney+ page does not publish a complete episode-by-episode list. The Apple Podcasts listing currently shows the premiere and trailer, so the exact number of installments should be treated as unconfirmed until Marvel posts a full schedule.
The format could still become a useful shortcut for fans. Instead of rewatching every MCU release in order, viewers can use each episode to revisit a film that Marvel has chosen for the countdown. That makes the podcast a companion to the larger campaign, not a replacement for the movies themselves.
Why start with The Avengers?
Starting with The Avengers is a clear way to bring casual viewers into the buildup. It is one of the MCU’s most recognizable movies, and it introduces the team dynamic that later stories kept breaking apart and rebuilding. Vellani also gives the discussion a link to the MCU’s newer generation without pretending that Kamala Khan was part of the original 2012 lineup.
The episode can also put current fan theories in the right place. Loki, Thanos, the Avengers’ first team-up, and the cost of saving New York are all easy subjects for speculation, but the podcast is discussing an existing movie rather than confirming what those ideas mean in Doomsday.
What the podcast does not confirm about Doomsday
The rewatch does not confirm new characters, plot details, or surprise cameos for Avengers: Doomsday. Any connection the hosts draw between an older scene and the upcoming film is commentary or theory unless Marvel separately announces it. That line is worth keeping clear while the movie’s marketing is still revealing information in small pieces.
For now, the useful answer is simple: the official podcast has launched, The Avengers is the first movie, Vellani and Alvarez are the hosts, and Thursday is the weekly release day. It gives fans something new to discuss every week while the next Avengers film remains on the horizon.
For more Marvel coverage, read our Doctor Doom trailer breakdown, the Avengers Endgame Encore guide, and our report on the two clues about who could stop Doom.
