Ready for “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?”

*Spoilers Ahead*

A new show is getting ready to soar its way into the homes of millions.

Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Winter Solider/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. Copyright Marvel Studios 2021

This Friday, March 19th, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” will be making its debut on Disney+.

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” takes place roughly six months after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.” It starts following both Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes as they navigate their life after being “presumed dead” from Thanos’s snap and taking over Steve Rodger’s iconic shield.

With just a few days leading up to the premiere, here’s some of the movies and films to watch to get caught up!

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”: This is the movie in the MCU where Sam Wilson is first introduced and how he played a huge part in Steve Rodger’s life. This movie also introduces the character of “The Winter Soldier” who ends up being attached to Steve Rodger’s past. While we did meet Bucky back in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” this movie acts as an origin story for both The Falcon and The Winter Soldier that we see now.

Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. Copyright Marvel Studios 2021

“Captain America: Civil War”: This movies goes more in depth and develops both Wilson and Barnes’s character even more. By this movie, we learn that Bucky is now being charged with the bombing of a United Nations building in Vienna. But we soon learn that Barnes is being framed. This puts a wedge into the Avengers signing a treaty that they would now work under the United Nations rather than by themselves. Toward the end of the movie, Bucky decides to refreeze his body so that once he wakes up, he’ll be able to control his actions.

“Avengers: Infinity War”: In the epic adventure, all the Avengers team up together to try and prevent Thanos from collecting all the Infinity Stones. When we first see Bucky, he is in Wakanda along with Black Panther. Captain America, Falcon and many others meet up with them in efforts to protect the stones and stop Thanos from wiping out half of the Earth’s population. In the end, both Falcon and Winter Soldier fall victim to the snap.

“Avengers: Endgame”: The grand finale to the Infinity Saga in the MCU. “Endgame” shows the aftermath of those that were remaining after Thanos and how they were coping with everyone they lost. The last remaining Avengers decided that they will do “whatever it takes” in order to reverse what Thanos did and bring all their friends back to life. In an epic battle, every single member who has been seen in an MCU movie unites on screen to take down Thanos once and for all.

Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. Copyright Marvel Studios 2021

“Marvel Studios: Legends”: Disney+ puts out little 7-8 minute clips of each of the characters and gives each of them a small highlight reel. Each episode showcases one of the Avengers and their parts in the MCU. Recently, Disney+ put out episodes for The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, Zemo (who can be seen in “Captain America: Civil War”) and Sharon (who can be seen in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier’). It’s a simplified version of watching all the movies. It’s also a faster way to get caught up in time for Friday’s premiere.

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