Madame Web

Cassandra Webb is a Manhattan paramedic whose new ability lets her glimpse the future. Discoveries about her own past draw her into the lives of three young women facing a deadly threat. Dakota Johnson leads an origin story built around the possibility of changing what seems inevitable.

The suspense comes from the distance between seeing a danger and knowing how to prevent it. Watch what Cassandra chooses to do with the information she receives, and how trust develops when she cannot easily explain what she knows. The film puts anticipation and protection at the center of its superhero premise.

Start with Madame Web itself. The film introduces Cassandra's ability and the people she tries to protect, so another character's origin is not the entry point recommended by this guide.

Sony describes Madame Web as a standalone origin story. Begin here for Cassandra and the three young women rather than working through a Spider-Man marathon first. Morbius and Venom are optional comparisons for other Sony Marvel origin stories; their links below do not turn them into earlier chapters of Cassandra's story.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.