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Marvel's Runaways

2017–2019 · 3 seasons · 33 episodes

Growing up means questioning the people who raised you.

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Series premiere
November 21, 2017
Viewing time
26h 57m (estimated)
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The story

Why watch Marvel's Runaways?

A group of teenagers discovers that their parents' lives contain dangerous secrets. Marvel's Runaways turns that family conflict into an ensemble adventure: the young characters must decide whom to trust while learning how to rely on one another.

Watch the parents and children as two groups with overlapping loyalties, rather than treating every scene as a contest between individual powers. The practical problems of staying together give the friendships their weight. Disagreement inside the group is part of the story, not an interruption before the next action sequence.

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Before you begin

A starting point

Start here with season one. Cloak & Dagger is an optional companion before the third-season crossover, rather than homework required to meet the Runaways.

Story & release

Where it fits

Begin with Runaways season one and follow the three-season run. Cloak and Dagger visit during season three, so their own series offers additional context before that meeting. You do not need their introduction before starting the Runaways' first episode.

Your viewing time

Seasons & episodes

Episode times come from the existing catalog and remain labeled as estimates.

Season 1

10 episodes · 8h 23m (estimated)

Premiered November 21, 2017

Family secrets and divided loyalties

The first season establishes the teenagers, their parents and the relationships that make breaking away difficult. Begin here even if the later crossover brought you to the series. Give the family scenes time: they supply the context for decisions that might otherwise look like simple rebellion.

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View 10 episodes
  1. 01Reunion54m (estimated)
  2. 02Rewind50m (estimated)
  3. 03Destiny47m (estimated)
  4. 04Fifteen52m (estimated)
  5. 05Kingdom48m (estimated)
  6. 06Metamorphosis51m (estimated)
  7. 07Refraction55m (estimated)
  8. 08Tsunami51m (estimated)
  9. 09Doomsday46m (estimated)
  10. 10Hostile49m (estimated)

Season 2

13 episodes · 10h 27m (estimated)

Premiered December 21, 2018

Learning to live together

Season two moves the group into the practical problems of life away from home, including food, shelter and looking after one another. Their shared opposition to their parents does not erase their differences. Watch how dependence on the group changes the meaning of a disagreement.

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View 13 episodes
  1. 01Gimme Shelter50m (estimated)
  2. 02Radio On46m (estimated)
  3. 03Double Zeros52m (estimated)
  4. 04Old School47m (estimated)
  5. 05Rock Bottom51m (estimated)
  6. 06Bury Another46m (estimated)
  7. 07Last Rites49m (estimated)
  8. 08Past Life45m (estimated)
  9. 09Big Shot46m (estimated)
  10. 10Hostile Takeover43m (estimated)
  11. 11Last Waltz52m (estimated)
  12. 12Earth Angel49m (estimated)
  13. 13Split Up51m (estimated)

Season 3

10 episodes · 8h 7m (estimated)

Premiered December 13, 2019

Magic and a meeting with Cloak and Dagger

The final season introduces Morgan le Fay and brings Tandy and Tyrone into the Runaways' story. Continue from season two to preserve the ongoing relationships. If you want more background for the visitors, watch Cloak & Dagger before this season; the trailer below is specifically a final-season preview.

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View 10 episodes
  1. 01Smoke and Mirrors51m (estimated)
  2. 02The Great Escape46m (estimated)
  3. 03Lord of Lies51m (estimated)
  4. 04Rite of Thunder51m (estimated)
  5. 05Enter the Dreamland48m (estimated)
  6. 06Merry Meet Again50m (estimated)
  7. 07Left-Hand Path44m (estimated)
  8. 08Devil's Torture Chamber44m (estimated)
  9. 09The Broken Circle53m (estimated)
  10. 10Cheat the Gallows49m (estimated)

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Season 3 official trailer

Archival promotion from Marvel Entertainment. This is a final-season trailer; watch after season two to avoid later footage. Historical platform branding does not state current availability.

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2018 · 13h 54m (estimated)

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