Bourne

Bourne Guía y cronología

Jason Bourne's skills survive even when his memories do not, making the search for his identity a danger to everyone who shaped it. Espionage, pursuit and the cost of turning people into weapons drive these thrillers. Robert Ludlum's literary world and the film series develop that premise in separate continuities.

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Timeline guide

Bourne: choose the books or the screen conspiracy

Choose Film Timeline and Release order for The Bourne Identity (2002), then Supremacy, Ultimatum, Legacy and Jason Bourne. For reading, choose Literary Timeline and begin with Ludlum's The Bourne Identity (1980).

Entries
28
Released
28
Span
1980-2026

Shared titles identify different works: a Bourne novel and its film adaptation do not occupy the same story position.

Overview & recommendation

The literary and film Bournes pursue different versions of the identity mystery. Alternating a book and a movie with the same title would mix those developments rather than provide missing pieces of one biography.

The film route also has an overlap: Legacy takes another perspective during the period of Ultimatum. Treadstone expands the screen setting through both historical and modern strands, rather than fitting neatly before everything else.

Choose a format and follow its publication sequence. Watch Ultimatum before Legacy for their intended screen context, and approach Treadstone as an optional companion rather than a compulsory opening.

Literary Bourne and screen Bourne Adapted premise, separate developments

The literary group contains Ludlum's trilogy and later continuation novels. The screen group includes the films and Treadstone. Exact intervals and relationships across later author eras are not established by publication years alone.

  • Film Timeline (6 entries)

    The Universal film continuity and optional Treadstone television companion. Legacy overlaps Ultimatum, and Treadstone spans historical and modern periods.

  • Literary Timeline (22 entries)

    Ludlum's Bourne trilogy and the later literary continuations. Follow publication for reading, while exact intervals and continuity across author eras remain qualified.

A clear route through the films or books 28 entries

Use Identity as the opening within your chosen format. Keep the film sequence intact instead of moving Legacy before Ultimatum solely because their events overlap.

  1. 1
    1980The Bourne IdentityNovel · 1980
  2. 2
    1986The Bourne SupremacyNovel · 1986
  3. 3
    1990The Bourne UltimatumNovel · 1990
  4. 4
    2002The Bourne IdentityFilm · 2002
  5. 5
    2004The Bourne LegacyNovel · 2004
  6. 6
    2004The Bourne SupremacyFilm · 2004
  7. 7
    2007The Bourne BetrayalNovel · 2007
  8. 8
    2007The Bourne UltimatumFilm · 2007
  9. 9
    2008The Bourne SanctionNovel · 2008
  10. 10
    2009The Bourne DeceptionNovel · 2009
  11. 11
    2010The Bourne ObjectiveNovel · 2010
  12. 12
    2011The Bourne DominionNovel · 2011
  13. 13
    2012The Bourne ImperativeNovel · 2012
  14. 14
    Overlaps UltimatumThe Bourne LegacyFilm · 2012
  15. 15
    2013The Bourne RetributionNovel · 2013
  16. 16
    2014The Bourne AscendancyNovel · 2014
  17. 17
    2016The Bourne EnigmaNovel · 2016
  18. 18
    2016Jason BourneFilm · 2016
  19. 19
    2017The Bourne InitiativeNovel · 2017
  20. 20
    1973 and modern eraTreadstoneSeries · 2019
  21. 21
    2020The Bourne EvolutionNovel · 2020
  22. 22
    2021The Bourne TreacheryNovel · 2021
  23. 23
    2022The Bourne SacrificeNovel · 2022
  24. 24
    2023The Bourne DefianceNovel · 2023
  25. 25
    2024The Bourne ShadowNovel · 2024
  26. 26
    2025The Bourne VendettaNovel · 2025
  27. 27
    2025The Bourne EscapeNovel · 2025
  28. 28
    The Bourne RevengeNovel · Jan 20, 2026

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Should Legacy be watched before Ultimatum?

No for a first film viewing. Their events overlap, but Ultimatum provides the release context before Legacy changes perspective.

Do I read a novel before each matching film?

That is optional comparison, not a required sequence. The books and films develop separate versions of Bourne's story.

Is all of Treadstone earlier than the films?

No. It includes a historical strand and a modern strand, so one prequel slot cannot describe the entire series.

How many Bourne movies, shows and books are there?

Bourne has 28 entries: 22 books, 5 movies and 1 TV show, released between 1980 and 2026.

What is the chronological order of Bourne?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Bourne begins with The Bourne Identity (1980) and ends with The Bourne Revenge. The full chronological list of 28 entries is above.

What is the release order of Bourne?

By release date, Bourne starts with The Bourne Identity (1980). The most recent release is The Bourne Revenge (2026).

What is the newest Bourne release?

The newest released entry is The Bourne Revenge (2026). See where it falls in the chronological and watch order lists above.

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