Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim Guía y cronología

Giant machines called Jaegers give humanity a fighting chance against Kaiju emerging from beneath the Pacific. Piloting one means sharing a neural link with another person, making trust part of the weapon. Pacific Rim puts that partnership inside enormous battles, then follows other people trying to survive the same threatened world.

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Timeline guide

Pacific Rim: learn to drift before the next war

Watch Pacific Rim, then Pacific Rim Uprising, then the seasons of The Black. The original film introduces the Jaegers, the Kaiju and why trusting another pilot is part of surviving.

Entries
5
Released
4
Upcoming
1
Span
2013-2022

Select Release order for the first viewing. An announced prequel placed earlier in story time is not an available starting requirement.

Overview & recommendation

The size of the machines is only half of Pacific Rim's appeal. A Jaeger needs people who can share a mind, which turns a fight with an enormous creature into a test of trust and memory. The original film gives that relationship a clear introduction.

Uprising widens the screen story, while The Black changes the perspective to people trying to survive in a devastated place. Those shifts are easier to appreciate after the first film has shown what the machines meant to the world before they became familiar silhouettes.

Use Release order and begin with the original film. Follow Uprising with The Black's seasons in sequence; return to earlier-set material when it is available and its place is established.

From the first film to The Black 5 entries

Begin with the films in Release order, then keep The Black's seasons together. This follows the audience's introduction to the world rather than an announced prequel's earlier position.

  1. 1
    TBAUntitled Pacific Rim Prequel SeriesSeries · TBAUpcoming
  2. 2
    2025Pacific RimFilm · 2013
  3. 3
    2035Pacific Rim UprisingFilm · 2018
  4. 4
    2035+Pacific Rim: The BlackSeries · 2021
  5. 5
    2035+Pacific Rim: The BlackSeries · 2022

Meeting the world before its later perspectives 5 entries

The original film establishes the rules and the emotional cost of piloting. Later releases can then change protagonists without needing to rebuild that introduction.

  1. 1
    Pacific RimFilm · 2013
  2. 2
    Pacific Rim UprisingFilm · 2018
  3. 3
    Pacific Rim: The BlackSeries · 2021
  4. 4
    Pacific Rim: The BlackSeries · 2022
  5. 5
    Untitled Pacific Rim Prequel SeriesSeries · TBAUpcoming

Frequently asked questions 6 answers

Can I start with The Black?

It follows its own protagonists, but the original film is the clearer introduction to Jaegers, Kaiju and the drift.

Must I wait for the prequel?

No. Start with the released film route. An earlier setting for a future project does not make it necessary preparation.

How many Pacific Rim movies and shows are there?

Pacific Rim has 5 entries: 3 TV shows and 2 movies, released between 2013 and 2022. 4 are already released and 1 is upcoming.

What is the chronological order of Pacific Rim?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Pacific Rim begins with Untitled Pacific Rim Prequel Series (TBA) and ends with Pacific Rim: The Black. The full chronological list of 5 entries is above.

What is the release order of Pacific Rim?

By release date, Pacific Rim starts with Pacific Rim (2013). The most recent release is Pacific Rim: The Black (2022).

What is the next Pacific Rim release and what should I watch before it?

The next Pacific Rim release is Untitled Pacific Rim Prequel Series. To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

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