The Purge

The Purge Guía y cronología

For one night, the government permits crimes that would normally bring punishment. The Purge follows people trying to survive that policy and others using it to protect their power. What begins as a home-invasion premise expands across city streets, political campaigns and the wider society supporting the annual violence.

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Timeline guide

The Purge: One Household Before the Whole System

Start with The Purge, then the expanding film route. The First Purge explains the experiment afterward; television follows other people living with the policy.

Entries
7
Released
7
Span
2013-2021

The television story includes more than the hours of a single Purge night. A full season cannot always be represented by one date.

Overview & recommendation

The original film keeps the policy close to one family that thought it had bought safety. Later films move into the streets and political machinery behind the night, changing the question from who survives a house invasion to who benefits from the system.

The prequel and television stories offer other scales of that same world. Looking back at the initial experiment works differently after seeing its consequences. Watching a year between Purges also asks something different from following one uninterrupted night, so a list of film and season blocks is necessarily broad.

Use the film-led recommendation beginning with The Purge, Anarchy and Election Year, then explore The First Purge and the television expansion in their listed context. Choose Release order for the publication tour, or Chronological order for a later pass from the experiment toward the subsequent nights.

From Home Invasion to Political System 7 entries

Begin close to one household, then let the films widen the view before returning to the first experiment and other lives.

  1. 1
    The PurgeFilm · 2013
  2. 2
    The Purge: AnarchyFilm · 2014
  3. 3
    The Purge: Election YearFilm · 2016
  4. 4
    The First PurgeFilm · 2018
  5. 5
    The PurgeSeries · 2018
  6. 6
    The PurgeSeries · 2019
  7. 7
    The Forever PurgeFilm · 2021

The Experiment, Later Nights and the Year Between 7 entries

The First Purge is earlier in the policy's history. Television season two spans the year between nights, so its whole story is broader than a single Purge date.

  1. 1
    First experimentThe First PurgeFilm · 2018
  2. 2
    One family's Purge nightThe PurgeFilm · 2013
  3. 3
    Citywide escalationThe Purge: AnarchyFilm · 2014
  4. 4
    Season 1The PurgeSeries · 2018
  5. 5
    Season 2The PurgeSeries · 2019
  6. 6
    Political endgameThe Purge: Election YearFilm · 2016
  7. 7
    After Purge Night fails to endThe Forever PurgeFilm · 2021

Frequently asked questions 6 answers

Must The First Purge be watched first?

It supplies the experiment's earlier history. Starting with The Purge preserves the initial household's limited view before later films explain the wider machinery.

Does every TV season happen during one night?

No. The second season explores a year between Purges. Treat the season as a broader story span rather than squeezing it into one film-night slot.

How many Purge movies and shows are there?

The Purge has 7 entries: 5 movies and 2 TV shows, released between 2013 and 2021.

What is the chronological order of The Purge?

In chronological (in-universe) order, The Purge begins with The First Purge (First experiment) and ends with The Forever Purge. The full chronological list of 7 entries is above.

What is the release order of The Purge?

By release date, The Purge starts with The Purge (2013). The most recent release is The Forever Purge (2021).

What is the newest The Purge release?

The newest released entry is The Forever Purge (2021). See where it falls in the chronological and watch order lists above.

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