SERIESDOWN / THE LIBRARY
Find a starting point and a route through connected stories, sequels and spin-offs.
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The core Dexter route runs through the original eight seasons before New Blood. Treat later and earlier-set franchise titles as separate choices, and avoid sequel summaries before finishing the original series.
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Luther's five television series lead into The Fallen Sun. The film can introduce its own case, but watching it afterward preserves the developing relationships and changing circumstances of the television run.
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The X-Files has two feature films with clear places in the television sequence. Put the 1998 film after season five and I Want to Believe after season nine, before the revival seasons.
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Begin the reimagined Battlestar Galactica with its miniseries before the four television seasons. Place Razor after season three and The Plan after the finale, keeping companion material distinct from the main route.
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The animated Avatar story leads into The Legend of Korra. Watch Avatar's three seasons first, followed by Korra's four, while keeping live-action adaptations separate from this continuing animated route.
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The Defenders Saga works as a sequence of complete seasons crossing between six series. This first-watch route places the team-up after its introductions and preserves the later seasons' relationship to it.
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The Expanse needs a straightforward television order: seasons one through six. Start with the first episode, leave bonus material optional and keep the novels or games separate from the screen route.
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