Underworld Movies In Order

The Underworld movie series is not your typical vampire story. These action packed films have more of a Resident Evil feel to them than your average vampire movie. In fact, there are many parallels including a rough neck female star, a creature vs humans theme, and an “infection” taking over the world theme. Underworld has taken a beating by movie critics, but has continued to perform well in the box office despite the negative reception. The series now includes five films. Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth, was released internationally in 2016 and in the U.S. in 2017.

If you’re new to these films, it’s crucial that you watch the Underworld movies in order. The initial release gives a background story to the subsequent movies in the story, and knowing those details is important to understanding the story line. Additionally, Rise of the Lycans which was released in 2009 is a prequel to earlier movies and fills in any missing details about the war between vampires and lycans. Check out the chronological release order above so you don’t start in the middle of the series.

One thing that’s surprising about this series is how little we see of it in popular culture. There was one video game called The Eternal War which was released in 2004 to go along with the initial Underworld release in 2003. Interestingly enough, the game was cancelled in North America before it came out, but was intended for Xbox, PS2, and PCs.

Movie Order	Trailers
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Underworld (2003)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Underworld: Next Generation (2016)

Movie critics have been bashing this series since the original film came out in 2003. Of the five films, the highest Rotten Tomatoes rating is 33%, earned by Awakening, released in 2012. Take those reviews with a grain of salt however, because the five movies together have grossed more than half a billion dollars at the box office. No sixth movie has a confirmed release date.

Despite this series negative reviews, I enjoyed it. I liked the female protagonist who has a take nothing from nobody type attitude. I’m obviously not alone either; the films have found an audience despite their reviews. Maybe people are sick of the vampire craze which has popped up in the last few years, but I don’t think this movie is a typical vampire movie at all. Whatever your feelings on this series, if you haven’t seen any of them yet one thing is clear: watch them in the proper order!