🧭 Watch order guide
Overlord watch order
How to watch
Four seasons in order, then the 2024 film The Sacred Kingdom, which adapts the next volume. The two compilation films retell Season 1 and can be skipped. Ple Ple Pleiades are comedy shorts.
5
core entries
0
movies to include
2
recaps / alt versions to skip
-30h -25m
total core runtime
Where the hours go
Core story and movies in watch order · -30h -25m in total · longest: Overlord
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| Item | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Overlord | 5h 12m |
| II | 5h 12m |
| III | 4h 59m |
| IV | 3h 12m |
Score across seasons
Peaked with IV at 8.09 · from first to latest, the score held steady
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| # | Entry | Score / 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overlord | 7.98 |
| 2 | Overlord II | 7.85 |
| 3 | Overlord III | 8.08 |
| 4 | Overlord IV | 8.09 |
| 5 | Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen | 7.85 |
Recommended order
- 1
- 2
Side storyoptionalOverlord 6: Drama CD-tsuki Tokusou-ban - Yokoku-henONA · 2014 · 1 ep · 5m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 3
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple PleiadesSpecial · 2015 · 8 ep · 24m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 4
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple Pleiades (OVA)OVA · 2016 · 1 ep · 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 5
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple Pleiades Theatrical VersionSpecial · 2017 · 2 ep · 26m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 6
Spin-offoptionalIsekai Quartet Relay PVSpecial · 2018 · 4 ep · 4m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 7
Spin-offoptionalIsekai QuartetTV Series · 2019 · 12 ep · 2h 24m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 8
Spin-offoptionalIsekai Quartet 2TV Series · 2020 · 12 ep · 2h 24m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 9
Spin-offoptionalIsekai Quartet 3TV Series · 2025 · 11 ep · 2h 12m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 10
- 11
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 2ONA · 2018 · 13 ep · 26m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 12
- 13
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 3ONA · 2018 · 13 ep · 26m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 14
- 15
Side storyoptionalOverlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 4ONA · 2022 · 13 ep · 26m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 16
Safe to skip
Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.
Release order
- 1Overlord 6: Drama CD-tsuki Tokusou-ban - Yokoku-hen2014-01
- 2Overlord2015-07
- 3Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades2015-09
- 4Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades (OVA)2016-09
- 5Overlord Movie 1: Fushisha no Ou2017-02
- 6Overlord Movie 2: Shikkoku no Eiyuu2017-03
- 7Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades Theatrical Version2017-09
- 8Overlord II2018-01
- 9Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 22018-01
- 10Overlord III2018-07
- 11Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 32018-07
- 12Isekai Quartet Relay PV2018-10
- 13Isekai Quartet2019-04
- 14Isekai Quartet 22020-01
- 15Overlord IV2022-07
- 16Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 42022-07
- 17Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen2024-09
- 18Isekai Quartet 32025-10
Overlord watch order FAQ
What order should I watch Overlord in?
Four seasons in order, then the 2024 film The Sacred Kingdom, which adapts the next volume. The two compilation films retell Season 1 and can be skipped. Ple Ple Pleiades are comedy shorts.
How long does it take to watch all of Overlord?
The core story and movies run about -30h -25m. At two hours a day that is roughly -14 days.
Can I skip the recaps?
Yes. Overlord Movie 1: Fushisha no Ou, Overlord Movie 2: Shikkoku no Eiyuu retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.
Where does this order come from?
It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.