What is the order of the underworld movies?

My default approach is always: watch the movies in the order that they are released. My reasons are: I want to experience the "historical" perspectives of the people who watch the films as they come out. An easy example of this is the Star Wars series. read more

Underworld has taken a beating by movie critics, but has continued to perform well in the box office despite the negative reception. In fact, despite the critical ratings, there is a new movie slated for 2015 which will be the 5 th in this relatively successful series. read more

Watch Underworld: Evolution, Underworld: Awakening, and Underworld: Blood Wars in that order. Watch Underworld: Rise of the Lycans anytime after the first film, or skip it entirely. The usual placement would be in release order, between Underworld 2 and 4. Watch the Underworld: Endless War stories at some point, if you’re going to. read more

The third film, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, is the prequel to the series, chronicling the origins of the vampire-lycan war (it was released on January 23, 2009). The fourth film, Underworld: Awakening, is the sequel to Underworld: Evolution and was released on January 20, 2012. read more