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Overlord Watch Order
The Overlord franchise runs to 15 entries — four TV series, three films and eight OVAs and specials — spanning 2015 to 2024, 109 episodes in all. The list below follows release order: start with Overlord (2015) and work down.
- Entries15
- Episodes95
- TV series4
- Films3
For most franchises release order is also the best viewing order. The common exception is a prequel — released late, but set first — so check the years in the table if a title looks out of place.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Overlord Watch on Hulu Crunchyroll +4 | TV | 2015 | 13 |
| 2 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades Watch on Bilibili TV | SPECIAL | 2015 | 8 |
| 3 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades Tokubetsu-hen Watch on YouTube | ONA | 2015 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades - Nazarick Saidai no Kiki | OVA | 2016 | 1 |
| 5 |  | Overlord: The Undead King Overlord: Fushisha no Ou Watch on Netflix Crunchyroll | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 6 |  | Overlord: The Dark Hero Overlord: Shikkoku no Senshi Watch on Netflix Crunchyroll | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Overlord Movie: Ple Ple Pleiades Gekijouban Ple Ple Pleiades | SPECIAL | 2017 | 2 |
| 8 |  | Overlord II Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube +1 | TV | 2018 | 13 |
| 9 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 2 Watch on Bilibili TV | ONA | 2018 | 13 |
| 10 |  | Overlord III Watch on Crunchyroll Bilibili TV | TV | 2018 | 13 |
| 11 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 3 Watch on Bilibili TV | ONA | 2018 | 13 |
| 12 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades - Clementine Toubou-hen | ONA | 2018 | 3 |
| 13 | | Overlord IV Watch on YouTube Crunchyroll +2 | TV | 2022 | 13 |
| 14 |  | Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 4 Watch on YouTube | ONA | 2022 | 13 |
| 15 |  | OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen Watch on Crunchyroll Netflix | MOVIE | 2024 | 1 |
Where to watch Overlord
No single service carries all of it — the most any one has is 7 of the 15 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Where to start
Overlord (2015) is the earliest entry. The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change,…
What to watch after Overlord
1,198 people who watched Overlord recommend That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
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Overlord is filed under 4 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.
Franchises sharing the most genres with Overlord — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.
Frequently asked
How many episodes of Overlord are there?
Overlord has 95 episodes across 4 TV series, plus 3 films, which are counted separately.
How many Overlord entries are there?
15 in total: 4 TV series, 3 films, and 8 OVAs and specials.
What order should I watch Overlord in?
Release order works for Overlord — start with Overlord (2015) and follow the table on this page.
Do I need to watch the Overlord films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
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