Where To Watch All The Indiana Jones Movies & Shows In Order
This article was originally written by Jenni Russell and published on 11 June 2024.
Indiana Jones is the world-famous, globe-hopping professor of archaeology created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman at Lucasfilm before being captured on film in Steven Spielberg’s 1981 classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Included in this streaming guide is everything you need to know about the franchise, including where you can find all the Indiana Jones movies online.
Each movie stars the great Harrison Ford as the titular hero, Dr Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr. The franchise itself now spans over 40 years, starting with the release of Raiders and going all the way up to Dial of Destiny in 2023. During that time, Indy’s story has gone from 1935 to 1969, with some jumps to the past (and even the distant past) explored at various points. Alongside five movies and a TV series, the franchise has grown to include comics, games, and novels. There are also Indiana Jones amusements at Disney theme parks around the world, including Tokyo, Paris and Orlando.
Here are some details about each Indiana Jones production. We’ve listed them here in chronological order, with Young Indiana Jones up first—but I’d still personally recommend starting with the movies. Read on to find out where to find them on platforms like AppleTV, Netflix, Prime Video and elsewhere.
Indiana Jones TV series (1992-1996)
Running on ABC from 1992 to 1996, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles starred Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as Indy, exploring the character’s adventures during adolescence and childhood, respectively. Over 28 episodes and four TV films, the series followed Indy around the world, allowing him to meet with famous historical figures including T.E. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway and Leo Tolstoy.
The show is not exactly considered a classic these days, but Spielberg and Lucas did insist on a level of quality that was unusual for TV at that time. This included shooting on location, all around the world, and using 16mm film—so it still looks incredible. They also used a host of established and up-and-coming directors, including Frank Darabont and Nicolas Roeg—so if you’re a fan of Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption or Roeg’s The Witches, you might be interested in seeking out their episodes.
Potential Indiana Jones Disney+ series
Going forward, there is always a chance we’ll see Indiana Jones on screen again. In late 2022, Lucasfilm began developing an Indiana Jones series for Disney+, which was said to be a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled so Disney could focus on growing the Star Wars universe instead.
Lucasfilm has since expressed further interest in the series, which would help continue the Indiana Jones franchise after Harrison Ford’s retirement.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark is Harrison Ford’s first appearance as Indiana Jones. It is also arguably the best action-adventure movie ever made—and if you’re a fan of swashbuckling classics like The Adventures of Robin Hood or more recent globe-hopping capers, like National Treasure, you’ll obviously love it.
The film is set in 1936, as Indy and Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) face Nazi German forces in a race against time to find the infamous Ark of the Covenant. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Kasdan (who also penned The Empire Strikes Back), from George Lucas and Philip Kaufman’s story.
Acting as a prequel to the first movie, The Temple of Doom is set in 1935 and begins with a tuxedo-clad Indy surviving a murder attempt from a Shanghai crime boss—it’s an iconic opening, especially for fans of James Bond in his 1960s pomp. From there, Indy goes on an adventure to the jungles of India, where, it’s fair to say, some aspects of the movie haven’t aged so well. If you’re a bit triggered by white saviour stories, it might be better to give this one a miss.
However, if you can give Lucas and Spielberg the benefit of the doubt, there’s plenty of fun to be had with it. This is partially thanks to the addition of Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan as Short Round—and if you loved that more recent movie, you’ll have a blast seeing the actor as a child star here. Harrison Ford, of course, returns along with new characters Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw), Mola Ram (Amrish Puri), Chattar Lal (Roshan Seth) and British Indian Army officer Captain Philip Blumburtt (Philip Stone).
In The Last Crusade, Indy returned with a highly personal quest: to locate and rescue his father from the Nazis. Set in 1938, this is the movie in which Spielberg fully leaned into the Bond connection, casting Sean Connery as Indiana’s dad—Connery fans from his days in Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever will probably get a kick out of seeing him and Ford trade dialogue here.
Connery plays Henry Jones Sr, a Holy Grail scholar who was captured while trying to find the storied treasure. The adventure takes them to Nazi Berlin and later to Petra in Jordan. There’s also a fantastic opening sequence that introduces Indiana as a young man (played by the late River Phoenix), jumping and fighting his way across a moving train.
After almost 20 years, Indiana Jones returned in Steven Spielberg’s The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This is probably most Indy fans’ least favourite of the five, but if you’re a huge fan of Spielberg’s style—especially more recent, CGI-heavy works like Ready Player One and The Adventures of Tintin—you’ll still find much to like.
Set in 1957, the story follows Indy as he battles Soviet KGB agents in a race to find a telepathic crystal skull. Ford and Allen reprise their roles as Indy and Marion, with Shia LaBeouf as their son Mutt Williams and Cate Blanchett (with a typically awesome performance) as the villainous KGB agent, Irina Spalko.
For the most recent Indy caper (supposedly the last to feature Harrison Ford), The Dial of Destiny, Spielberg handed the reins to James Mangold, the director behind recent popcorn classics like Ford v Ferrari, Logan and A Complete Unknown—fans of any of those will probably be interested in seeing what Mangold brings to the franchise. Set in 1969, the story takes place around the moon landing and concerns the quest for an artefact that might allow its user to travel through time.
The movie sees the introduction of Mads Mikkelson’s excellent villain, Jürgen Voller, and of Indy’s goddaughter Helena, who’s played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge—so, if you’re really into Fleabag, this one might also be for you.
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