Where To Watch All of The Mummy Movies in Order

For almost a century, The Mummy has delighted audiences on the big screen. Audiences have long been drawn to creatures of the undead, such as Dracula or Frankenstein, making a resurrected mummy the perfect subject for a supernatural horror series. First appearing in The Mummy (1932), the eponymous creature is set to return to theaters with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy in 2026. Before then, viewers can use our guide to find out how to catch up on The Mummy franchise and differentiate between the various series.

Universal Pictures’ The Mummy franchise began with the 1932 movie. In the film, archeologist Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron) stumbles upon the tomb of an ancient Egyptian priest who was buried alive. He and his crew unwittingly resurrect Imhotep/The Mummy (Boris Karloff), who escapes and disguises himself as an Egyptian professor while searching for his love, Princess Anck-es-en-Amon.

Encouraged by the modest box-office success of The Mummy and the success of other monster movies like Son of Frankenstein, Universal Pictures decided to revive The Mummy in 1940 with The Mummy’s Hand. Aside from its name and use of footage from The Mummy, the film’s story has no connection to the original. Instead, The Mummy’s Hand follows archeologists Steve Banning (Dick Foran) and Babe Jenson (Wallace Ford), who are lured on an expedition to the tomb of an undead mummy, Kharis (Tom Tyler). The campy horror movie received three direct sequels, The Mummy’s Tomb, The Mummy’s Ghost, and The Mummy’s Curse, with Lon Chaney, Jr. taking on the role of Kharis.

The Mummy went on hiatus for several decades before filmmakers decided a modern reimagining was necessary. The result was director Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy (1999), the most popular and recognizable of the Mummy movies. Sommers moved away from the horror premise and turned The Mummy into an action-adventure film, selecting Brendan Fraser to portray Rick O’Connell, an Indiana Jones-esque figure and treasure hunter. In the film, O’Connell and librarian Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are swept up in an adventure when they accidentally awaken the mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo).

A successful sequel, The Mummy Returns, followed The Mummy. Fraser and Weisz reprised their roles in the sequel, in which O’Connell faces the dual threat of the resurrected Imhotep and another ancient evil, the Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson). Unfortunately, reception cooled considerably with the third film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, leading Universal Pictures to scrap plans for a fourth installment and reboot the franchise instead.

Universal Pictures released The Mummy (2017) with high hopes of rebooting the franchise and kicking off a shared cinematic universe, The Dark Universe, featuring the studio’s most iconic monsters. The film follows U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), who unwittingly brings the ancient Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) to life. However, critics brutally panned The Mummy for its lack of campy horror or swashbuckling adventure, leading to the cancellation of the shared universe. The Mummy then remained untouched until Cronin announced the 2026 reboot.

How to watch The Mummy movies in order

Due to the numerous reboots, the best way to watch The Mummy franchise is by series. It’s recommended that newcomers start with Sommers’ series, followed by the original series and 2017 reboot. Additionally, viewers wanting the whole franchise experience can look into the Abbott and Costello and The Mummy crossover, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, and The Scorpion King series, a spinoff series of The Mummy Returns. If viewers want to go beyond the Universal Pictures franchise, they can also watch the U.K.’s version of The Mummy from the British film production company Hammer Film Production. See below for the recommended viewing order by series:

The Stephen Sommers series

• The Mummy
• The Mummy Returns
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The original series

• The Mummy
• The Mummy’s Hand
• The Mummy’s Tomb
• The Mummy’s Ghost
• The Mummy’s Curse

The Dark Universe

• The Mummy (2017)

The Scorpion King series

• The Scorpion King
• The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
• The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
• The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
• The Scorpion King: Book of Souls

Crossovers

• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

The Hammer Film Production series

• The Mummy (1959)
• The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
• The Mummy’s Shroud
• Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb

Where to watch The Mummy movies streaming online

Check out our list below to find out where to watch The Mummy movies in release date order online in the U.S.!