Avengers Endgame: Encore hits Disney+ on Nov. 13 with about four extra minutes and new Doomsday scenes. Here is what changed and what is still unconfirmed.
"Avengers Endgame: Encore" starts streaming on Disney+ on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, according to Disney's own Explore Disney+ page. It is an extended version of the 2019 movie that ran in theaters from Sept. 25, with new color grading and extra scenes tied to "Avengers: Doomsday," which opens in U.S. theaters Dec. 18. As of Wednesday, Nov. 11, here is what the sources agree on and what they do not.
When can you watch Avengers Endgame: Encore on Disney+?
Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, and only on Disney+. Disney says Encore arrives "exclusively" on the service. IGN reported on Nov. 11 that the date comes from an official listing visible to U.S. subscribers, and noted that Marvel had held off confirming it, likely to keep theater audiences coming. We did not find a release time on Disney's page, so check the app on Friday morning. We also did not verify the current Disney+ subscription price, so look at the service's own plan page before signing up just for this.
What is new in the Encore cut?
Disney says Encore runs about four minutes longer than the original, with new color grading and additional scenes that link to "Doomsday." It is the same movie otherwise. Disney's page describes the September re-release as opening at No. 1 worldwide with an estimated $86 million in its first weekend, and says the combined total puts "Endgame" at nearly $3 billion, the highest-grossing movie of all time. Those are Disney's numbers, not ours.
The new scenes are the reason to watch, and they are spoilers. IGN says the final scene, where Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter get an uninterrupted happy ending, is now cut short by Loki arriving, seemingly from his time as a TVA agent. IGN also describes a found-footage-style mid-credits scene with Bruce Banner set after "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," a TVA scene with several characters from "Loki," and a final shot revealing the hammering sound at the end of the credits is Doctor Doom forging his own face. Variety reports a post-credits scene in which Doom kidnaps the Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo. The two outlets describe the extras somewhat differently, so the exact order is not something we can confirm without watching.
Do you need to watch it before Doomsday?
Nobody has said it is required, and Marvel has not made that claim. But IGN argues the added scenes position "Doomsday" as a direct "Endgame" sequel, and the timing is not an accident: the Encore stream lands just days after the "VisionQuest" finale put Doom in front of Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch. If you already own or have seen the original, the extra footage is what you would be watching for.
If you are short on time, the practical order is the "VisionQuest" finale, then Encore, because both carry Doom teases that point at the December film. Variety says "Doomsday" is out Dec. 18, and Marvel's own page for the film lists the same date.
What is still unknown?
- Streaming time: neither Disney nor IGN gives an hour on Nov. 13.
- Exact scene list: outlets differ on the details, and Marvel has not published an official breakdown.
- Whether a physical release is planned: we did not find one announced.
- How the scenes fit "Doomsday": that will not be clear until Dec. 18.
What we make of it
This is our analysis, not reporting. Marvel has turned a rerun into an event, and it is an effective bit of marketing: a few minutes of new footage, a second helping of Doom, and a streaming date a few weeks before the sequel. If you have already seen the film, you are watching for about four minutes of new material, so the real question is whether that is worth rewatching the whole movie. For a fan, probably. For everyone else, IGN says the new scenes leaked online soon after the theatrical debut, so you can find out what they are without committing an evening, though they land better in context.
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