Where does The Suicide Squad fall on the DCEU timeline?

The Suicide Squad
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Suicide Squad, a kind-of-sort-of soft-reboot/sequel to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Suicide Squad, is finally in theaters and on HBO Max. If you've seen the movie, you might have some questions about where exactly it falls on the DCEU timeline – which, after all, doesn't have the clearest ꦜchronology eve🌄r.

We've combed through the DC movies to figure out when The Suicide Squad takes place, with a bit of help from a comment made by director 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn, too. Don't worry if you haven't seen the movie, either, as the foll🥃owing is totally spoiler-free.

If you want a deep dive into the DCEU's chronology, check out our guide to watching 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DC movies in order for the full rundown. 

Is The Suicide Squad a sequel?

Suicide Squad (2016)

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Yes and no. It acknowledges the events of the original Suicide Squad via Harley's friendship with Captain Boomerang and Rick Flag – as well as a quick exchange that establishes why Harley🦂 is back in prison. Apart from that, there aren't really any other references to the 2016 film, so you could easily watch it without being up to date on Task Force X's first inౠcarnation.  

Where does The Suicide Squad sit on the DCEU timeline?

The Suicide Squad

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The DCEU timeline is a bit complicated. There aren't very many clear indicators of when exactly eꦆach individual film is set, though it is possible to figure out꧒ an order from clues within the movies.

The Suicide Squad is definitely set after the 2016 Suicide Squad, which takes place after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Man of Steel. Considering it's mentioned that Bloodsport put Superman in the ICU with a Kryptonite bullet, we can place the film post-澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Justice League, too, as Superman would have to be back from the dead for this event to take place (remember, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zack Snyder's Justice League isn't canon, so doesn't count here).

Things get a bit more nebulous after that. Harley Quinn has clearly moved on from the Joker, which places The Suicide Squad after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Birds of Prey. It's not entirely obvious whether that movie comes after Aquaman and Shazam!, but if w🔥e fall back on rওelease order, Birds of Prey would follow both.

That means The Suicide Squad is the ꦚmost recent entry to the DCEU, both chronologically and by release order. James Gunn has also said the fil🌌m "takes place in the year it comes out" (H/T ), so that's 2021. 


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