ALEX BROWN
Marvel is rewinding to go forward. Avengers Endgame: Encore, an updated cut of the 2019 blockbuster, began streaming exclusively on Disney+ on Friday, November 13, 2026. The new version adds four new scenes that connect directly to Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in theaters on December 18. The same week, Disney said the VisionQuest finale delivered Marvel’s biggest finale audience in more than three years.
What is Avengers Endgame: Encore?
It is the same story fans know: after Thanos wiped out half of all life, the surviving heroes regroup for a final stand. Disney+ describes Encore as an updated cut with new color grading and additional scenes that link to Doomsday. Collider reports it runs about four minutes longer than the original. Marvel’s synopsis says the new material will “lay the foundation” for the MCU’s future.
In India, Encore premiered the same day on JioHotstar, which said the presentation includes an exclusive look at Doomsday. Marvel has not detailed the four new scenes, and we won’t spoil them here.
Endgame: Encore release details
- Where: Disney+ (JioHotstar in India)
- When: streaming now, since November 13, 2026
- What’s new: four new scenes and updated color grading
- Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo, who also direct Doomsday
- Collection: part of Disney+’s “Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday” hub
The original Endgame grossed more than $2.9 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films ever.
VisionQuest finale sets a Marvel record
According to The Walt Disney Company, the VisionQuest finale drew 3.7 million views globally on Disney+ after its first day, a series high and a 44% jump from the previous episode. Disney says it is the most-watched Marvel finale since Loki Season 2, and that the show has spent two weeks on Nielsen’s streaming originals chart, climbing to No. 6.
The series completes the Paul Bettany-led trilogy that started with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along. It also brought back James Spader as Ultron for the first time since 2015’s Age of Ultron. Disney says the finale helped drive a spike in Doomsday ticket sales.
Watch the Avengers: Doomsday spot
Why Marvel is doing this
Encore is a smart bit of event-building. Doomsday brings back the Russo brothers and Robert Downey Jr., now playing Doctor Doom, so reminding audiences of Endgame, the film where Downey said goodbye to Tony Stark, sets the emotional stakes. It also gives casual fans an easy way back in before the biggest Marvel release in years, which opens the same day as Dune: Part Three. Our Avengers: Doomsday guide has the full cast and trailer breakdown, and gamers can get in the mood with Marvel Rivals’ new Doomsday season.
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Sources: Disney+, The Walt Disney Company, ABC News, Collider, Deccan Chronicle.