Transformers Movies in Order

There are eight Transformers movies in this series: the five Michael Bay films (2007 to 2017), the prequel Bumblebee (2018), Rise of the Beasts (2023), and the animated origin film Transformers One (September 2024), which is still the most recent release. If you have seen a ninth counted somewhere, it is usually The Transformers: The Movie from 1986, an animated feature tied to the original 1980s cartoon rather than to this run of films.

For most people, release order is best: start with Transformers (2007) and watch through to Transformers One (2024). It matches how the story was told and avoids the continuity confusion the prequels introduce.

Michael Bay directed the first five, and they go Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), The Last Knight (2017). They are one continuous story, so watch them in that order. Shia LaBeouf leads the first three as Sam Witwicky, then Mark Wahlberg takes over as Cade Yeager for Age of Extinction and The Last Knight. Bay has not directed one since 2017.

Either works. Start with Transformers (2007) if you want the franchise the way it was actually told. Start with Bumblebee (2018) if you want a smaller, self-contained way in: it is set in 1987, needs no prior films, and leads straight into Rise of the Beasts (1994). The catch is that Bumblebee rewrites how the Autobots first reached Earth, so watching it first makes the 2007 film's opening feel out of step.

Both, sort of. Bumblebee (2018) is set in 1987, before the 2007 original, but it quietly rewrites how the Autobots arrived on Earth, acting as a soft reboot. Paramount has never fully clarified how it connects to the Bay films.

Not cleanly. The five Bay films form one timeline, but Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts contradict parts of it. Treat the post-2017 films as a loosely connected branch rather than a strict continuation.

Transformers One (2024) is an animated origin story set on Cybertron, showing how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from friends to enemies. It sits earliest in-universe, so chronological order runs Transformers One, then Bumblebee (1987), Rise of the Beasts (1994), and finally the five Bay films. It works as a standalone though, and it does not tie directly into either live-action timeline.

Yes, more than you might expect. Bumblebee, Rise of the Beasts and Transformers One each stand on their own. The Bay run splits into two arcs, Sam Witwicky across the first three films and Cade Yeager across the last two, so you can stop after Dark of the Moon (2011) and still get a finished story. The one pair not to split is Age of Extinction and The Last Knight, because The Last Knight picks Cade's story straight back up.

In the US as of August 2026, seven of the eight stream on Paramount+: the 2007 original, Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction, Bumblebee, Rise of the Beasts and Transformers One. The Last Knight is the odd one out and streams on Prime Video and MGM+ instead. All eight can be rented or bought from Prime Video, the Apple TV app and Fandango at Home. Rights move around and differ by country, so check a local listing before you plan a marathon.

No. Transformers One (September 2024) is the newest film, but Paramount confirmed at CinemaCon in April 2026 that another live-action Transformers is coming, and in June 2026 it hired Jason Fuchs to write it. That film is expected to follow on from Rise of the Beasts, and the long-teased Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover is still in development too. Neither has a release date, director or cast yet. What is settled is that Transformers One will not get a sequel: director Josh Cooley said in mid-2025 that Paramount is not moving forward with one.