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Movies Completed 1992-2012

Universal Soldier Watch Order

All six Universal Soldier films in release order, from 1992 through the two TV movies and The Return to Regeneration in 2009 and Day of Reckoning in 2012. Retcons split continuity, so release order is the guide with each branch flagged.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Watch Order

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All six films in release order. Branches flagged.

About Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier started July 1992 with Van Damme and Lundgren as revived soldiers. Two TV movies in 1998 with Matt Battaglia form an alternate branch without Van Damme. The Return in August 1999 ignores them and continues theatrically.

Regeneration from 2009 ignores Return and the TV branch as a direct sequel to 1992, with Day of Reckoning in 2012 continuing it. A TV series pitch from 2011 never made it. Watch in release order to see each reset where it landed. Story order would pull the branches apart.

Good to know

The branches are the whole confusion. TV parts 2 and 3 share one path, Return another, and Regeneration plus Day a third from the 1992 start. Release order keeps those resets visible. Day of Reckoning from 2012 is the latest and no sequel is active as of September 2026, so the list ends there for now. Start with the 1992 film.