Watch Order
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About MacGyver
MacGyver follows Angus MacGyver, a Phoenix operative who defuses bombs with duct tape and science instead of guns. The original run spans seven seasons from 1985 to 1992 plus two TV films, while the 2016 reboot follows a younger MacGyver across five seasons with the same no gun rule.
Watch the original seven seasons in air order, then the two films, then the reboot. The films close the Phoenix years with treasure hunts that assume the team. The reboot restarts with new faces and lighter continuity, so it plays as a separate run after the original rather than mixed in. Murdoc returns across both eras as the running foe.
Good to know
Release order separates the two MacGyvers cleanly, because the reboot recasts everyone including Murdoc. The original ends its weekly plots with the 1994 films as codas. The reboot ran 94 episodes before its 2021 cancellation, stopping mid arc. Gadget tricks escalate every season, so early paperclip fixes train the eye for later builds.
