To avoid spoilers, watch them numerically

TheSawseries arrived in 2004 and has exploded into numerous sequels.

They aren’t all numbered, however, so here’s the order you should watch them in.

Release order is the best option to avoid spoilers for later movies; first-time viewers should start here.

Billy the Puppet in ‘Saw’

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If you’re planning a mara-Saw-n, set aside the better part of a day.

Watching the whole series will take 16 hours, 22 minutes.

you could save 93 minutes by skippingSpiral, which isn’t part of the main storyline.

Chris Rock in ‘Spiral’

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Generally, however, the movies occur in chronological order, with one exception.

This order shouldnotbe your choice if you haven’t seen the series before.

For example, watchingSaw Xin its appropriate spot (time-wise) will spoil revelations forII,III, andIV.

This table also contains major spoilers for the series.

you could watchSpiralanytime afterSaw III.

Here are alternative ways to look at the series.

This section may contain spoilers.

The John Kramer Era

These films include John Kramer’s reign as the original Jigsaw Killer.

These films also share screenwriting duo Patrick Melton and Marc Dunstan.

How Many Saw Movies Are There?

Lionsgate originally scheduled it for 2024 but delayed it for unknown reasons.

Should You Watch the Theatrical or Unrated Versions of the Saw Movies?

Both rated and unrated versions of theSawfranchise may be available.

We prefer the unrated version of this scene, although it does play out the same.

Is Spiral a Saw Movie?

However, it’s mostly standalone.

It does share some crew, however.

Darren Lynn Bousman returned to helm this project after previously doing the second, third, and fourthSawfilms.

Additionally,Spiralscreenwriters Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger also wroteJigsawandSaw X.