Marvel Cinematic Universe · The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Season One
New World Order — S01E01
TV · 2021 · 49 minutes · Phase Four
Six months after the Blip, Sam Wilson carries out an Air Force combat mission in Tunisia while wrestling with his decision to hand Captain America's shield over to the government rather than keep it himself. Meanwhile Bucky Barnes attends mandated therapy sessions in Brooklyn, working through his guilt and trying to make amends for the crimes he committed as the Winter Soldier. The episode ends with the U.S. government publicly unveiling a new, state-sanctioned Captain America, John Walker, sparking immediate backlash from both Sam and Bucky.
Follows on from
- Avengers: Endgamedirect-sequel — Picks up Sam Wilson's story directly from the closing scene of Avengers: Endgame, where Steve Rogers passed him the shield; this episode opens with Sam grappling with his choice to instead hand it over to the government.
- Captain America: Civil Warside-story · optional — Bucky's current legal status as a pardoned war criminal, referenced through his mandated therapy, stems from the fallout and eventual Wakandan pardon established in Civil War.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldierside-story · optional — Bucky's therapy sessions have him confronting the specific crimes he committed as the brainwashed Winter Soldier, the identity and backstory established in this film.
Leads to
- The Star-Spangled Man — S01E02direct-sequel — Continues directly from episode 1's setup of Sam relinquishing the shield and Bucky's parallel arc, as the two are pushed together to investigate the Flag Smashers.