Where To Watch Every King Kong Movie and TV Show in Order

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Rachel Ulatowski

Rachel Ulatowski

JustWatch Editor

King Kong returned to the big screen in 2024's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The film marks the third King Kong movie in the MonsterVerse and the thirteenth film in the long-running King Kong franchise. If you're looking to dive into the iconic kaiju’s entire filmography, this guide explains how to watch every King Kong movie and TV show in release order. We'll also show you where to stream them online on popular streaming services today.

The King Kong franchise begain in 1933, laying the foundation for more monster characters like Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah. As a result, King Kong (1933) is considered one of the greatest and most influential monster movies ever made – paving the way for further stories about the ape and his home on Skull Island.

A sequel, The Son of Kong, was released nine months after the first King Kong movie. However, the franchise’s history got much more complicated after that, as the rights passed back and forth between studios. Filmmaker Willis O’Brien formulated an idea for King Kong vs. Frankenstein, but John Beck took his idea behind his back and presented it to the Japanese studio Toho, which then reworked the film into King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) without crediting O’Brien, marking the first of many complicated legal dealings regarding the franchise.

By 1976, the franchise had moved back to America with King Kong (1976), the first remake of the original directed by John Guillermin. The film resulted in a lawsuit from Universal Pictures, which sought to prove that King Kong was in the public domain so that it could make its own remake. Since the 1933 movie was novelized and the book's copyright was not renewed, the book version of King Kong was officially declared to be in the public domain. Hence, in 2005, Universal released its own remake, King Kong, with Peter Jackson directing and Andy Serkis as Kong.

Initially, Universal planned a sequel, but at this point, Warner Bros. and Legendary swooped in and secured the franchise rights. The studios soon created the MonsterVerse and introduced Kong to it in Kong: Skull Island, which starred Tom Hiddleston, John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Brie Larson. The plan was to create a shared universe with multiple major kaiju, so it wasn’t long before Kong was reunited with his old nemesis Godzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong. While Godzilla and King Kong have long been nemeses on the big screen, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) saw them join forces.

Several animated King Kong TV shows have also been made, but the only one that officially ties into the movies is Skull Island, which is canon in the MonsterVerse.

How can I watch every King Kong movie in order?

Here's how to watch all of King Kong’s movies and TV shows in release order, from newest to oldest. This includes streaming details for every movie in the franchise so you can find out which King Kong movies are on Netflix, Prime Video, MAX and every other streaming service in the United States.

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV+
Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
Crunchyroll
fuboTV
HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon Channel
MGM+ Amazon Channel
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Peacock Premium
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Paramount Plus
Paramount+ with Showtime
Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Starz Apple TV Channel
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
AMC+ Amazon Channel
The Roku Channel
Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
Starz Roku Premium Channel
AMC+ Roku Premium Channel
AMC+
MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
YouTube Premium
Kanopy
The CW
Hoopla
Fandango At Home
Youtube TV
Starz
Fandango at Home Free
Criterion Channel
PBS
FXNow
JustWatchTV
Tubi TV
FlixHouse
Microsoft Store
Sun Nxt
AMC
AMC Theatres
Fandor
Curiosity Stream
NBC
MGM Plus
Freeform
Philo
A&E
Lifetime
Shudder
Screambox
Acorn TV
Sundance Now
GuideDoc
BritBox
MUBI
Netflix Kids
ALLBLK
History Vault
MyOutdoorTV
WWE Network
Pure Flix
PBS Kids Amazon Channel
Lifetime Movie Club
Cinemax Amazon Channel
Hallmark+ Amazon Channel
PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
MZ Choice Amazon Channel
Pluto TV
BYUtv
HiDive
VIX
Night Flight Plus
Retrocrush
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Shout! Factory TV
Chai Flicks
OVID
Mhz Choice
Shudder Amazon Channel
Vice TV
MUBI Amazon Channel
BritBox Amazon Channel
AcornTV Amazon Channel
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Screambox Amazon Channel
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Adult Swim
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Fox
Bet+ Amazon Channel
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Bravo TV
Food Network
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IndieFlix
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  1. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

    # 1

    Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

  2. Skull Island

    Skull Island

    2023

    # 2

    Shipwrecked in the South Pacific, a group of explorers encounter a menagerie of fearsome creatures — including the giant ape who rules the island: Kong.

  3. Godzilla vs. Kong

    Godzilla vs. Kong

    2021

    # 3

    In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

  4. Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

    2017

    # 4

    Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

  5. Kong: King of the Apes

    # 5

    Set in 2050, Kong becomes a wanted fugitive after wrecking havoc at Alcatraz Island’s Natural History and Marine Preserve. What most humans on the hunt for the formidable animal don’t realize, though, is that Kong was framed by an evil genius who plans to terrorize the world with an army of enormous robotic dinosaurs. As the only beast strong enough to save humanity from the mechanical dinos, Kong must rely on the help of three kids who know the truth about him.

  6. Kong: Return to the Jungle

    # 6

    Hunters transport a great ape from his island habitat to a zoo in New York.

  7. King Kong

    King Kong

    2005

    # 7

    In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

  8. Kong: The Animated Series

    # 8

    Kong: The Animated Series is an American television series for children that follows King Kong, the monster of the 1933 film of the same name. Kong was created to compete with Godzilla: The Series, and first aired on BKN in 2000. In May 2001, Fox Kids began airing reruns of the first 13 episodes. Then, Jetix began airing reruns on September 9, 2005, as a prelude to the release of Peter Jackson's King Kong. Additionally, two direct-to-DVD movies based on the series were released: Kong: King of Atlantis in 2005 and Kong: Return to the Jungle in 2007.

  9. Kong: King of Atlantis

    # 9

    Gigantic Kong, who has reborn from the original King Kong DNA and the DNA from his human 'brother' Jason, is the king of the island where it lives. But now, according to an ancient prophecy, the ancient civilization of Atlantis has resurfaced from the seabed and its evil queen wants him to govern with him to become again Kong: King of Atlantis. But Jason and his brave friends try to prevent the plans of the queen facing soldiers, enormous animals, many obstacles, puzzles and enemies. In the midst of exciting action-packed adventures, Jason will have to use his special powers of cyber-union so that he and Kong will become a single hero. Only together can save Kong Island ...

  10. The Mighty Kong

    # 10

    The classic story of the mighty Eighth Wonder of the World is given a musical update, utilizing the talents of Disney musical giants The Sherman Brothers. Boosting this family-friendly take on the 1933 film are the acting talents of Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore.

  11. King Kong Lives

    King Kong Lives

    1986

    # 11

    After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.

  12. King Kong

    King Kong

    1976

    # 12

    An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

  13. King Kong Escapes

    # 13

    An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.

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  14. The King Kong Show

    # 14

    An animated series about the adventures of King Kong and his young pal Bobby Bond. Also featured were the adventures of "Tom of T.H.U.M.B.", a 6" tall secret agent.

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  15. King Kong vs. Godzilla

    # 15

    The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

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  16. The Son of Kong

    The Son of Kong

    1933

    # 16

    Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

  17. King Kong

    King Kong

    1933

    # 17

    Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.