Hi Everyone, so after 15 years Tron 3 is finally set to release later this year! With the first trailer out now, I'm sure there will be a lot of new comers curious about the series and wants to know where to start with it. So I thought I'd give some advise on how to go into the story through various ways. With that said let's go to it! Here is the many ways you can enter the grid (Canon entrees only)
Spoiler Free Order (for new comers)
1. Tron (Where it all started! Back in 1982, the first movie)
2. Tron: Legacy (2010 sequel movie)
3. Tron: The Next Day (2010 short movie epilogue to Tron: Legacy)
4. Tron: Betrayal (2010 graphic novel set between Tron 1 and 2)
5. Tron: Evolution (2010 video game set after Betrayal for home video game systems and handhelds)
6. Tron: Uprising (2012, 19 episode show set after Evolution, before Legacy)
7. Tron: Identity (2023 video game set after The Next Day, not part of main story, but expands lore)
8. Tron: Catalyst (2025 video game, set after Identity)
9. Tron: Ares (2025, the third film continuing the main plot forward from a different point of view)
Chronological Order (for fans who already seen the movies)
1. Tron (Set in 1982)
2. Tron: Betrayal (Set in 1983 - 1989)
3.Tron: Evolution (DS) (Set in 1985)
4. Tron: Evolution - The Battle Grids (Set in 1988)
5. Tron: Evolution (PSP) (Set in 1989)
6. Tron: Evolution (Home systems) (Set in 1989)
7. Tron: Uprising (Set in 1989 - 1990)
8. Tron: Legacy (Set in 2010)
9. Tron: The Next Day (Set in 2010, with sections from various years in the past)
10. Tron: Identity (Set in 2023)
11. Tron: Catalyst (Set sometime after identity, but safe to say about 2024/2025 given the plot)
12. Tron: Ares (Set in 2025, most likely)
I hope this list can help anyone that is curious about the canon story for Tron, or the Tron series overall and want to know where to start and where to go next in the story. There was also a game called Tron 2.0 set after the original Tron movie, and a short 6 issue comic called Tron: Ghost in the Machine which is set after Tron 2.0. Both of these were canon before Tron: Legacy was made. But as far as I'm aware they are no longer canon. But I have not played Tron 2.0 or read the ghost in the machine comic yet so I cant say for sure. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!