# Where to Watch Overlord

**Overlord streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and free-with-ads Tubi, and it's the isekai to reach for when you want the fantasy-world premise played with a straight, gloriously villainous face. When a beloved online game finally shuts its servers down, one die-hard player refuses to log out and wakes inside his skeletal overlord avatar, his guild's NPCs now breathing, loyal, and unnervingly devoted. What follows isn't a hero's journey but the methodical rise of a would-be dark ruler who's never quite sure whether he's the smartest being in the room or just improvising brilliantly. The power-fantasy spectacle and the deadpan comedy of a former salaryman playing god make it wildly moreish.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/overlord)
- [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/overlord)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80132110)
- [Tubi TV](https://tubitv.com/series/2234/overlord)

With four services carrying it, Overlord is easy to reach. Crunchyroll is the natural pick if you want to roll straight into the sequels and the wider catalog, while Netflix, Hulu, and Tubi are all painless ways in if one of them is already your default app.

## Synopsis

Momonga is one of the last holdouts still logged into Yggdrasil, a sprawling virtual world, on the night its servers are meant to go dark for good. Except the shutdown never kicks him out. Instead he is left inhabiting the body of his all-powerful undead sorcerer, ruling a tomb full of servants who have suddenly developed minds, feelings, and an unsettling reverence for their master. With no life worth returning to, he takes the name Ainz Ooal Gown and sets out to test the limits of his power in a world that now feels frighteningly real, one cautious and calculated move at a time.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 13
- **Premiered:** 2015
- **Studio:** madhouse inc.
- **Score:** 7.7

## Watch Order

This is where the story begins, the very first season and the foundation of everything Ainz builds afterward, so start right here before the later seasons and the recap movies.

- Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades — side\_story
- Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades - Nazarick Saidai no Kiki — side\_story
- [Overlord II](https://hozuna.com/anime/overlord-ii) — sequel
- Ple Ple Pleiades Special Edition — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[Solo Leveling](https://hozuna.com/anime/solo-leveling)** — Another story built around a protagonist who becomes terrifyingly overpowered and commands an army of the undead. If the appeal of Overlord is watching a lone figure rise into an unstoppable force, this scratches exactly that itch.
- **[No Game No Life](https://hozuna.com/anime/no-game-no-life)** — The flip side of being trapped in a game-shaped world: bright and playful where Overlord is dark and calculating, but the same delight in a genius bending a new reality's rules to their will.
- **[Re:Zero](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero)** — If Overlord makes you crave another 'ordinary person reborn in a fantasy world' story with real weight, this one turns that premise into something raw and gripping.
- **[The Rising of the Shield Hero](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-rising-of-the-shield-hero)** — Another isekai led by a jaded outsider who trusts no one and grows strong on his own terms. It pairs well with Overlord's colder, more self-interested view of heroism.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Overlord?

It streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Tubi, so grab whichever service you already use.

### How many episodes is the first season?

The first season runs 13 episodes, an easy binge before you move on to the sequels.

### Do I need to watch anything before Overlord?

No, this is the start of the series. Begin here and the later seasons and movies follow.

### Is Overlord worth watching?

If you like isekai played seriously with an anti-hero at the center, it's one of the most distinctive in the genre, mixing grand power fantasy with dry comedy.