Right then. We get a lot of people asking us what order they should read the shows in, what happens when and that kind of thing, so we thought it was time to organise an official timeline for you, so any newcomers know where to start!
We'll start with the televised Buffy and Angel shows and lead into the MZP series from there. All shows listed on the same line take place around the same time (or 'year,' if you like), and then on each line it's the first show which is the earliest, and so on.
OFFICIAL BUFFYVERSE
1996 - 1997: Buffy S1
1997 - 1998: Buffy S2
1998 - 1999: Buffy S3
1999 - 2000: Buffy S4, Angel S1
2000 - 2001: Buffy S5, Angel S2
2001 - 2002: Buffy S6, Angel S3
2002 - 2003: Buffy S7, Angel S4
MZP JOSSVERSE
2003 - 2004: Faith: Suckerpunch Blues Part I
2003 - 2004: Buffy S8, (Angel S5)*
2004: Faith: Suckerpunch Blues Part II
2004 - 2005: Buffy S9, Angel S6, Faith S1, Kennedy S1^
2005: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Original Syn
2005 - 2006: Angel S7, Slayer Academy S1, Faith S2
2006: Angel: Broken Wings
2006 - 2007: Slayer Academy S2, Faith S3
2007: Slayer Academy S3
2008: Faith S4, Slayer Academy S4
2009: Slayer Academy - One Year Later
2010: Faith S5#, Slayer Academy S5
(* = the last televised series, but technically takes place within our own timeline)
(^ = takes place in a different dimension, but concurrent to the events in our dimension)
(# = takes places 18 months after Season Four)
