Which 2023 film is the third movie in the Creed series?

The 2023 film that is the third movie in the Creed series is Creed III. It follows Adonis Creed after his rise to heavyweight boxing fame and marks a major change behind the camera as well as in front of it.

Michael B. Jordan reprises his role as Adonis and makes his directorial debut. The story introduces Damian Anderson, played by Jonathan Majors, a former boxing prodigy and Adonis’s childhood friend. Damian’s return forces Adonis to confront choices and unresolved tensions from their shared past.

Creed III was written by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin from a story developed with Ryan Coogler. It was released in the United States on March 3, 2023. Unlike the first two Creed films, it does not feature Sylvester Stallone reprising Rocky Balboa, although Stallone remained involved as a producer.

The title can be confusing because Creed III is the third Creed film but the ninth film overall in the Rocky franchise. The wider series began with Rocky in 1976, while the Creed branch began with Creed in 2015 and continued with Creed II in 2018.