After the 2018 movie Bumblebee was set in the 1980s, this summer's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts takes the robot action to the next decade, bringing back fan-favorites Optimus Prime ...

Watching the films chronologically can be a bit confusing since two of the newest movies — 2018’s Bumblebee and 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ... and fought side-by-side ...

The Transformers timeline officially begins with Bumblebee in 1987. Rise of the Beasts takes place seven years later, while the remaining Transformers movies take place in the early 21st Century.