The first three films in the tetralogy, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance, and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, debuted in 2007, 2009, and 2012 respectively.
An earlier version of the second trailer above ran during the limited screenings of the third film in the tetralogy, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, and was also previewed during television broadcasts of the first three films.
The film had an earlier delay due to concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its spread inside and outside of Japan.
The three films had new MX4D and 4DX screenings in Japan that opened on December 4, 11, and 18, respectively.