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Star
Wars films and television series in chronoligical order
The
Star Wars saga unfolds across distinct eras, each marked by
decisive moments in galactic history. Time is measured in
two parts: Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY), a pivotal event
in the original film, and After the Battle of Yavin (ABY).
The timeline stretches from the ancient past, featuring the
flourishing Jedi Order during the Old Republic, through the
rise and fall of the Empire, the rebellion that toppled it,
and the struggles of the New Republic to a new generation
facing a similar threat. The films and television series of
Star Wars explores these different eras. While the Skywalker
family is central to the three core trilogies (Episodes I
to IX), Star Wars offers a much broader scope. Standalone
films and series delve into specific periods, enriching the
narrative arc with focused stories and in-depth explorations.
Presenting the saga chronologically allows for a detailed
examination of the events and characters that define this
expansive universe, from the rise and fall of the Jedi Order
to the rebellion against the Empire and beyond.
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Format1 |
Type |
Title |
GSC2 |
First
Aired |
Dawn
of the Jedi (c. 25,025 BBY) |
The
Old Republic (25,000 BBY–1,000 BBY) |
The High Republic (c. 500 BBY–c. 100 BBY) |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
(Season 1) |
232
BBY 3 |
2023 |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: The Acolyte
(Season 1) |
132
BBY4 |
2024 |
Fall
of the Jedi (c. 100 BBY–19 BBY) |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi
(Season 1) |
from
36 BBY |
2022 |
|
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
32
BBY |
1999 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Forces of Destiny
(Seasons 1–2) |
from
32 BBY |
2017–18 |
|
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
22
BBY |
2002 |
Film |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: The Clone Wars |
22
BBY–19 BBY |
2008 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Clone Wars
(Seasons 1–3)5
Season
1: Chapter 1, Episode 1 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 2, Episode 2 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 3, Episode 3 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 4, Episode 4 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 5, Episode 5 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 6, Episode 6 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 7, Episode 7 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 8, Episode 8 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 9, Episode 9 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 1: Chapter 10, Episode 10 (Vol. I). 2003
Season 2: Chapter 11, Episode 1 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 12, Episode 2 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 13, Episode 3 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 14, Episode 4 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 15, Episode 5 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 16, Episode 6 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 17, Episode 7 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 18, Episode 8 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 19, Episode 9 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 2: Chapter 20, Episode 10 (Vol. I). 2004
Season 3: Chapter 21, Episode 1 (Vol. II). 2005
Season 3: Chapter 22, Episode 2 (Vol. II). 2005
Season 3: Chapter 23, Episode 3 (Vol. II). 2005
Season 3: Chapter 24, Episode 4 (Vol. II). 2005
Season 3: Chapter 25, Episode 5 (Vol. II). 2005 |
22
BBY–19 BBY |
2003–05 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: The Clone Wars
(Seasons 1–7) |
22
BBY–19 BBY |
2008–14, 2020 |
|
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
from
19 BBY |
2005 |
Reign
of the Empire (19 BBY–1BBY) |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: The Bad Batch
(Seasons 1–3) |
from
19
BBY |
2021 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Droids - The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO
(Episodes 1–13)5
Episode
1: 'The White Witch'
Episode 2: 'Escape into Terror'
Episode 3: 'The Trigon Unleashed'
Episode 4: 'A Race to the Finish'
Episode 5: 'The Lost Prince'
Episode 6: 'The New King'
Episode 7: 'The Pirates of Tarnoonga'
Episode 8: 'The Revenge of Kybo Ren'
Episode 9: 'Coby and the Starhunters'
Episode 10: 'Tail of the Roon Comets'
Episode 11: 'The Roon Games'
Episode 12: 'Across the Roon Sea'
Episode 13: 'The Frozen Citadel' |
15
BBY |
1985 |
| Film
Vid. |
Anim. |
The
Pirates and the Prince5,6 |
15
BBY |
1997 |
| TV
Film |
Anim. |
The
Great Heep5 |
15
BBY |
1986 |
| Film
Vid |
Anim. |
Treasure
of the Hidden Planet5,7 |
15
BBY |
1997 |
|
Film |
Live-act. |
Solo:
A Star Wars Story |
10
BBY |
2018 |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Episodes 1–6) |
9
BBY |
2022 |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Andor
(Episodes 1–12) |
5
BBY |
2022 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars Rebels
(Seasons 1–4) |
from
5 BBY |
2014–18 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
1
BBY |
2016 |
Age
of Rebellion (0–5 ABY) |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope |
0
BBY |
1977 |
Film |
Live-act. |
The
Star Wars Holiday Special5 |
c.
1 ABY |
1978 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
1
ABY |
1980 |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Ewoks
(Seasons 1–2)5
Season
1 (first aired 1985)
Episode 1: 'The Cries of the Trees'
Episode 2: 'The Haunted Village'
Episode 3: 'Rampage of the Phlogs'
Episode 4: 'To Save Deej'
Episode 5: 'The Travelling Jindas'
Episode 6: 'The Tree of Light'
Episode 7: 'The Curse of the Jindas'
Episode 8: 'The Land of the Gupins'
Episode 9: 'Sunstar vs. Shadowstone'
Episode 10: 'Wicket's Wagon'
Episode 11: 'The Three Lessons'
Episode 12: 'Blue Harvest'
Episode 13: 'Asha'
Season 2 (first aired 1986)
Episode 1: 'The Crystal Cloak'/'The Wish Plant'
Episode 2: 'Home is Where the Shrieks Are'/'Princess Latara'
Episode 3: 'The Raich'
Episode 4: 'The Totem Master'/'A Gift for Shodu'
Episode 5: 'Night of the Stranger'
Episode 6: 'Gone with the Mimphs'/'The First Apprentice'
Episode 7: 'Hard Sell'/ 'A Warrior and a Lurdo'
Episode 8: 'The Season Scepter'
Episode 9: 'Prow Beaten'/'Baga's Rival'
Episode 10: 'Horville's Hut of Horrors'/'The Tragic Flute'
Episode 11: 'Just My Luck'/'Bringing Up Norky'
Episode 12: 'Battle for the Sunstar'
Episode 13: 'Party Ewok'/'Malani the Warrior' |
3
ABY |
1985–86 |
Film |
Anim. |
The
Haunted Village5,8 |
3
ABY |
1997 |
Film |
Anim. |
Tales
from the Endor Woods5,9 |
3
ABY |
1997 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Caravan
of Courage: An Ewok Adventure5 |
3
ABY |
1984 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Ewoks:
The Battle for Endor5 |
3
ABY |
1985 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi |
4
ABY |
1983 |
The
New Republic (6 ABY–27 ABY) |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: The Mandalorian
(Seasons 1–3) |
9
ABY |
2019–20, 2023 |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
(Season 1) |
9
ABY |
2021 |
TV
Series |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Ahsoka
(Season 1) |
9
ABY |
2023 |
Rise
of the First Order (28 ABY–35 ABY) |
|
TV
Series |
Anim. |
Star
Wars: Resistance (Seasons
1-2) |
from
34 ABY |
2018, 2020 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens |
34 ABY |
2015 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode VII - The Last Jedi |
34 ABY |
2017 |
Film |
Live-act. |
Star
Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker |
35 ABY |
2019 |
New
Jedi Order (50 ABY) |
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Notes
On 25 April 2014, Lucasfilm announced that only the Star
Wars episode films, the Clone Wars series (2008), and any
other media produced after their announcement would be considered
official canon. All other material would fall under the classification
of Legends. The names of the new official eras are used in
this table.
1. Film = live action full feature
2. Galactic Standard Calendar. BBY = before the Battle of
Yavin; ABY = after the Battle of Yavin.
3. The series takes place 200 years before The Phantom Menace.
4. The series takes place 100 years before The Phantom Menace.
5. Non-canon under the Legends category.
6. Episodes 5 to 8 from Star Wars: Droids edited
together and released as a full feature.
7. Episodes 10 to 13 from Star Wars: Droids edited
together and released as a full feature.
8. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 9 from the first season of Star
Wars: Ewoks edited together and released as a full feature.
9. Episodes 4, 5, 10 and 13 from the first season of Star
Wars: Ewoks edited together (with some modifications)
and released as a full feature.
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2023.
3. Anthony Daniels. I am C3-PO - The Inside Story.
London: DK Publishing, 2019.
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5. 'Ewoks' and 'Droids' Episode Guide. The complete directory
to the animated saga. Starlog Yearbook, Vol. 3, 1988.
6. Pablo Hidalgo, Daniel Wallace, Kristin Baver, Ryder Windham.
Star Wars - Year By Year. New York, NY: DK Publishing,
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