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Empire puts every Star Wars trilogy, spin-off movie, animated series and more in order – from the Mandalorian and The Acolyte, to Andor and The High Republic.
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- The Star Wars movie and TV series timeline, explained.
- Every Upcoming Star Wars Movie and TV Show
- 1. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Movie, 1999)
- 2. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Movie, 2002)
- 3. Star Wars: Clone Wars (Animated Series, 2003-2005)
- 4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Movie, 2008)
- 5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated Series, 2008-2020)
- 6. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Movie, 2005)
- 7. Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Animated Series, 2021-Present)
- 8. Solo: A Star Wars Story (Movie, 2018)
By Hannah Hoolihan
Updated: Jan 17, 2024 8:21 pm
Posted: Jan 16, 2024 9:30 pm
Although there has yet to be anything new in 2024 so far, there are plenty of Star Wars movies and TV shows planned for the future. All in all, it's a great time to be a Star Wars fan. If you're just getting started with the franchise and are trying to catch up with everything canon in Star Wars, we've got you covered with a full chronological guide to the entire Star Wars timeline.
Up next is supposedly Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, but we have yet to receive an official release date. See our list of all the upcoming Star Wars TV shows and movies for more info, including the recently announced Mandalorian & Grogu movie.
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But what about all of the Star Wars content that you can binge right now, and how do you watch it in the order it was meant to be seen? Well, fear not! We have a list of all the current Star Wars movies and shows you can watch right now in chronological order and by release date. And it's never been easier, now that all of these titles are available to stream with a Disney+ subscription.
We will continue to update the list as more movies and shows are released.
Where to Watch: Disney+ to stream, rentable on Amazon and other platforms
Released in 1999 and starring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, and Natalie Portman, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace explored what happened long before the original trilogy, making it the starting point for a chronological watch. It introduced us to a young Anakin Skywalker (played by Jake Lloyd) who would hopefully be the one to bring balance to the force. Though not an overall critical hit at the time (as it sits at 51% on Rotten Tomatoes), it’s since garnered a much more positive reception, as even Ewan McGregor noted during interviews for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Where to Watch: Disney+ to stream, rentable on Amazon and other platforms
The second installment of the prequel trilogy, which came out only a few years after its predecessor in 2002, is the next stop in a chronological watch. Taking place ten years after Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, it centers on an older Anakin (played now by Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan (played once again by Ewan McGregor) as they discover new and terrifying threats in the galaxy, which in turn leads up to the Clone Wars.
Where to Watch: Disney+
Clone Wars is a 2D animated series that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003-2005 and explored what happened during the titular wars, making it the perfect story to slot in between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Anakin and Obi-Wan returned as characters as well, but were voiced by different people (Mat Lucas and James Arnold Taylor, respectively). Even though this series came to an end in 2005, the Clone Wars stories continued with a movie and new series in 2008.
Where to Watch: Disney+
Before the rise of the new Clone Wars series, there was a computer-animated film of the same name that released two months before the series did to kick it all off. It serves as a pilot episode to the show, taking place shortly after Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It also saw James Arnold Taylor returning as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but had Matt Lanter replacing Mat Lucas as Anakin and featured Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, who would all carry on into the new series, too.
Where to Watch: Disney+
Two months later, Star Wars: The Clone Wars followed the 2008 computer-animated film and ran on Cartoon Network. It takes place in the three years between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, serving as a continuation of the aforementioned Clone Wars series from 2003, and featured several familiar faces and returning voice cast members (such as those listed in the film above). All of the events within the series eventually led to the prequel trilogy’s grand finale: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Where to Watch: Disney+ to stream, rentable on Amazon and other platforms
The third and final installment in the prequel trilogy was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which released in 2005. Following all of the thrills from The Clone Wars, this film takes place three years after Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and sees a major shift in Anakin, eventually bringing the prequel trilogy of the Skywalker Saga to a close. And while Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope starts up a new chapter of that Saga, there are plenty of stories still to explore in the time between in this galaxy far, far away.
Where to Watch: Disney+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch serves as a sequel to The Clone Wars series and takes place in the aftermath of said wars. It follows a group of elite clone troopers, known as Clone Force 99, and the mercenary missions they take on post-Clone Wars. Its second season is currently running until March 29th, so it’s the perfect time to start catching up in your chronological watch.
Where to Watch: Disney+ to stream, rentable on Amazon and other platforms
In the time before the original trilogy of the Skywalker Saga, there’s a film that details the origin of one of its most important characters: Han Solo. Solo: A Star Wars Story is set 10 years before the events of Stars Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and starred Alden Ehrenreich as the titular smuggler, following him and Chewbacca on an adventurous heist. He’s not the only character we get a bit of backstory on before the original trilogy, though.
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- The Phantom Menace (1999) The origins of George Lucas’ Skywalker Saga (before it was even collectively referred to by that name) were revealed in its “first” episode.
- Attack Of The Clones (2002) Ten years after defeating Darth Maul (Ray Park) to avenge the slain Qui-Gon Jinn at the conclusion of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi is now a Jedi Knight training a grown, sand-hating Anakin Skywalker (recast with Hayden Christensen) as his padawan in the second chapter of the Star Wars movies prequel trilogy.
- Revenge Of The Sith (2005) Three years into the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight and soon-to-be father Anakin Skywalker’s commitment to the Light Side hangs by a thread as Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) slowly and insidiously lures him to the Dark Side.
- A New Hope (1977) Picking up immediately after the events of Rogue One, Star Wars: Episode IV sees Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones, with David Prowse in the suit) and the Empire threatened by “a new hope” as droids C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) escape to Tatooine to deliver a message from Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) to Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi (Alec Guinness).
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- The Phantom Menace. Release date: May 19, 1999. Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. If you want to watch all the Star Wars movies in chronological order then sadly your marathon starts with the very first (and pretty awful) prequel movie.
- Attack of the Clones. Release date: May 16, 2002. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. A few years later, Anakin is training as a Padawan under Obi-Wan Kenobi when the now Senator Padmé Amidala’s life is threatened once again.
- Revenge of the Sith. Release date: May 19, 2005. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. After Anakin rescues him, Chancellor Palpatine appoints him to the Jedi Council, but the Jedi are suspicious and order Anakin to spy on Palpatine.
- A New Hope. Release date: May 25, 1977. Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. Not long after, Darth Vader captures Princess Leia, but not before she hides the plans in an R2-D2 droid who escapes to the planet Tatooine in search of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Jul 5, 2024 · Star Wars in order – The Acolyte is on Disney+ now, so here's how to watch Star Wars in chronological order and the entire Star Wars timeline.
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