With ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ in theaters, fans around the world are revisiting the entire ‘Star Wars’ universe and wondering where the new film fits into the galaxy’s vast timeline. The franchise has grown significantly over the decades, and now includes 19 different live-action films and series, nine main episodes, three spin-offs and seven streaming series. For those who want to see everything in proper order, the official chronological list has been confirmed and here’s the full breakdown.
The official ‘Star Wars’ chronological order
1. ‘Acolyte’
Launching in 2024, this six-part series is set 100 years before ‘The Phantom Menace’. A shocking crime investigation pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal that all is not what it seems.
2. ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’
It was released in cinemas in 1999. After rescuing young Queen Amidala on the desert planet Tatooine, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn find nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. The heroes return to Naboo, where they face a deadly enemy named Darth Maul and discover the first signs of the resurgent Sith.
3. ‘Star Wars: II. episode – Attack of the Clones’
It was released in cinemas in 2002. Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect Senator Padmé Amidala after an assassination attempt, and the two soon find themselves at the heart of the Separatist movement and the start of the Clone Wars.
4. ‘Star Wars: III. episode – Revenge of the Sith’
It was released in cinemas in 2005. As the Clone Wars rage on, a thousand-year-old Sith plot is revealed that will lead to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side to become Darth Vader, and the Jedi will be decimated, leaving only hope for Anakin’s secretly born twin children.
5. ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Released in cinemas in 2018, through a series of daring escapes aboard the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo befriends his future co-pilot Chewbacca and forms a bond that will change the fate of the galaxy.
6. ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
A six-part series released in 2022. Set 10 years after the events of ‘Revenge of the Sith’, the series follows Obi-Wan Kenobi after his greatest defeat, when his best friend and apprentice Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side as Darth Vader.
7 ‘Andor’
Two seasons of 12 episodes, released in 2022 and 2025. The series follows the journey of Cassian Andor as the rebellion against the Empire begins to grow, exploring how people and planets join in the fight against darkness and deception.
8 ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
It was released in cinemas in 2016. A group of unlikely heroes come together on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Empire’s weapon of destruction.
9. ‘Star Wars: IV. episode – A New Hope’
It was released in cinemas in 1977. Nineteen years after the founding of the Empire, Luke Skywalker joins the Rebel Alliance and embarks on a daring mission to rescue Princess Leia, ultimately destroying the Empire’s dreaded Death Star.
10. ‘Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back’
It was released in cinemas in 1980. After the Death Star is destroyed, Luke travels to Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader tries to lure Bespin to the dark side in Cloud City.
11. ‘Star Wars: VI. episode – Return of the Jedi’
Released in theaters in 1983, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, Luke Skywalker faces off against Darth Vader in a climactic final duel with the evil Emperor.
12. ‘The Mandalorian’
Three seasons were released between 2019 and 2023. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has teamed up with Grogu as the New Republic struggles to rid the galaxy of its dark history. The pair continue their journey together, crossing paths with old allies and making new enemies.
13. ‘The Book of Boba Fett’
The seven-part series, set for release in 2021, sees legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld of the galaxy as they return to Tatooine to claim the territory ruled by Jabba the Hutt.
14. ‘Ahsoka’
Two seasons premiered in 2023, and a second episode will take place in 2027. Set after the fall of the Empire, the series follows former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
15. ‘Skeleton Crew’
In an eight-episode season that premiered in 2024, four children make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet and find themselves lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy, meeting unlikely allies and enemies along the way.
16. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’
It was released in cinemas in 2026. With the evil empire fallen and imperial warlords scattered across the galaxy, Din Djarin and young apprentice Grogu enlist to help protect all that the rebellion fought for.
17. ‘Star Wars: VII. episode – The Force Awakens’
It was released in cinemas in 2015. As Kylo Ren and the rogue First Order rise from the ashes of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is gone. Rey, a desert wrecker, and Finn, a runaway storm trooper, join Han Solo and Chewbacca in a desperate quest to restore peace to the galaxy.
18. ‘Star Wars: VIII. Episode – The Last Jedi’
It was released in cinemas in 2017. Force adventures and shocking revelations from the past continue as the heroes of The Force Awakens join forces with galactic legends in an epic adventure that uncovers new mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations from the past.
19. ‘Star Wars: IX. episode – The Rise of Skywalker’
It was released in cinemas in 2019. The epic saga of Skywalker ends, and new legends are born, and the final fight for freedom is waged.
