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The latest on-screen story from a galaxy far, far away has gone all the way back into the history of the Star Wars franchise, and potentially the origins of the threat from the eleven movies in the series to date. But if the latest installment is also the earliest installment, how is anyone supposed to just jump right in and catch up with all things Star Wars? We’re glad you asked.

As it approaches its 50th anniversary (we’re just three years away, somewhat shockingly), there’s more Star Wars to watch than ever, and thanks to Disney+, it’s never been easier to catch up on everything you need to know about the series, no matter which era of the franchise you’re interested in.

Since its debut in theaters in 1977, Star Wars — a franchise that has redefined the term “space opera” and set the bar for almost all mainstream science-fiction across the past four decades — has remained the cultural phenomenon that it became with the very first movie, and grown into something that encompasses spin-off movies, and multiple television series in addition to its core nine-chapter storyline, which has since been termed the “Skywalker Saga.” (It's still growing; here's our guide to what to look out for in the near future.)

Related: All 17 Star Wars TV Show ranked, From The Mandalorian to Ewoks

Of course, the appearance of so many spin-off storylines and projects might have been confusing to those who weren’t already fans of the property, given that Star Wars has never been particularly good at telling stories in order. After all, the first movie to be released was Episode 4, which was followed by Episode 5, Episode 6, and then, more than a decade later, Episode 1. By the time Disney bought Lucasfilm and started to ramp up production, things were arguably more confusing, with Episode 7 being followed by a movie that was, in essence, Episode 3.5 — even as an animated series was telling stories set between Episodes 6 and 7.

Related: All 11 Star Wars movies, ranked, from best to worst!

With this approach to storytelling, it can’t be the biggest surprise that some people need a guide as to how to watch the Star Wars saga to date. Thankfully, that’s where we come in. Keep reading and you’ll find out the differences between watching Star Wars in the order it was released and watching it in the order it’s supposed to take place in, and much much more.

Everything on this list can be found on Disney+ or on whichever physical media copies you have!

Star Wars in chronological order

The Star Wars saga spans literal centuries, with the Young Jedi Adventures series taking place during the “High Republic Era,” which happened hundreds of years before the events of the first movie, through the end of the Skywalker Saga, which takes place decades after the original movie. The projects have criss-crossed in terms of chronology, with the past few years seeing the release of multiple Disney+ shows set decades apart and in between the events of movie releases from years past. For those not paying attention, it might seem a little disorienting. Here’s the order in which everything should be watched if you want to see the story unfold in terms of its own internal chronology.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023 television series)
Star Wars year: 232 BBY

• The Young Jedi / Yoda's Mission (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• Nash's Race Day / The Lost Jedi Ship (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• Get Well Nubs / The Junk Giant (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• Lys and the Snowy Mountain Rescue / Attack of the Training Droids (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• The Jellyfruit Pursuit / Creature Safari (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• Squadron / Forest Defenders (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• The Jedi and the Thief / The Missing Kibbin (Season 1, episode 1) 232 BBY
• Heroes and Hotshots / A Jedi or a Pirate (Season 2, episode 1) 232 BBY
• The Rustler Roundup / A New Discovery (Season 2, episode 2) 232 BBY
• A Pirate's Pet / The Secret Ship (Season 2, episode 3) 232 BBY
• Nubs's Big Mistake / The Jedi Rescue (Season 2, episode 4) 232 BBY
• The Terror of Tenoo / The Prince of Masks (Season 2, episode 5) 232 BBY
• Battle for the Band / Uprooted (Season 2, episode 6) 232 BBY
• Mine and Ours / The Andraven Circuit (Season 2, episode 7) 232 BBY
• The Great Gomgourd Quest / A Sticky Situation (Season 2, episode 8) 232 BBY
• The Missing Life Day Feast / The Lost Treasure of Tenoo (Season 2, episode 9) 232 BBY
• The Wild Aklyrr / Lys' Lost Lightsaber (Season 2, episode 10) 232 BBY
• Tower Run / The Jumping Jetpack (Season 2, episode 11) 232 BBY

The Acolyte (2024 TV series)
Star Wars year: 148 - 132 BBY

• Destiny (season 1, episode 3) 148 BBY
• Lost / Found (season 1, episode 1) 132 BBY
• Revenge / Justice (season 1, episode 2) 132 BBY
• Day (season 1, episode 4) 132 BBY
• Night (season 1, episode 5) 132 BBY
• Teach / Corrupt (season 1, episode 6) 132 BBY
• Choice (season 1, episode 7) 132 BBY
• The Acolyte (season 1, episode 8) 132 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022 television show)

• Justice (Season 1, episode 2) Between 68 BBY and 58 BBY
• Choices (Season 1, episode 3) Between 50 BBY and 42 BBY
• Life and Death (Season 1, episode 1) 36 BBY - 35 BBY
• The Sith Lord (Season 1, episode 4) 32 BBY

Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999 movie)
Star Wars year: 32 BBY

Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (2022 movie)
Star Wars year: 22 BBY

Star Wars: The Clone Wars ( 2008 - 2020 television show)
Star Wars year: 22-19 BBY

• Cat and Mouse (season 2, episode 16) 22 BBY
• Hidden Enemy (season 1, episode 16) 22 BBY
• The Clone Wars (animated movie) 22 BBY
• Clone Cadets (season 3, episode 1) 22 BBY
• Supply Lines (season 3, episode 3) 22 BBY
• Ambush - Trespass (season 1, episode 1 - 15) 22 BBY
• Blue Shadow Virus - Liberty on Ryloth (season 1, episode 17 - 21) 21 BBY
• Holocron Heist - Children of the Force (season 2, episode 1 - 3) 21 BBY
• Bounty Hunters - The Zillo Beast Strikes Back (season 2, episode 17-19) 21 BBY
• Senate Spy - Duchess of Mandaore (season 2, episode 4 - 14) 21 BBY
• Death Trap - Lethal Trackdown (season 2, episode 20 - 22) 21 BBY
• Corruption (season 3, episode 5) 21 BBY
• The Academy (season 3, episode 5) 21 BBY
• Assassin (season 3, episode 5) 21 BBY
• ARC Troopers (season 3, episode 2) 21 BBY
• Sphere of Influence (season 3, episode 4) 21 BBY
• Evil Plans (season 3, episode 8) 21 BBY
• Hostage Crisis (season 1, episode 22) 21 BBY
• Hunt for Ziro (season 3, episode 9) 21 BBY
• Heroes on Both Side (season 3, episode 10) 21 BBY
• Pursuit of Peace (season 3, episode 11) 21 BBY
• Senate Murders (season 2, episode 15) 21 BBY
• Nightsisters - Wookiee Hunt (season 3, episode 12 - 22) 20 BBY
• Water War - Revenge (season 4, episode 1 - 22) 20 BBY
• A War on Two Fronts - Point of No Return (season 5, episode 2-13) 20/19 BBY
• Revival (season 5, episode 1) 20 / 19 BBY
• Eminence (season 5, episode 14) 19 BBY
• Shades of Reason - The Wrong Jedi (season 5, episode 15 - 20) 19 BBY
• The Unknown - Sacrifice (season 6, episode 1 - 13) 19 BBY
• Gone With A Trace - Together Again (season 7, episode 5 - 8) 19 BBY
• The Bad Batch - Unfinished Business (season 7, episode 1 -4) 19 BBY
• Old Friends Not Forgotten - Victory and Death (season 7, episode 9 - 12) 19 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022 television show)

• Practice Makes Perfect (Season 1, episode 5) Between 21 BBY and 19 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Sith (2024 television show)

• The Path of Fear (Season 1, episode 1) 20 BBY
• Devoted (Season 1, episode 4) 19 BBY
• Realization (Season 1, episode 5) 19 BBY

Revenge of the Sith (2005 movie)
Star Wars year: 19 BBY

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021 - 2024 television show)
Star Wars year: 19 BBY

• Aftermath (season 1) 19 BBY
• Cut and Run (season 1) 19 BBY
• Replacements (season 1) 19 BBY
• Cornered (season 1) 19 BBY
• Rampage (season 1) 19 BBY
• Decommissioned (season 1) 19 BBY
• Battle Scars (season 1) 19 BBY
• Reunion (season 1) 19 BBY
• Bounty Lost (season 1) 19 BBY
• Common Ground (season 1) 19 BBY
• Devil’s Deal (season 1) 19 BBY
• Rescue on Ryloth (season 1) 19 BBY
• Infested (season 1) 19 BBY
• War-Mantle (season 1) 19 BBY
• Return to Kamino (season 1) 19 BBY
• Kamino Lost (season 1) 19 BBY
• Spoils of War (season 2) 19 BBY
• Ruins of War (season 2) 19 BBY
• The Solitary Clone (season 2) 19 BBY
• Faster (season 2) 19 BBY
• Entombed (season 2) 19 BBY
• Tribe (season 2) 19 BBY
• The Clone Conspiracy (season 2) 19 BBY
• Truth and Consequences (season 2) 19 BBY
• The Crossing (season 2) 19 BBY
• Retrieval (season 2) 19 BBY
• Metamorphosis (season 2) 19 BBY
• The Outpost (season 2) 19 BBY
• Pabu (season 2) 19 BBY
• Tipping Point (season 2) 19 BBY
• The Summit (season 2) 19 BBY
• Plan 99 (season 2) 19 BBY
• Confined (season 3) 18 BBY
• Paths Unknown (season 3) 18 BBY
• Shadows of Tantiss (season 3) 18 BBY
• A Different Approach (season 3) 18 BBY
• The Return (season 3) 18 BBY
• Infiltration (season 3) 18 BBY
• Extraction (season 3) 18 BBY
• Bad Territory (season 3) 18 BBY
• The Harbinger (season 3) 18 BBY
• Identity Crisis (season 3) 18 BBY
• Point of No Return (season 3) 18 BBY
• Juggernaut (season 3) 18 BBY
• Into the Breach (season 3) 18 BBY
• Flash Strike (season 3) 18 BBY
• The Cavalry Has Arrived (season 3) 18 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022 television show)

• Resolve (Season 1, episode 6) From 19 BBY to 5 BBY

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018 movie)
Star Wars year: 13-10 BBY

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022 television show)
Star Wars year: 9 BBY

• Part I (season 1) 9 BBY
• Part II (season 1) 9 BBY
• Part III (season 1) 9 BBY
• Part IV (season 1) 9 BBY
• Part V (season 1) 9 BBY
• Part VI (season 1) 9 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Sith (2024 television show)

• The Path of Anger (Season 1, episode 2) Between 9 BBY and 2 BBY

Andor (2022 - 2025 television show)
Star Wars year: 5-0 BBY

• Kassa (season 1) 5 BBY
• That Would Be Me (season 1) 5 BBY
• Reckoning (season 1) 5 BBY
• Aldhani (season 1) 5 BBY
• The Axe Forgets (season 1) 5 BBY
• The Eye (season 1) 5 BBY
• Announcement (season 1) 5 BBY
• Narkina 5 (season 1) 5 BBY
• Nobody’s Listening! (season 1) 5 BBY
• One Way Out (season 1) 5 BBY
• Daughter of Ferrix (season 1) 5 BBY
• Rix Road (season 1) 5 BBY

Star Wars: Rebels (television show)
Star Wars year: 5-0 BBY

• Spark of Rebellion (season 1) 5 BBY
• Spark of Rebellion Part 2 (season 1) 5 BBY
• Droids in Distress (season 1) 5 BBY
• Fighter Flight (season 1) 5 BBY
• Rise of the Old Masters (season 1) 5 BBY
• Breaking Ranks (season 1) 5 BBY
• Out of Darkness (season 1) 5 BBY
• Empire Day (season 1) 4 BBY
• Gathering Forces (season 1) 4 BBY
• Path of the Jedi (season 1) 4 BBY
• Idiot’s Array (season 1) 4 BBY
• Vision of Hope (season 1) 4 BBY
• Call to Action (season 1) 4 BBY
• Rebel Resolve (season 1) 4 BBY
• Fire Across the Galaxy (season 1) 4 BBY

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021 - 2024 television show)
Star Wars year: 18 BBY

• The Cavalry has Arrived epilogue (season 3) 4 - 2 BBY

Star Wars: Rebels (television show)
Star Wars year: 5-0 BBY

• The Siege of Lothal Part 1 (season 2) 4 BBY
• The Siege of Lothal Part 2 (season 2) 4 BBY
• The Lost Commanders (season 2) 4 BBY
• Relics of the Old Republic (season 2) 4 BBY
• Always Two There Are (season 2) 4 BBY
• Brothers of the Broken Horn (season 2) 4 BBY
• Wings of the Master (season 2) 4 BBY
• Blood Sisters (season 2) 4 BBY
• Stealth Strike (season 2) 4 BBY
• The Future of the Force (season 2) 3 BBY
• Legacy (season 2) 3 BBY
• A Princess on Lothal (season 2) 3 BBY
• The Protector of Concord Dawn (season 2) 3 BBY
• Legends of the Lasat (season 2) 3 BBY
• The Call (season 2) 3 BBY
• Homecoming (season 2) 3 BBY
• The Honorable Ones (season 2) 3 BBY
• Shroud of Darkness (season 2) 3 BBY
• The Forgotten Droid (season 2) 3 BBY
• The Mystery of Chopper Base (season 2) 3 BBY
• Twilight of the Apprentice Part 1 (season 2) 3 BBY
• Twilight of the Apprentice Part 2 (season 2) 3 BBY
• Steps into the Shadow Part 1 (season 3) 2 BBY
• Steps into the Shadow Part 2 (season 3) 2 BBY
• The Holocrons of Fate (season 3) 2 BBY
• The Antilles Extraction (season 3) 2 BBY
• Hera’s Heroes (season 3) 2 BBY
• The Last Battle (season 3) 2 BBY
• Imperial Super Commandos (season 3) 2 BBY
• Iron Squadron (season 3) 2 BBY
• The Wynkahthu Job (season 3) 2 BBY
• An Inside Man (season 3) 2 BBY
• Visions and Voices (season 3) 2 BBY
• Ghosts of Geonosis Part 1 (season 3) 2 BBY
• Ghosts of Geonosis Part 2 (season 3) 2 BBY
• Warhead (season 3) 2 BBY
• Trials of the Darksaber (season 3) 2 BBY
• Legacy of Mandalore (season 3) 2 BBY
• Through Imperial Eyes (season 3) 2 BBY
• Secret Cargo (season 3) 2 BBY
• Double Agent Droid (season 3) 2 BBY
• Twin Suns (season 3) 2 BBY
• Zero Hour Part 1 (season 3) 2 BBY
• Zero Hour Part 2 (season 3) 2 BBY
• Heroes of Mandalore Part 1 (season 4) 1 BBY
• Heroes of Mandalore Part 2 (season 4) 1 BBY
• In the Name of the Rebellion Part 1 (season 4) 1 BBY
• In the Name of the Rebellion Part 2 (season 4) 1 BBY
• The Occupation (season 4) 1 BBY
• Flight of the Defender (season 4) 1 BBY
• Kindred (season 4) 1 BBY
• Crawler Commandeers (season 4) 1 BBY
• Rebel Assault (season 4) 1 BBY
• Jedi Night (season 4) 1 BBY
• Dume (season 4) 1 BBY
• Wolves and a Door (season 4) 0 BBY
• A World Between Worlds (season 4) 0 BBY
• A Fool’s Hope (season 4) 0 BBY
• Family Reunion – and Farewell Part 1 (season 4) 0 BBY
• Family Reunion – and Farewell Part 2 (season 4) 0 BBY

Star Wars: Tales of the Sith (2024 television show)

• The Way Out (Season 1, episode 6) Between 3 BBY and 0 BBY

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (movie)
Star Wars year: 0 BBY

A New Hope (movie)
Star Wars year: 0 ABY

The Empire Strikes Back (movie)
Star Wars year: 3 ABY

Return of the Jedi (movie)
Star Wars year: 4 ABY

Star Wars: Tales of the Sith (2024 television show)

• The Path of Hate (Season 1, episode 3) Between 5 ABY and 9 ABY

The Mandalorian (television show)
Star Wars year: 9 ABY

• Chapter 1: The Mandalorian - 9 ABY
• Chapter 2: The Child - 9 ABY
• Chapter 3: The Sin - 9 ABY
• Chapter 4: Sanctuary - 9 ABY
• Chapter 5: The Gunslinger - 9 ABY
• Chapter 6: The Prisoner - 9 ABY
• Chapter 7: The Reckoning - 9 ABY
• Chapter 8: Redemption - 9 ABY
• Chapter 9: The Marshal - 9 ABY
• Chapter 10: The Passenger - 9 ABY
• Chapter 11: The Heiress - 9 ABY
• Chapter 12: The Siege- 9 ABY
• Chapter 13: The Jedi - 9 ABY
• Chapter 14: The Tragedy - 9 ABY
• Chapter 15: The Believer - 9 ABY
• Chapter 16: The Rescue- 9 ABY

The Book of Boba Fett (television show)
Star Wars year: 9 ABY

• Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land - 9 ABY
• Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine - 9 ABY
• Chapter 3: The Streets of Los Espa - 9 ABY
• Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm - 9 ABY
• Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian - 9 ABY
• Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger - 9 ABY
• Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor - 9 ABY

The Mandalorian (television show)
Star Wars year: 9 ABY

• Chapter 17: The Apostate - 9 ABY
• Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore - 9 ABY
• Chapter 19: The Convert - 9 ABY
• Chapter 20: The Foundling - 9 ABY
• Chapter 21: The Pirate - 9 ABY
• Chapter 22: Guns for Hire - 9 ABY
• Chapter 23: The Spies - 9 ABY
• Chapter 24: The Return - 9 ABY

Ahsoka (television show)
Star Wars year: 9 ABY

• Episode 1 - 9 ABY
• Episode 2 - 9 ABY
• Episode 3 - 9 ABY
• Episode 4 - 9 ABY
• Episode 5 - 9 ABY
• Episode 6 - 9 ABY
• Episode 7 - 9 ABY
• Episode 8 - 9 ABY

Star Wars: Resistance (TV show)
Star Wars year: 34 ABY

• The Recruit part 1 (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Recruit part 2 (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Triple Dark (season 1) 34 ABY
• Fuel by the Fire (season 1) 34 ABY
• The High Tower (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Children from Tehar (season 1) 34 ABY
• Signal from Sector Six (season 1) 34 ABY
• Synara's Score (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Platform Classic (season 1) 34 ABY
• Secrets and Holograms (season 1) 34 ABY
• Station Theta Black (season 1) 34 ABY
• Bibo (season 1) 34 ABY
• Dangerous Business (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Doza Dilemma (season 1) 34 ABY
• The First Order Occupation (season 1) 34 ABY
• The New Trooper (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Core Problem (season 1) 34 ABY
• The Disappeared (season 1) 34 ABY
• Descent (season 1) 34 ABY
• No Escape: Part One (season 1) 34 ABY
• No Escape: Part Two (season 1) 34 ABY

The Force Awakens (movie)
Star Wars year: 34 ABY

The Last Jedi (movie)
Star Wars year: 34 ABY

Star Wars: (television show)
Star Wars year: 34 - 35 ABY

• Into the Unknown (season 2) 34 ABY
• A Quick Salvage Run (season 2) 34 ABY
• Live Fire (season 2) 34 ABY
• Hunt on Celsor 3 (season 2) 34 ABY
• The Engineer (season 2) 34 ABY
• From Beneath (season 2) 34 ABY
• The Relic Raiders (season 2) 34 ABY
• Rendezvous Point (season 2) 34 ABY
• The Voxx Vortex 5000 (season 2) 34 ABY
• Kaz’s Curse (season 2) 34 ABY
• Station to Station (season 2) 34 ABY
• The Missing Agent (season 2) 34/35 ABY
• Breakout (season 2) 34/35 ABY
• The Mutiny (season 2) 34 ABY
• The New World (season 2) 34 ABY
• No Place Safe (season 2) 34 ABY

The Rise of Skywalker (movie)
Star Wars year: 35 ABY

How to watch Star Wars in release order

Arguably the easiest way to watch Star Wars is in the order it was released in, as fans saw the saga unfold from the start. Sure, it’s not the most intuitive order, but it does allow for all the big reveals to land in the order they were intended — you know what I’m talking about, everyone who’s seen The Empire Strikes Back — and means that the audience knows exactly as much as the creators in almost every given situation. In release order, then, Star Wars looks something like this.

• Episode 4: A New Hope
• Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
• Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
• Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
• Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
• Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars Rebels
• Episode 7: The Force Awakens
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• Episode 8: The Last Jedi
• Star Wars: Resistance
• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker
• The Mandalorian, season one
• The Mandalorian, season two
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch, season one
• The Book of Boba Fett, season one
• Obi-Wan Kenobi, season one
• Andor, season one
• Star Wars: Visions, season one
• Tales of the Jedi, season one
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch, season two
• The Mandalorian, season three
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
• Star Wars: Visions, season two
• Ahsoka, season one
• The Acolyte, season one
• Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, season 1

Is Star Wars still a trilogy?

Star Wars is, in terms of the Skywalker Saga, a story of trilogies. The original trilogy of movies consisted of Episodes 4 through 6, with the so-called “Prequel Trilogy” making up (of course) Episodes 1-3. When the franchise was resurrected as a movie property, fans were then given the sequel trilogy, made up of Episodes 7-9… in effect creating a trilogy of trilogies. So, is Star Wars still a trilogy? The technical answer is of course not — when you factor in the “Star Wars Saga” movies, there are 11 movies, not to mention the various TV projects — but, in an odd thematic sense, it’s actually more of a trilogy than might immediately seem apparent.

Is it better to start with Star Wars Episode 4 or Episode 1?

The question of just where to start with Star Wars movies comes down to whether you’re watching in chronological or release order. If it’s the former, then you start with Episode 1, of course. If it’s the latter, then Episode 4, which was simply titled Star Wars during its 1977 theatrical release. (It was, however, always intended to be “episode 4” of a serial that might have been somewhat theoretical at time of production.)

Which is “better” to start with is a matter of taste, but as noted upthread, watching the series in release order means that some of the big dramatic reveals in the series — specifically regarding the parentage of some key characters — only really work if the series is watched in its original release order. That said, watching in chronological order does allow for some other mysteries to unfold in a somewhat clearer, less obvious fashion, if you don’t know exactly what’s about to happen by the end of the whole thing.

Personal preference for me means that it’s best watched in chronological order, but… do what feels right to you, ultimately.

What is the correct order to watch Star Wars?

Well, there's no one 'correct' order. If you prefer to see it how the creators intended, watch Star Wars in release order (as specified above). However if you are a completist and like continuity, watching Star wars in chronological order is the way to go.

Why are the Star Wars movies out of order?

It's a good question - and one Star Wars creator George Lucas wanted you to have. Early on he planned on starting from the beginning, but as the first Star Wars movie developed he had the idea of starting midway though this overarching plans, and even dubbed the first Star Wars movie 'Episode 4' the year it was released. Before the age of prequels in movies, Star Wars' George Lucas set up their very conceit - alluding, and sometimes promising - to go back to tell what led to the events that you were watching at the time.

What to watch after The Mandalorian?

Star Wars' The Mandalorian revolutionized the franchise in a way no other release had since 1977, but in that it revealed big shoes for any other Star Wars project to fill.

Currently, creator Jon Favreau is working on a movie sequel to The Mandalorian called 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' which you should stay tuned. But if you're looking for what to watch after The Mandalorian and can't wait, I recommend you dive into the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and then the Mandalorian spin-off The Book of Boba Fett.

What was Star Wars called in 1977?

For a generation of fans, the movie that is now known as ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’ was, simply, Star Wars. The initial release(s) of the first movie in the series didn’t include the episode title in the movie’s name, That was only officially added when the movie was re-released in its Special Edition format in 1997 — one of the many changes made to the movie at the time, somewhat controversially.

What is the Skywalker Saga?

The Skywalker Saga is the name retroactively given to the core series of Star Wars movies — the movies that have episode numbers at the start of each movie: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. It’s a name that underscores the familial storyline at the center of this arc, and the fact that one family in particular seems to be at the root of the entire war in all of its forms.

With the creation of shows like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Andor, the scope of Star Wars as a franchise started to expand beyond the core adventures of the Skywalker family and those they’d interacted with directly; creating the umbrella name The Skywalker Saga to denote that first core storyline helps differentiate it from other stories being told in the same galaxy.

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