Star Wars

All nine Skywalker films, Rogue One and Solo, plus The Mandalorian, Andor, Clone Wars and Rebels.

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Where to start with Star Wars

Release order, and it is not close. Starting at Episode I means watching the most famous scene in the saga already knowing the answer: the reveal in The Empire Strikes Back only works if you meet these films the way audiences did in 1977. Four films is enough to know whether Star Wars is for you.

  1. 1
    Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

    Assumes nothing, explains itself in the first ten minutes, and every later Star Wars thing is in conversation with it.

  2. 2
    Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

    Contains the twist the entire saga is built on. Watching anything set earlier before this destroys it permanently.

  3. 3
    Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

    Closes the original story properly. Three films in, you genuinely know whether you like Star Wars.

  4. 4
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    A standalone war film that ends about thirty seconds before A New Hope begins, the cleanest test of whether you want the modern era too.

Then what? Then either the prequels in order, or The Mandalorian series 1, which works as a self-contained television on-ramp. Machete order, IV, V, II, III, VI, is a well-argued alternative if you want the prequels folded in as flashback.

A suggested way in, not an official one. The full list is below: tick anything off in either place.

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The Skywalker Saga

  • Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 1977
  • Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back 1980
  • Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 1983
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
  • Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi 2017
  • Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker 2019

Standalone Films

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) 2008
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
  • The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
  • Star Wars: Starfighter 2027, not out yet

Animated Series

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008, 7 seasons, 133 episodes
  • Star Wars Rebels 2014, 4 seasons, 75 episodes
  • Star Wars Forces of Destiny 2017, 2 seasons, 32 episodes
  • Star Wars Resistance 2018, 2 seasons, 40 episodes
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch 2021, 3 seasons, 47 episodes
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 2022, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures 2023, 3 seasons, 55 episodes
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire 2024, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld 2025, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord 2026, 1 season, 10 episodes

Live-Action Series

  • The Mandalorian 2019, 3 seasons, 24 episodes
  • The Book of Boba Fett 2021, 1 season, 7 episodes
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi 2022, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Andor 2022, 2 seasons, 24 episodes
  • Ahsoka 2023, 2 seasons, 16 episodes
  • The Acolyte 2024, 1 season, 8 episodes
  • Skeleton Crew 2024, 1 season, 8 episodes

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