The Star Wars galaxy is ever-expanding, so it can be pretty hard to keep up. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the franchise, here’s everything you need to watch in terms of canon. This includes both release order and a viewing pattern according to the Star Wars timeline.

We’ve included both the movies and TV shows (the movies are bolded).

Finally, we’ve also included a modified version of the “Machete Order” for new viewers. Popular among many portions of the fanbase, this attempts to preserve the twists and sense of surprise in the original trilogy.

How To Watch Star Wars In Release Order

• Star Wars (1977)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• 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: The Clone Wars (animated movie, 2008)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series, 2008)
• Star Wars Rebels (2014)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Star Wars Resistance (2018)
• The Mandalorian (2019)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Andor (2022)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Ahsoka (2023)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024)
• The Acolyte (2024)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (2025)

How To Watch Star Wars In Chronological Order

• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• The Acolyte (2024)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022) – anthology series, runs throughout the prequel era
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (animated movie, 2008)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (series, 2008)
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024) – anthology series, mainly runs through the Imperial era
• Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (2025) – anthology series, mainly runs through the Imperial era
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Andor (2022) – concurrent with Star Wars Rebels
• Star Wars Rebels (2014) – concurrent with Andor
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• Star Wars (1977)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
• The Mandalorian (2019)
• The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
• Ahsoka (2023)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024)
• Star Wars Resistance (2018) – immediately before and during the sequel era
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

How To Watch The Star Wars Movies In The Machete Order

The Machete Order was created after the prequel trilogy’s release, and it’s an unusual viewing order that skips through the timeline to preserve reveals; that makes it great for new viewers. We’ve modified it to include the sequel trilogy. Note: This includes only the core Skywalker saga movies.

• Star Wars (1977)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• 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)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars

Created by

George Lucas

First Film

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Cast

Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal

TV Show(s)

The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions

Movie(s)

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order

Character(s)

Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren

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