Star Wars: How to watch the Skywalker Saga and more in chronological or release order
All you need to know to watch Star Wars, either in the order it came out or the order it takes place
By this point, it’s become clear how rooted in the larger mythology of Star Wars that Disney+’s Ahsoka really is, with the show acting as a continuation of both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, as well as tying in with both the prequel trilogy and the ongoing storyline from The Mandalorian, to boot. It’s almost enough to make you want to strap into hyperspace and go back and revisit a galaxy far, far away for an extended stay… maybe even rewatching the entire thing, perhaps. (All of that might be a good way to prepare for the three new movies announced at this year’s Star Wars Celebration, come to think of it.)
The thing is… there’s actually a lot of Star Wars out there. So what’s the best way to watch it? If that’s a question you’ve been asking yourself, then congratulations: you’ve come to the right place.
The full history of Star Wars is a vast one that stretches millennia of story time, and almost as long in terms of time commitment to go through it all. (Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration.) For sake of ease, in this piece, we’ll be focusing on the movies and television shows – live-action and animated – and how to watch them in canonical order. Watching them in release order is fun (and easy), but breaking the series down into canonical order elevates your viewing experience, and can help you appreciate the Star Wars universe on a whole new level. It should also be noted that The Clone Wars was released out of order in its initial run, and Disney+ has not put it in canon order. You will need to plan out your viewing with this in mind.
We have also noted the in-universe years – also known as the Galactic standard calendar – for when these movies and shows take place on the Star Wars timeline. These years are then broken down further with BBY-ABY dating system – "Before the Battle of Yavin" and "After the Battle of Yavin." The Battle of Yavin is best known to most people as the Battle of the Death Star when said Death Star was destroyed in Episode 4: A New Hope.
It is also crucial to note that some things are no longer considered canon, but rather, are considered 'Legends' (previously known as the extended universe). Since Disney’s buyout of Star Wars in 2012, anything made after the buyout and including the movies made prior to the buyout (Episodes 1-6) and The Clone Wars are considered canon. Therefore Ewoks, Droids, and of course, The Holiday Special, are not a part of the canon. Micro-series, such as Blips, Forces of Destiny, and the shows on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel – Galaxy of Adventures, Roll Out, and Galaxy of Creatures, are also not canon but are nice additions for fans of all ages. Visions is also not a part of the canon, despite being released in 2021. Instead, Visions gives fans a chance to see the Star Wars universe through a different lens.
As for upcoming movies and TV series, in most cases we do not know exactly where they fit beyond being in certain ages. We'll wait until we have more information (and can actually watch them!) to place them on these lists - but we're tracking all of them in our guide to the upcoming Star Wars movies & TV shows.
Everything on this list can be found on Disney+ or on whichever physical media copies you have!
Star Wars in chronological order
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (television show)
Star Wars year: 232 BBY
Year released: 2023
- 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
Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (film)
Star Wars year: 32 BBY
Year released: 1999
Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (movie)
Star Wars year: 22 BBY
Year released: 2002
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (television show)
Star Wars year: 22-19 BBY
Year released: 2008-2020
- 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
Revenge of the Sith (movie)
Star Wars year: 19 BBY
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (television show)
Star Wars year: 19 BBY
SEASON 1:
- 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
SEASON 2:
- 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
Solo: A Star Wars Story (movie)
Star Wars year: 13-10 BBY
Obi-Wan Kenobi (television show)
Star Wars year: 9 BBY
EPISODES
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V
- Part VI
Andor (television show)
Star Wars year: 5-0 BBY
SEASON 1
- Kassa - 5 BBY
- That Would Be Me - 5 BBY
- Reckoning - 5 BBY
- Aldhani - 5 BBY
- The Axe Forgets - 5 BBY
- The Eye - 5 BBY
- Announcement - 5 BBY
- Narkina 5 - 5 BBY
- Nobody’s Listening! - 5 BBY
- One Way Out - 5 BBY
- Daughter of Ferrix - 5 BBY
- Rix Road - 5 BBY
Star Wars: Rebels (television show)
Star Wars year: 5-0 BBY
SEASON 1
- Spark of Rebellion - 5 BBY
- Spark of Rebellion Part 2 - 5 BBY
- Droids in Distress - 5 BBY
- Fighter Flight - 5 BBY
- Rise of the Old Masters - 5 BBY
- Breaking Ranks - 5 BBY
- Out of Darkness - 5 BBY
- Empire Day - 4 BBY
- Gathering Forces - 4 BBY
- Path of the Jedi - 4 BBY
- Idiot’s Array - 4 BBY
- Vision of Hope - 4 BBY
- Call to Action - 4 BBY
- Rebel Resolve - 4 BBY
- Fire Across the Galaxy - 4 BBY
SEASON 2
- The Siege of Lothal Part 1 - 4 BBY
- The Siege of Lothal Part 2 - 4 BBY
- The Lost Commanders - 4 BBY
- Relics of the Old Republic - 4 BBY
- Always Two There Are - 4 BBY
- Brothers of the Broken Horn - 4 BBY
- Wings of the Master - 4 BBY
- Blood Sisters - 4 BBY
- Stealth Strike - 4 BBY
- The Future of the Force - 3 BBY
- Legacy - 3 BBY
- A Princess on Lothal - 3 BBY
- The Protector of Concord Dawn - 3 BBY
- Legends of the Lasat - 3 BBY
- The Call - 3 BBY
- Homecoming - 3 BBY
- The Honorable Ones - 3 BBY
- Shroud of Darkness - 3 BBY
- The Forgotten Droid - 3 BBY
- The Mystery of Chopper Base - 3 BBY
- Twilight of the Apprentice Part 1 - 3 BBY
- Twilight of the Apprentice Part 2 - 3 BBY
SEASON 3
- Steps into the Shadow Part 1 - 2 BBY
- Steps into the Shadow Part 2 - 2 BBY
- The Holocrons of Fate - 2 BBY
- The Antilles Extraction - 2 BBY
- Hera’s Heroes - 2 BBY
- The Last Battle - 2 BBY
- Imperial Super Commandos - 2 BBY
- Iron Squadron - 2 BBY
- The Wynkahthu Job - 2 BBY
- An Inside Man - 2 BBY
- Visions and Voices - 2 BBY
- Ghosts of Geonosis Part 1 - 2 BBY
- Ghosts of Geonosis Part 2 - 2 BBY
- Warhead - 2 BBY
- Trials of the Darksaber - 2 BBY
- Legacy of Mandalore - 2 BBY
- Through Imperial Eyes - 2 BBY
- Secret Cargo - 2 BBY
- Double Agent Droid - 2 BBY
- Twin Suns - 2 BBY
- Zero Hour Part 1 - 2 BBY
- Zero Hour Part 2 - 2 BBY
SEASON 4
- Heroes of Mandalore Part 1 - 1 BBY
- Heroes of Mandalore Part 2 - 1 BBY
- In the Name of the Rebellion Part 1 - 1 BBY
- In the Name of the Rebellion Part 2 - 1 BBY
- The Occupation - 1 BBY
- Flight of the Defender - 1 BBY
- Kindred - 1 BBY
- Crawler Commandeers - 1 BBY
- Rebel Assault - 1 BBY
- Jedi Night - 1 BBY
- Dume - 1 BBY
- Wolves and a Door - 0 BBY
- A World Between Worlds - 0 BBY
- A Fool’s Hope - 0 BBY
- Family Reunion – and Farewell Part 1 - 0 BBY
- Family Reunion – and Farewell Part 2 - 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
The Mandalorian/The Book of Boba Fett/Ahsoka (television shows)
Star Wars year: 9 ABY
THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 1
- 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
THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2
- 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 SEASON 1
- 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
- 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
- Part One: Master and Apprentice - 9 ABY
- Part Two: Toil and Trouble - 9 ABY
- Part Three: Time to Fly - 9 ABY
- Episode 4 [Title TBA] - 9 ABY
- Episode 5 [Title TBA] - 9 ABY
- Episode 6 [Title TBA] - 9 ABY
- Episode 7 [Title TBA] - 9 ABY
- Episode 8 [Title TBA] - 9 ABY
Star Wars: Resistance Season 1
Star Wars year: 34 ABY
The Force Awakens (movie)
Star Wars year: 34 ABY
The Last Jedi (movie)
Star Wars year: 34 ABY
Star Wars: Resistance Season 2 (television show)
Star Wars year: 34 - 35 ABY
- Into the Unknown - 34 ABY
- A Quick Salvage Run - 34 ABY
- Live Fire - 34 ABY
- Hunt on Celsor 3 - 34 ABY
- The Engineer - 34 ABY
- From Beneath - 34 ABY
- The Relic Raiders - 34 ABY
- Rendezvous Point - 34 ABY
- The Voxx Vortex 5000 - 34 ABY
- Kaz’s Curse - 34 ABY
- Station to Station - 34 ABY
- The Missing Agent - 34/35 ABY
- Breakout - 34/35 ABY
- The Mutiny 34 ABY
- The New World - 34 ABY
- No Place Safe - 34 ABY
The Rise of Skywalker (movie)
Star Wars year: 35 ABY
How to watch Star Wars in release order

If you’re watching Star Wars with someone who’s never seen it before, watching it in release order is a great way to avoid spoilers. This is slightly easier to do as you will not need to jump between episodes in The Clone Wars television show. All you need to do is sit down and start watching! As an added bonus, viewers will be watching this order the same way original fans watched Star Wars as it came out.
- 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: The Bad Batch, season two
- The Mandalorian, season three
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
- Ahsoka, season one
- The Acolyte, season one (coming sometime in 2024)
- Skeleton Crew, season one (coming sometime in 2024)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch, season three (coming sometime in 2024)
- Andor, season two (coming in August 2024)
If that's not enough Star Wars for you, why not check out our extensive reading guide to Marvel's Star Wars comic canon?