The Best Order to Watch the Star Wars Franchise In

Star Wars is one of the biggest franchises of all time, and it doesn’t seem like it’s stopping any time soon. “Ahsoka,” which debuted Aug. 22, is the newest live-action TV series to join the franchise, but there are many others waiting in the wings. “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” is expected later this year, and “Andor” season two was filming this past winter and spring. Then there’s the upcoming series “The Acolyte,” which is set further in the past than any other Star Wars project, and fans fully expect to see the Mandalorian and Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) back on screens soon.

Plus, this spring, Lucasfilm announced an upcoming film starring Daisy Ridley as Rey. The movie, set after “The Rise of Skywalker,” will follow her attempts to rebuild a new order of Jedis. And Donald Glover is still attached to star in a TV series about Lando Calrissian, called “Lando.”

Of course, there are already a lot of Star Wars movies and TV shows you can enjoy right now. There are the nine films of the Skywalker saga, which focuses on Luke, Leia, Han, Anakin, Padmé, Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo and how their stories intersect through the years. Then, there are beloved cartoon series, like “The Clone Wars,” “Rebels,” and “The Bad Batch.” There’s also the newest batch of live-action series, like “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.”

All this is to say, even if you’re already a major Star Wars fan, it can be a little stressful to figure out what order to watch all the shows and movies in. Ahead, we’ve broken down the vast Star Wars catalog into a couple different orders, including when they take place in the Star Wars timeline. And then we have our suggestion for the best order to watch all the Star Wars shows and movies in.