
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (32 BBY) (movie).So when we say Episode II - Attack of the Clones is 22 BBY, that means it took place 22 years before the Battle of Yavin.Īnd, to help prevent confusion: Rogue One takes place immediately before A New Hope, and The Last Jedi takes place in the direct aftermath of The Force Awakens.Īlso, The Bad Batch season 2 takes place "a couple months" (opens in new tab) since season 1, so it's hard to say whether it's still in 19 BBY or now in 18BBY. In parentheses next to each movie, we list when the movie took place before or after the Battle of Yavin. If you’d prefer to see the Skywalker Saga from its chronological beginnings, here are the Star Wars movies in order of chronological events.

Chronological order lets you see Star Wars' characters evolve in real time, including Anakin Skywalker's journey from bright-eyed boy to troubled warrior and Obi-Wan Kenobi's transformation from reluctant apprentice to sage Jedi runaway.

The Star Wars saga kicked off with Episode IV, then got a prequel trilogy before getting a sequel trilogy, so the storyline is inherently out of order.
