Star Wars Timeline of Movies, Shows and Books

Last Updated: Feb 8, 2023

Isaac and I are big Star Wars fans, and we have created this page to share Star Wars Resources and to share what we have read in the expanded universe.

Recommendations & Our Favorites

• With the Ahsoka show coming out in 2023 and being featured In Tails of the Jedi, Ahsoka is a good one to read.
• While the books are on the long side, we've really enjoyed learning more about Thrawn in the two Canon trilogies:
• Thrawn:
• Thrawn
• Alliances
• Treason
• Thrawn Ascendancy:
• Chaos Rising
• Greater Good
• Lesser Evil
• If you are going to Disney World or Disneyland, you might want to read Galaxies Edge: Black Spire (also mentioned in Thrawn Alliances).

Timeline

Everything in Star Wars is dated relative to the Battle of Yavin, which is when the Rebels blow up the 1st Death Star in the original movie, Episode 4: A New Hope. Dates are years Before the Battle of Yavin(BBY) or After the Battle of Yavin (ABY)

39 - 19 BBY

• Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising [Book 1] (Memories)
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil [Book 3] (Memories)

32 BBY: 

• I. The Phantom Menace [Movie]

22 BBY: 

• II. Attack of the Clones [Movie]

22-19 BBY 

• Clone Wars [TV Series]
• The Clone Wars Stories of Light and Dark - Some of the most memorable stories from the Clone Wars TV series in a book

21-17 BBY 

• Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel - The backstory of how Orson Krennic rescues Galen, Lyra, and Jyn Erso from Separatist kidnappers and then are indebted to Krennic

19 BBY

• III. Revenge of the Sith [Movie]
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising [Book 1] (Present)
• Thrawn: Alliances [Book 2] (Past)
• Bad Batch Seasons 1 & 2 [TV Show]
• ORDER 66 in TV & Movies:
• III. Revenge of the Sith 1:20:40 1:22:16
• Clone Wars S7:E11 10:22
• Bad Batch S1:E1 7:16
• Obi-Wan S1:E1 4:41

18 BBY

• Ahsoka [Book]
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good [Book 2]
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil [Book 3] (present)

16 -2 BBY

• Thrawn [Book 1] 

14 BBY

• Lords of the Sith - Cham Syndulla & his Free Ryloth movement attack Lord Vader & Emperor Palpatine’s Star Destroyer
• Tarkin - Backstory and insight into Grand Moth Tarkin, real name Wilhuff Tarkin

12 BBY:

• Solo [Movie]

11 BBY

• A New Dawn - A prequel to Rebels and the backstory on how Kanan Jarus and Hera Syndulla meet 

9 BBY

• Obi One Kenobi [TV Show]

5 BBY

• ANDOR [TV Show]
• Rebels [TV Show Season 1]

4 BBY 

• Rebels [TV Show Seasons 1&2]

3 BBY 

• Rebels [TV Show Season 2]

2 BBY

• Thrawn: Alliances [Book 2] (Present)
• Rebels [TV Show Season 3]

1 BBY

• Rebels [TV Show Season 4; Episodes 1-8]

0 BBY 

• Thrawn: Treason [Book 3]
• Rebels [TV Show Season 4; Episodes 9-16]
• Rogue One [Movie]
• IV. A New Hope [Movie]

3 ABY: 

• V. The Empire Strikes Back [Movie]

4 ABY: 

• VI. Return of the Jedi [Movie]

9 ABY: 

• The Mandalorian [TV Show]
• Ahsoka [TV Show]

34 ABY: 

• VII. The Force Awakens [Movie]
• Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire - A good read to learn more about Galaxy’s Edge before visiting Disney

34-35 ABY: 

• Star Wars Resistance [TV Show]

34 ABY: 

• VIII. The Last Jedi [Movie]

35 ABY: 

• IX. The Rise of Skywalker [Movie]