The Finest Order to Watch Star Wars TV Reveals For the First Time

Up till the twenty first century, the one critical option to discuss watching Star Wars was to speak about what order to look at Star Wars motion pictures. As a result of Star Wars Episodes I-VI had been launched out of order, debate raged for many years as to which order to look at these movies in for the primary time, a dialog which was solely made extra difficult by the sequels (Episodes VII-IX) and standalone motion pictures like Solo and Rogue One. Nonetheless, up till current years, the dialog by no means included what order to look at Star Wars TV reveals, just because there weren’t sufficient good Star Wars TV reveals to even have that debate. However, wherein order do these reveals occur? Is Obi-Wan earlier than Mandalorian (sure!) What in regards to the flashbacks in Andor (complicated!) And what about Child Yoda?

Additionally, have you learnt who Child Yoda is? You already know he’s not actually Yoda, proper? In case your reply to that query was “um…” or in case your children are having a tough time unpacking the difficult Star Wars timeline, we’ve bought you. Out of your fuzzy reminiscence of Star Wars cartoons within the ’80s to the newer cartoons and live-action reveals, right here’s your transient information to watching Star Wars reveals in “the proper order,” plus, why you may completely skip round.

The Chronological Order of Star Wars TV Reveals

The very first thing to recollect about a lot of the Star Wars TV reveals is all of them are likely to happen in between the varied motion pictures. So, itemizing the reveals in chronological order will look a little humorous. That stated, right here’s the precise in-universe order wherein these tales happen. (Launch years are listed in parentheses.) Except for The Mandalorian and The E book of Boba Fett, all of those reveals are animated.

1. Clone Wars (2003)
2. The Clone Wars (2008-2020)
3. The Dangerous Batch (2021-Current)
4. Droids (’80s)
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
6. Rebels (2014-2018)
7. Andor (2022)
8. Star Wars Vacation Particular: Trustworthy Wookie (1978)
9. Ewoks (’80s)
10. The Mandalorian (2019-Current)
11. The E book of Boba Fett (2021)
12. Star Wars: Resistance (2018)
13. Star Wars: Visions (2021)

Just a few timeline shenanigans: Visions is an anthology present, and subsequently jumps throughout the Star Wars timeline, typically not adhering to the timeline in any respect. Equally, The E book of Boba Fett takes place principally after the occasions of The Mandalorian Season 2, however a number of scenes happen in flashbacks proper after Return of the Jedi, which places these occasions earlier than The Mandalorian. To make issues good and complicated, some flashbacks in The Mandalorian (together with Mando’s childhood) happen throughout The Clone Wars TV collection.

Andor principally occurs 5 years earlier than A New Hope and Rogue One, however a few of Cassian’s childhood flashbacks could be roughly in the midst of The Dangerous Batch. Andor Season 2 can be poised to be a little bit nearer to A New Hope, however that’s not out but.

Obi-Wan Kenobi occurs 9 years earlier than A New Hope (Leia is 10 in that present, and 19 within the first film) however, one very notable flashback with Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) occurs proper earlier than the occasions of Assault of the Clones.

Disney+ Star Wars Timeline function

As of late 2022, Disney+ really has a menu function in its Star Wars part known as “Star Wars in timeline order.” In the event you click on on the Star Wars assortment on the Disney+ homepage and scroll down, you’ll see it. It ought to start with The Phantom Menace.

Must you watch the Star Wars TV reveals in chronological order?

The reply to this query is nearly definitely no. For one factor, there are 133 episodes of The Clone Wars which are every half-hour. Sure, sure key characters and occasions will make it easier to perceive The Mandalorian higher, however watching all the present isn’t crucial to look at a number of the live-action reveals. Additionally, virtually nothing that occurs within the Droids and Ewoks present is taken into account “canon,” that means none of it impacts the occasions of The E book of Boba Fett. If anybody tells you that you have to watch all of Droids earlier than watching The E book of Boba Fett, they’re very, very mistaken. However, they’re additionally in all probability a super-unique individual, so maintain them in your life! They’re bizarre! In a great way!

Every Star Wars TV present tends to hook up with particular Star Wars motion pictures

In the event you’re totally baffled by the Star Wars chronology relative to the Star Wars TV reveals your loved ones needs to look at, right here’s a rule of thumb that often works: In the event you’re ever confused, attempt to determine which Star Wars film the TV present in questions is following or main as much as. You’ll be able to consider the Star Wars motion pictures because the dad and mom of the TV reveals. So, in case you match up every Star Wars TV present to its “dad or mum” movie (or movies) you could be much less confused. For instance:

Clone Wars and The Clone Wars are each animated collection that happen after the film Assault of the Clones and earlier than the movie Revenge of the Sith. As a result of The Clone Wars has probably the most hours of any Star Wars TV present, this makes it comparatively straightforward to grasp when you get the place it falls within the chronology: All the pieces that occurs in these 133 episodes occurs in between Episode II: Assault of the Clones (2002) and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). This implies, the sequel collection to The Clone Wars — The Dangerous Batch — occurs proper AFTER the occasions of Revenge of the Sith.

To place it one other method, in case you’re on the lookout for a “hack” to understanding The Clone Wars (or The Dangerous Batch), the one two Star Wars motion pictures you REALLY have to have seen are Assault of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. That is oddly true for Obi-Wan Kenobi, too, which is extra of a sequel to the prequels, fairly than one other prequel to the basic movies.

Eager about “dad or mum” Star Wars motion pictures works for the opposite new live-action reveals, too. Each The Mandalorian and The E book of Boba Fett happen roughly FIVE YEARS AFTER the film Return of the Jedi (1983). So, in case you watched ONLY Return of the Jedi earlier than both Mandalorian or E book of Boba Fett you’d be barely much less confused. The references to the politics of the galaxy, Jabba the Hutt, the Jedi, and Luke Skywalker could be explicable.

The New Stay-Motion Reveals Reference the Cartoons — A Lot

For fogeys who’ve children who’re, maybe, rising up with Star Wars reveals, one attention-grabbing function of the newer live-action reveals — particularly The Mandalorian — is that they have an inclination to reference these two animated collection fairly a bit:

That is very true of the Jedi character of Ahsoka Tano, who was a giant deal in each animated collection however had her first live-action look in The Mandalorian Season 2, performed by Rosario Dawson. Equally, the character of Bo-Katan originated in The Clone Wars, later appeared in Rebels, and first appeared in live-action in Mandalorian Season 2, performed by Katee Sackhoff, who, appropriately, had supplied the character’s voice in each Rebels and The Clone Wars, earlier than. That stated, informal followers in all probability know her greatest for her function as Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, which no, you don’t want to look at to grasp Star Wars reveals.

What In regards to the Reveals That Aren’t Out But?

Two new live-action Star Wars reveals are the horizon for 2023 and past. That is how they slot in.

• Ahsoka (2023? Possibly?) like Mando and Boba Fett, in all probability takes place after Return of the Jedi.
• The Acolyte (2023?), takes place within the “Excessive Republic” period, effectively earlier than The Phantom Menace.

This implies, when these reveals ALL come out, the chronology will appear to be this. (Reveals not but launched have asterisks round them.)

1. ***The Acolyte**
2. Clone Wars (2003)
3. The Clone Wars (2008-2020)
4. The Dangerous Batch (2021)
5. Droids (’80s)
6. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
7. Clone Wars (2003)
8. The Clone Wars (2008-2020)
9. The Dangerous Batch (2021)
10. Droids (’80s)
11. Rebels (2014-2018)
12. Andor (2022)
13. Star Wars Vacation Particular: Trustworthy Wookie (1978)
14. Ewoks (’80s)
15. The Mandalorian (2019-?)
16. The E book of Boba Fett (2021-?)
17. ***Skeleton Crew***
18. ***Ahsoka***
19. Star Wars: Resistance (2018)
20. Star Wars: Visions (2021)

So, there you might have it. And in case you’re nonetheless confused: the rationale why Child Yoda is not really Yoda (and his identify is Grogu) is that The Mandalorian takes place after Return of the Jedi, a film wherein Yoda died. Hopefully, in case you nonetheless have questions, you may seek advice from this text once more and try to clarify the chronology to your loved ones.

Nonetheless, be warned, the final word treatment for determining Star Wars timeline stuff is just watching extra Star Wars.

All previous and present Star Wars TV reveals are streaming on Disney+.