The best order to watch all the Star Wars movies and shows

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The Skywalker saga is complete, the Clone Wars animated series has come to an end (sort of), one of the best Star Wars stories ever told is between seasons, and there are no release dates for Star Wars movies in the foreseeable future — so it’s the perfect time to head back to Mandalore. The Mandalorian is almost back for its third season, which meansthere’s never been a better timeto catch back up on all things Star Wars. Disney Plus has every movie and show that’s currently canon, which should make things easy.

But how to watch it all? After George Lucas released his prequel trilogy, Star Wars fans debated the order in which to devour the series. Now, with three trilogies, a couple spinoff movies, some animated and live-action series, and at least two spinoffs of spinoffs, the “proper” way to watch the Star Wars saga is even more complicated. With all that in mind, here are a few different viewing orders to guide you, whether you’re a longtime fan looking to revisit the films and shows or a newcomer in need of a Star Wars crash course.

This viewing order doesn’t require much explanation. This is how the events of the Star Wars universe happened on the BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) / ABY (After the Battle of Yavin) timeline. It starts with the earliest events and moves forward in time from there. A couple of these may happen simultaneously, but that’s not our fault.

Taking a bit of inspiration from the internet-famous Ernst Rister order — originally taken from a now-deleted forum post — this list uses A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back as setup for the prequel movies and puts more focus on Luke Skywalker. Viewing the movies and shows this way makes sure that you know where his family came from.

This order diverges