When does the Obi-Wan Kenobi series take place in the Star Wars timeline?

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Where does Obi-Wan Kenobi fall on the Star Wars timeline? It's a question that's thankfully easy to answer, because we know the exact year the Disney Plus series is set. 

The show takes place in the lengthy 19-year gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, which is an era that's been left unexplored by the other live-action Star Wars TV shows, which have so far been set in the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. 

We've delved into when exactly Obi-Wan Kenobi is set on the Star Wars timeline below, with everything you need to know to get caught up on the show's chronology. Be warned, though, there are spoilers ahead for the first two episodes. 

Before we get stuck in, it's worth breaking down how the Star Wars timeline actually works. The main thing to know is that everything in the galaxy's calendar revolves around one significant event: the Battle of Yavin, AKA the first time the Death Star was blown up (as seen in A New Hope). That's abbreviated to BBY (Before Battle of Yavin), or ABY (After Battle of Yavin). 

Here's how the movies and TV shows fall so far, with Obi-Wan Kenobi included: 

Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place 10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, and nine years before A New Hope. That means we pick up with the titular Jedi Master in exile on Tatooine, watching over a young Luke Skywalker (he and his twin sister Leia Organa are both 10 years old). Meanwhile, Darth Vader is still out there following his clash with Obi-Wan on Mustafar a decade previously, and the Sith Lord's Inquisitors are on the hunt for any Jedi who survived the deadly Order 66. 

So far, the show has featured a quick cameo from young Luke, but it's Leia who stole the show with her heart-warming team-up with