c. 25,025 BBY – 35 ABY·88 events
Star Wars Timeline: Canon Films, Series and Games in Story Order
All 88 events
In date order. Indented events happen within the event above them. Last updated September 28, 2026.
c. 25,025 BBY · Story events
Jedi Order founded
The Prime Jedi founds the Jedi Order on Tython, to study the Force and protect life through it.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Dawn of the Jedi era
c. 20,000 BBY · Story events
Galactic Republic founded
Star systems unite under a democratic Senate as the Galactic Republic. Accounts differ on when: Star Wars: Timelines says about 20,000 BBY, The Star Wars Book about 25,000 BBY.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Galactic Republic; Wikipedia: Galactic Republic
382–220 BBY · Books and comics
The High Republic
Novels, comics and audio set in the High Republic era, when Jedi like Avar Kriss face the Nihil raiders and the creatures called the Nameless. Del Rey, Marvel Comics and other imprints published it in three phases, from January 2021 to June 2025.
c. 233 BBY – 232 BBY · Animated series
Young Jedi Adventures
An animated series for preschool viewers. Three younglings, Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs, train at the Jedi Temple on Tenoo. On Disney Junior and Disney+ from 2023 to 2025, three seasons.
232 BBY · Story events
Great Hyperspace Disaster
A catastrophe in hyperspace destroys several moons in the Trymant system and sends debris toward the Hetzal system. Shown in the novel Light of the Jedi.
232 BBY · Books and comics
Light of the Jedi
The first novel of the High Republic's Phase I. Jedi Master Avar Kriss and the Jedi Order confront the Nihil raiders after the Great Disaster. By Charles Soule, published by Del Rey on January 5, 2021.
230 BBY · Story events
Destruction of Starlight Beacon
The Nihil destroy Starlight Beacon, the Jedi and Republic space station in the Eiram system, a major defeat for the High Republic. Shown in the novel The Fallen Star.
132 BBY · Live-action series
The Acolyte
A former Padawan turned assassin is drawn into an investigation of Jedi deaths tied to her past, about a century before the prequel films. On Disney+ in June and July 2024, one season.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: The Acolyte
41 BBY · Story events
Anakin Skywalker born
Anakin Skywalker is born to Shmi Skywalker on Tatooine.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Anakin Skywalker; Wikipedia: Darth Vader
40 BBY · Books and comics
Master & Apprentice
A novel about Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, roughly eight years before The Phantom Menace, with flashbacks to Qui-Gon's own apprenticeship under Dooku. By Claudia Gray, published by Del Rey on April 16, 2019.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Master & Apprentice
32 BBY · Story events
Invasion and Battle of Naboo
The Trade Federation invades Naboo. The Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn in and meet the young Anakin Skywalker. Naboo and Gungan forces defeat the droid army, and Qui-Gon is killed.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Invasion of Naboo; Wookieepedia: Battle of Naboo; Wookieepedia: Qui-Gon Jinn
32 BBY · Films
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
The earliest film in story order. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi protect Queen Padme Amidala of Naboo and find a gifted enslaved boy, Anakin Skywalker, on Tatooine. Released in theaters on May 19, 1999.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; Wikipedia: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
22–19 BBY · Story events
Clone Wars
A war across the galaxy between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, fought largely by clone troopers and droid armies. Shown in Episodes II and III, the animated Clone Wars film and The Clone Wars series.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Clone Wars; Wikipedia: Clone Wars
22 BBY · Story events
First Battle of Geonosis
Jedi, clone troopers and Republic gunships clash with the Confederacy on Geonosis, the opening battle of the war. Shown in Attack of the Clones.
Sources: Wookieepedia: First Battle of Geonosis; Wikipedia: Clone Wars
19 BBY · Story events
Siege of Mandalore
Ahsoka Tano leads a Republic operation to free Mandalore from Maul's control as the war ends. The clone troopers there receive Order 66 in the middle of the battle. Shown in the final arc of The Clone Wars.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Siege of Mandalore; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
19 BBY · Story events
Order 66
Chancellor Palpatine orders the clone army to execute the Jedi as traitors. Most of the Jedi Order is killed in a single day, and the Great Jedi Purge that follows goes on for years. Shown in Revenge of the Sith.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Order 66; Wookieepedia: Great Jedi Purge
22 BBY · Films
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination plot and a growing Separatist army, while Anakin Skywalker secretly marries Padme Amidala. The Clone Wars begin at the Battle of Geonosis. Released in theaters on May 16, 2002.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Wikipedia: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
22 BBY · Films
The Clone Wars
An animated film in which Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi lead a mission to rescue Jabba the Hutt's kidnapped son, and Anakin takes on a new apprentice, Ahsoka Tano. Released in US and UK theaters on August 15, 2008.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film); Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
22–19 BBY · Animated series
The Clone Wars
An animated series in which Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano and the clone army fight the Separatists across the galaxy. It aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2013, with a seventh and final season on Disney+ in 2020. Its last arc runs alongside Revenge of the Sith.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Wookieepedia: Siege of Mandalore
20–19 BBY · Books and comics
Dark Disciple
A novel in which Asajj Ventress and Jedi Master Quinlan Vos team up on a mission to kill Count Dooku. It adapts unproduced episodes of The Clone Wars. By Christie Golden, published by Del Rey in 2015.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Dark Disciple
19 BBY · Story events
Proclamation of the New Order
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declares himself Emperor and reorganizes the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Shown in Revenge of the Sith.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Proclamation of the New Order; StarWars.com Databank: Galactic Empire
19 BBY · Story events
Luke and Leia born
Padme Amidala gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia, on Polis Massa shortly before she dies. The babies are separated and hidden from the Empire. Shown in Revenge of the Sith.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Luke Skywalker; Wookieepedia: Leia Skywalker Organa Solo
19 BBY · Films
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Anakin Skywalker falls to the dark side and becomes Darth Vader, Chancellor Palpatine declares himself Emperor, and the Jedi Order is destroyed. Released in theaters on May 19, 2005.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; Wikipedia: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
19–18 BBY · Animated series
The Bad Batch
An animated series in which Clone Force 99, a squad of genetically variant clone troopers, goes on the run after Order 66 and takes mercenary work across the Outer Rim while sheltering a clone girl, Omega. On Disney+ from 2021 to 2024, three seasons.
19 BBY · Video games
Star Wars Zero Company
A game in which you lead Zero Company, a mercenary unit recruited by Republic Intelligence during the Clone Wars to stop a droid-manufacturing conspiracy. Released by Electronic Arts on August 27, 2026.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Zero Company
19–18 BBY · Books and comics
Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy
Three novels about Thrawn's career in the Chiss Ascendancy, in the Unknown Regions, before he joins the Empire. Most of the story is set in 19 and 18 BBY, with flashbacks to about 39 BBY. By Timothy Zahn, published by Del Rey from 2020 to 2021.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising; Wookieepedia: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
19–4 BBY · Books and comics
Kanan: The Last Padawan
A Marvel comic about how Kanan Jarrus escaped Order 66 as a young Padawan, told in flashbacks from his life as a rebel aboard the Ghost. It ran for 12 issues, from 2015 to 2016.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Kanan
18 BBY · Books and comics
Ahsoka
A novel in which Ahsoka Tano, after leaving the Jedi Order and before joining the rebellion, settles undercover as a farmhand while old enemies close in. By E. K. Johnston, published by Disney-Lucasfilm Press in 2016.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Ahsoka (novel)
17 BBY – c. 13 BBY · Animated series
Maul: Shadow Lord
An animated series in which Maul rebuilds a criminal empire after the Clone Wars. Wookieepedia gives these dates. The first season, ten episodes, aired on Disney+ from April 6 to May 4, 2026, and a second is scheduled for 2027.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord; Wookieepedia: Maul - Shadow Lord Season 1
c. 15 BBY – 1 BBY · Books and comics
Thrawn Trilogy
Three novels about Grand Admiral Thrawn's service to the Empire, in which he crosses paths with Darth Vader and builds his command against the rising rebellion. By Timothy Zahn: Thrawn, Thrawn: Alliances and Thrawn: Treason, published by Del Rey from 2017 to 2019.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Thrawn (novel); Wookieepedia: Thrawn: Treason
14 BBY · Video games
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
A game in which you play Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan hiding from the Empire's Inquisitors, who sets out to find a list of Force-sensitive children to help rebuild the Jedi Order. Released by Electronic Arts in 2019.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order; Wikipedia: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
14 BBY · Books and comics
Tarkin
A novel about Wilhuff Tarkin's rise to Grand Moff five years after Revenge of the Sith, and the methods he uses to impose Imperial order on the galaxy. By James Luceno, published by Del Rey on November 4, 2014.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Tarkin (novel)
14 BBY · Books and comics
Lords of the Sith
A novel in which Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are trapped on Ryloth after an ambush by Free Ryloth insurgents. By Paul S. Kemp, published by Del Rey on April 28, 2015.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Lords of the Sith
13–10 BBY · Films
Solo
A young Han Solo joins the smugglers Tobias Beckett and Qi'ra for a heist that draws him toward the criminal underworld. An opening sequence on Corellia is set three years before the main story. Released in theaters on May 25, 2018.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Solo: A Star Wars Story; Wikipedia: Solo: A Star Wars Story
11 BBY – 5 ABY · Books and comics
Lost Stars
A young-adult novel about two friends from Jelucan, Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree, who end up on opposite sides of the Galactic Civil War. The story opens with a prologue and ends at the Battle of Jakku. By Claudia Gray, published in 2015.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Lost Stars
9 BBY · Live-action series
Obi-Wan Kenobi
In hiding on Tatooine, Obi-Wan Kenobi is drawn back into action to rescue a kidnapped young Leia Organa, hunted by the Inquisitor Reva and Darth Vader. On Disney+ in May and June 2022, one season.
9 BBY · Video games
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
A game in which you play Cal Kestis again, five years on and hardened by Imperial crackdowns, as he searches for a hidden planet that could shelter refugees from the Empire. Released by Electronic Arts in 2023.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor; Wikipedia: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5–1 BBY · Live-action series
Andor
Cassian Andor is radicalized into the rebellion, moving from petty theft on Ferrix toward the mission that gets the Death Star plans. Season 1 is set in 5 BBY. Season 2 spans 4 BBY to 1 BBY, jumping a year every three episodes. On Disney+ in 2022 and 2025.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Andor; Wookieepedia: Andor Season 2
5–1 BBY · Animated series
Star Wars Rebels
An animated series about a rebel crew on Lothal, including Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger and Hera Syndulla, as they help build the early rebellion. On Disney Channel and Disney XD from 2014 to 2018, four seasons, with an epilogue set around 9 ABY.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Rebels; Wikipedia: Star Wars Rebels
4 BBY · Story events
Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader leads an Imperial lockdown of Lothal to end rebel activity there. The Empire destroys Tarkintown and defeats the Phoenix fleet, and the rebel crew retreats from the planet. Shown in the Star Wars Rebels episode of the same name.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Siege of Lothal
3 BBY · Books and comics
Leia, Princess of Alderaan
A novel in which sixteen-year-old Leia Organa trains for an Alderaanian rite of passage and is secretly recruited into the early Rebel Alliance by her adoptive parents. By Claudia Gray, published by Disney-Lucasfilm Press in 2017.
2 BBY · Story events
Ghorman Massacre
Imperial forces open fire on protesters in Ghorman's capital during a planned crackdown, killing many civilians and building support for the rebellion. Shown in Andor season 2.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Ghorman Massacre; Wikipedia: Rebel Alliance
2 BBY · Story events
Alliance to Restore the Republic formed
Scattered rebel cells unite as the Alliance to Restore the Republic, officially starting the Galactic Civil War. Shown in Star Wars Rebels.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Declaration of the Rebel Alliance; Wookieepedia: Alliance to Restore the Republic
c. 2 BBY – 5 ABY · Story events
Galactic Civil War
The war between the Rebel Alliance, later the New Republic, and the Galactic Empire. Sources disagree on when it started, between 4 and 1 BBY, and Wookieepedia gives 2 BBY. It ends in 5 ABY with the Galactic Concordance.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Galactic Civil War; Wikipedia: Rebel Alliance
1 BBY · Story events
Battle of Scarif
A rebel strike team led by Jyn Erso steals the Death Star plans from an Imperial vault on Scarif. No one on the team survives. Shown in Rogue One.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Scarif; Wikipedia: Death Star
1 BBY · Story events
Destruction of Alderaan
The Death Star destroys the peaceful planet Alderaan to show its power and to force information from Princess Leia. Shown in A New Hope.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Destruction of Alderaan; StarWars.com Databank: Alderaan
0 ABY · Story events
Battle of Yavin
In an assault led by Luke Skywalker, the Rebel Alliance destroys the first Death Star, its first major victory over the Empire. This battle is year zero of the Star Wars calendar. Shown in A New Hope.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Yavin; Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
3 ABY · Story events
Battle of Hoth
The Empire finds the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth and overruns it, forcing the rebels into a scattered retreat. Shown in The Empire Strikes Back.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Hoth; Wikipedia: The Empire Strikes Back
4 ABY · Story events
Battle of Endor
The Rebel Alliance destroys the second Death Star above the forest moon of Endor. Darth Vader kills Emperor Palpatine and dies himself. Shown in Return of the Jedi.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Endor; Wikipedia: Return of the Jedi
c. 4 ABY · Story events
Night of a Thousand Tears
During the Great Purge of Mandalore, the Galactic Empire massacres the Mandalorian people on Mandalore. Wookieepedia dates it to between 4 and 5 ABY, after the Battle of Endor. Referenced in The Mandalorian.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Night of a Thousand Tears; Wookieepedia: Great Purge of Mandalore
5 ABY · Story events
Battle of Jakku
New Republic forces defeat the remaining Imperial fleet over the desert world Jakku, the final, decisive battle of the war. Referenced in the Aftermath novels and The Force Awakens.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Jakku; Wikipedia: First Order (Star Wars)
5 ABY · Story events
Galactic Concordance
The Galactic Empire formally surrenders to the New Republic in a treaty signed on Chandrila, ending the Galactic Civil War and disarming the Imperial remnants. Referenced in the novel Empire's End.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Galactic Concordance; Wikipedia: First Order (Star Wars)
1 BBY · Story events
Liberation of Lothal, Thrawn's disappearance
Rebels free Lothal from the Empire. Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger vanish together into hyperspace with a pod of purrgil. Shown in the Star Wars Rebels finale.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Liberation of Lothal
1 BBY · Films
Rogue One
Rebels led by Jyn Erso steal the Death Star plans at the Battle of Scarif, days before A New Hope begins. A prologue with a young Jyn and her father, Galen Erso, is set thirteen years earlier. Released in US theaters on December 16, 2016.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Wikipedia: Rogue One
1 BBY – 0 ABY · Films
Episode IV: A New Hope
Luke Skywalker joins the Rebel Alliance, rescues Princess Leia and helps destroy the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin, the battle the calendar counts from. Released in theaters on May 25, 1977.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; Wikipedia: Star Wars (film)
1 BBY · Video games
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series
A virtual reality game in three episodes. You play a smuggler brought to Mustafar by Darth Vader, who wants your help uncovering Sith secrets in his fortress. Released by Disney Interactive in 2019.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series
0–2 ABY · Books and comics
Star Wars (Marvel, 2015)
A Marvel comic in which Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo and Chewbacca fight the Empire between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. It ran for 75 issues, from 2015 to 2019, first written by Jason Aaron.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars (2015)
0 ABY · Books and comics
Darth Vader (Marvel, 2015)
A Marvel comic in which Darth Vader rebuilds his standing with the Empire after the first Death Star is destroyed, pursuing his own agenda with the droids Triple Zero and Beetee. By Kieron Gillen, 25 issues from 2015 to 2016.
0–4 ABY · Books and comics
Doctor Aphra
A Marvel comic about the archaeologist Chelli Aphra, who takes dangerous jobs across the galaxy with the droids Triple Zero and Beetee and the Wookiee Black Krrsantan. First published in 2016, with a second series from 2020.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016); Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020)
3 ABY · Films
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire pursues the Rebel Alliance to the ice world Hoth, and Luke Skywalker trains with Jedi Master Yoda before confronting Darth Vader on Bespin. Released in theaters on May 21, 1980.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Wikipedia: The Empire Strikes Back
3 ABY · Video games
Star Wars Outlaws
A game in which you play Kay Vess, a small-time criminal who crosses a crime syndicate and gathers a crew for a heist across several worlds, between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Released by Ubisoft in 2024.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Outlaws
3 ABY · Books and comics
War of the Bounty Hunters
A Marvel crossover comic. Boba Fett tries to reclaim the carbon-frozen Han Solo after Crimson Dawn steals him first, drawing the Empire, the Rebel Alliance and the Hutt Clan into a scramble across the underworld. Published in 2021.
4 ABY · Films
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Rebel Alliance attacks a second Death Star above the forest moon of Endor, while Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Released in theaters on May 25, 1983.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi; Wikipedia: Return of the Jedi
4–34 ABY · Video games
Star Wars Battlefront II (campaign)
A game in which you play Iden Versio, commander of the Imperial special forces unit Inferno Squad, starting at the Battle of Endor. The story, with its Resurrection epilogue, continues into the First Order era in 34 ABY. Released by Electronic Arts in 2017.
4 ABY · Video games
Star Wars: Squadrons
A game in which you fly for both sides, the Empire's Titan Squadron and the New Republic's Vanguard Squadron, fighting over the wreckage of the second Death Star after Return of the Jedi. Released by Electronic Arts in 2020.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Squadrons
4–5 ABY · Video games
Star Wars: Uprising
A mobile role-playing game in which you play a smuggler, and later a pair of rebel siblings, in the isolated Anoat sector, spreading news of the Emperor's death past Governor Adelhard's Iron Blockade. Released by Kabam in 2015.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Uprising
4–5 ABY · Books and comics
Aftermath Trilogy
Three novels set in the months after the Battle of Endor, in which a bounty hunter, a former Imperial officer and other survivors are pulled into the fight to end the Empire's remaining hold on the galaxy. By Chuck Wendig, published by Del Rey from 2015 to 2017.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Aftermath (novel); Wookieepedia: Aftermath: Empire's End
5 ABY · Story events
Ben Solo born
Han Solo and Leia Organa's son, Ben, is born on Chandrila. He later falls to the dark side and takes the name Kylo Ren.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Ben Solo; Wikipedia: Kylo Ren
9 ABY · Live-action series
The Mandalorian
A Mandalorian bounty hunter, Din Djarin, is hired to capture a Force-sensitive child, Grogu, and instead protects him across the Outer Rim after the fall of the Empire. On Disney+ from 2019 to 2023, three seasons, all set in this year.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: The Mandalorian; Wookieepedia: The Mandalorian Season One
9 ABY · Live-action series
The Book of Boba Fett
Boba Fett and Fennec Shand take over Jabba the Hutt's former territory on Tatooine. Flashbacks show Fett's time with the Tusken Raiders after he escaped the Sarlacc in 4 ABY. On Disney+ from December 2021 to February 2022, one season.
9 ABY · Live-action series
Ahsoka
Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren search for the missing Ezra Bridger as Grand Admiral Thrawn prepares to return from another galaxy. On Disney+ from August to October 2023, with a second season scheduled for 2027.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Ahsoka; Wookieepedia: Ahsoka Season 1
c. 9 ABY · Live-action series
Skeleton Crew
Four kids from a hidden, prosperous world accidentally launch a starship from their neighborhood and get lost among pirates and scoundrels while trying to find their way home. On Disney+ from December 2024 to January 2025, one season.
c. 14 ABY · Films
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Din Djarin and Grogu take on a new mission together, between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Released in theaters on May 22, 2026.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu; Wikipedia: The Mandalorian and Grogu
21 ABY · Story events
First Order emerges
Imperial loyalists who fled into the Unknown Regions after the war organize as the First Order and secretly rebuild a military to reclaim the Empire's legacy. Wookieepedia dates the First Order from this year.
Sources: Wookieepedia: First Order; Wikipedia: First Order (Star Wars)
21 ABY · Books and comics
Shadow of the Sith
A novel in which Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian investigate the growing threat of the Sith Eternal, years after the fall of the Empire. By Adam Christopher, published by Del Rey in 2022.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Shadow of the Sith
28 ABY · Story events
Ben Solo's fall, destruction of Luke's Jedi temple
Ben Solo, Luke Skywalker's nephew and student, turns to the dark side, destroys Luke's new Jedi temple and becomes Kylo Ren. Luke goes into exile. Shown in flashback in The Last Jedi.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Destruction of the Jedi Temple; StarWars.com Databank: Kylo Ren
28 ABY · Books and comics
Bloodline
A novel set six years before The Force Awakens. Senator Leia Organa investigates a criminal conspiracy inside the New Republic while arguments over the Empire's legacy split the Senate. By Claudia Gray, published by Del Rey in 2016.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Bloodline (novel)
32–34 ABY · Books and comics
Poe Dameron
A Marvel comic in which the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron leads Black Squadron against the First Order, with the droid BB-8, before and after The Force Awakens. It ran for 31 issues, from 2016 to 2018.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Poe Dameron
34–35 ABY · Story events
First Order-Resistance War
A war of about a year between the First Order and the Resistance. It begins when the First Order destroys the New Republic's capital and ends at the Battle of Exegol. Shown in the sequel trilogy.
Sources: Wookieepedia: First Order-Resistance War; Wikipedia: First Order (Star Wars)
34 ABY · Story events
Destruction of the Hosnian system
The First Order's Starkiller Base fires on the Hosnian system, destroying the New Republic's capital and fleet in a single strike. Shown in The Force Awakens.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Hosnian Cataclysm; Wikipedia: First Order (Star Wars)
34 ABY · Story events
Death of Han Solo
On Starkiller Base, Han Solo tries to bring his son, Kylo Ren, back from the dark side, and Kylo Ren kills him. Shown in The Force Awakens.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Han Solo; Wikipedia: Han Solo
34 ABY · Story events
Battle of Crait
The First Order corners the last of the Resistance in an old rebel base on the mineral world Crait. Most escape aboard the Millennium Falcon after Luke Skywalker's stand against Kylo Ren. Shown in The Last Jedi.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Crait; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
35 ABY · Story events
Battle of Exegol
The Resistance and a fleet of civilian ships defeat the Final Order and the resurrected Emperor Palpatine above the hidden Sith world Exegol. Shown in The Rise of Skywalker.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Battle of Exegol; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
34 ABY · Films
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Rey, a scavenger, and Finn, a stormtrooper who defects, join the Resistance against the rising First Order, thirty years after the fall of the Empire. Released in theaters on December 18, 2015.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
34 ABY · Films
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Rey seeks out the exiled Luke Skywalker for training while the Resistance flees the First Order after the destruction of Starkiller Base. Released in theaters on December 15, 2017.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
34 ABY · Animated series
Star Wars Resistance
An animated series in which Kazuda Xiono goes undercover for the Resistance, flying with a crew based at the Colossus refueling platform as the First Order rises. On Disney Channel and Disney XD from 2018 to 2020, two seasons.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars Resistance
34 ABY · Video games
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
A game in which you play a droid repair technician stranded on Batuu and pulled into a hunt for smuggled cargo, between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. An added chapter, Temple of Darkness, follows an ancient Jedi around 233 BBY. Released by Disney Interactive in 2020.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
35 ABY · Films
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron lead the Resistance against the returned Emperor Palpatine and his Final Order fleet, ending the nine-film Skywalker saga. Released in theaters on December 20, 2019.
Sources: Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker; Wikipedia: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker