It has been over 45 years since audiences first experienced the magical world ofStar Wars, from the visionary mind of George Lucas. With 1977’sStar Wars, fans took their steps into a much larger world, one that has been expanding every year ever since.
Almost half a century after the originalStar Warsfilm, there’s an abundance ofStar Warscontent for fans to watch, and it’s all accessible onDisney Plus. This includes every movie and TV show, including the now non-canon ones. To follow the canonStar Warsstory, this list serves as the ultimate viewing guide.
19The Phantom Menace
Chronologically, theStar WarsSaga begins withThe Phantom Menace. Episode I follows the Jedi KnightQui-Gon Jinn, and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, as they attempt to rescue Queen Amidala from the Trade Federation on Naboo.
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During their travels, they land on Tatooine and encounter nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, who is immensely strong in the Force. The duo must decide Anakin’s fate and battle a Sith Lord, the ancient enemy of the Jedi.
18Attack of the Clones
Episode II,Attack of the Clones, takes place a few years afterThe Phantom Menace. Obi-Wan Kenobi, now a Jedi Master, uncovers a secret clone army on the planet Kamino, in search of the assassin Jango Fett.
Meanwhile, his Padawan Anakin Skywalker is tasked with protecting Senator Padmé Amidala. The pair discovers a mutual and forbidden love, as well as the Dark side that brews within Anakin.
17The Clone Wars Movie
At the end ofAttack of the Clones, a galactic war begins between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Republic.The Clone Wars(2008) follows Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker, with his new Padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano.
The new pairing venture across the galaxy to rescue the kidnapped son of the crime lord Jabba the Hutt, all whilst battling Sith forces like Count Dooku, and the droid army of the Trade Federation.
16The Clone Wars Series
Following theClone Warsmovie, this animated series contains seven seasons of canon events that transpire betweenAttack of the Clones, andRevenge of the Sith. The show grows the brotherly relationship between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, whilst maturing the Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano.
The series helps audiences to connect to the clone army. Each is identical, but has its own personality. It makes for a deeper tragedy upon rewatchingRevenge of the Sith.
15Revenge of the Sith
The Clone Wars draw to a close as Anakin and Obi-Wan rescue Chancellor Palpatine from the clutches of Count Dooku. Anakin is tasked with spying on Palpatine, whilst Obi-Wan is tasked with finding and killing General Grievous.
With Anakin’s fear of losing his wife, Padmé, he seeks the power of the Dark Side, and thus leaves the Force in darkness at the commencement of Order 66, a Jedi Purge. The final battle betweenAnakin, now Darth Vader,and Kenobi leads to the events of 1977’sStar Wars.
After season 7 ofThe Clone Warsintroduced audiences to The Bad Batch, a selective group of modified clones, they were given their own Disney Plus series. These clones find themselves back on Kamino, conflicted on the direction of theRepublic into an Empire.
The Bad Batchfollows the group of unique clones as they scrounge up credits to survive, while also evading the Empire, which has turned their brothers, the regular clones, into fascist soldiers.
13Solo: AStar WarsStory
The fan-favorite character played by Harrison Ford, Han Solo, received an origin story movie. Here,Solois played by Alden Ehrenreich, who portrays a young and charismatic Han Solo as he learns the roots of smuggling and crime.
It’s a fun adventure, with a large-scale heist. It also shows audiences how Han came to be best friends with Chewbacca, and his friendly rivalry with the charming Lando Calrissian.
12Obi-Wan Kenobi
After the tragic loss of the Jedi Order, Obi-Wan Kenobi enters exile on Tatooine. Here, he watches over Luke Skywalker, the secret son of Anakin. The story takes place ten years afterRevenge of the Sithand shows a broken and hopeless Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Kenobi returns to action after the kidnapping of, Leia Organa. He mustfind himself through the Force, and regain the hope lost, to become the Jedi Master he once was.
11Star Wars: Rebels
With the Empire holding an oppressive grip over the galaxy, ravaging planet resources, and hunting what remains of the Jedi Order, it is up to a rag-tag group of Rebels to fight back. Ezra Bridger, a young Force-sensitive boy, seeks training from Jedi survivor Kanan Jarrus.
The stories inRebelswill be further explored in the upcomingAhsokaDisney Plus series. There are plenty of emotional and dramatic moments for audiences to appreciate.
10Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Jyn Erso’s father is taken by the Galactic Empire to help complete the ultimate space weapon, the Death Star. Jyn them teams up with a band of rebels to find her father, and steal the Death Star plans.
This film serves as a direct prequel to 1977’sStar Wars.It explains how the rebels got the Death Star plans, and ties in perfectly to the original trilogy.
