Rey, who’s told by the zombified Sith Lord that she’s a Palpatine, too, adopts the Skywalker moniker. Oh, and the clone of Emperor Palpatine ( who somehow returned) dies, too, or so we’re led to believe. The final chapter of the Skywalker saga sees the surviving Skywalkers die: Leia passes in peace and Kylo sacrifices himself for Rey. But for “Star Wars” fans who are still working out the differences between the Republic, the Rebellion and the Resistance, we’ll measure in plain old Earth time.įinn, Rey, C3PO and their pilot pal Poe are reunited in 'The Rise of Skywalker.' Jonathan Olley/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Lucasfilm/Everett Collection “The Phantom Menace” takes place more than 30 years before this battle. Many “Star Wars” diehards mark the passage of time in the galaxy by the Battle of Yavin, the fateful fight in “A New Hope” in which the first iteration of the Death Star is destroyed. Omitted from this timeline are anthology series like “Star Wars Visions.” These details are pulled from the official “Star Wars” resources “Ultimate Star Wars” and “Star Wars Character Encyclopedia,” as well as experts from outlets like USA Today and the AV Club. Worry not, padawans: CNN has laid out a comprehensive timeline of the “ Star Wars” canon so you can follow all of the franchise’s time-jumps without getting lost in space. “Andor” is a prequel to “Rogue One,” itself a prequel to “A New Hope.” And the forthcoming Disney+ series “The Acolyte” takes place hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga. “The Mandalorian” is set between the original film trilogy and the latest sequels.

The problem? All the stories take place at different points of time in the galaxy far, far away. “ Star Wars” fans have much to look forward to in terms of new content.

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