A viewing order for all of Star Wars.

Film  Yes, I know.  The web is littered with articles listing "the best order to watch Star Wars" or some such, but so, so many of them get it wrong.  Apart from ignoring the chronological viewing order of The Clone Wars and how the final season works in relation to Revenge of the Sith and The Bad Batch, they're rarely itemised by the episode, mention Forces of Destiny or include still blatantly canonical nonsense like the Ewok movies (no matter what Lucasfilm says).  So modelled on my viewing order for the Whoniverse, here's some click bait which you might nevertheless find useful.

Some notes.  It's up to you on which order you decide to watch the episodes of The Clone Wars and Resistance which take place simultaneously with a film.  I've put them after each film as a kind of "meanwhile" but this viewing order isn't really for people who haven't watched most of this before.  This chronology also focuses TV and film because they're traditionally considered to be the most canonical (although I'm tempted to include the adaptations of lost stories from The Clone Wars at some point).  I will keep this updated as each new series or film is released.

The shorts are the biggest problem because they weren't really designed to be watched in sequence (and the Star Wars website offers few answers) so any kind of attempt to find a logic placement is fruitless.  Forces of Destiny episodes have been grouped together under the relevant years for ease of watch, although suggestions welcome, especially in relation to The Clone Wars and Rebels tie-ins.  The Resistance shorts have been timed to fit between the two episodes of the Season One mid-season break when they were uploaded to YouTube.

For an explanation of how calendars work in Star Wars visit the Wookiepedia, which was the source for much of the dating here.  Basically BBY is Before Battle of Yavin and ABY is After Battle of Yavin, which obviously made sense when that was the great victory which brought down the Empire.

[Key: VIS=Visions, FOD=Forces of Destiny, TCW=The Clone Wars, TBB=The Bad Batch, OBI=Obi-Wan Kenobi, REB=Rebels, MAN=The Mandalorian, BOB=The Book of Boba-Fett, AHS=Ahsoka, RES=Resistance, RSS=Resistance Shorts, TOJ=Tales of the Jedi, TOE=Tales of the Empire, YJA=Young Jedi Adventures, YJAS=Young Jedi Adventures Shorts, ACO=The Acolyte, AND=Andor, MOV=Films.]


THE PAST


VIS 1.01:  The Duel

VIS 1.07:  The Elder


232 BBY


YJAS: 1.1  Meet the Young Jedi
YJAS: 1.2  Lys' Creature Caper
YJAS: 1.3  Kai's Daring Droid Rescue
YJAS: 1.4  Nubs and the Flower Fiasco
YJAS: 1.5  Nash's Firework Frenzy
YJAS: 1.6  Taborr's Pirate Showdown

YJA: 1.1  The Young Jedi
YJA: 1.2  Yoda's Mission
YJA: 1.3  Nash's Race Day
YJA: 1.4  The Lost Jedi Ship
YJA: 1.5  Get Well Nubs
YJA: 1.6  The Junk Giant
YJA: 1.7  Lys and The Snowy Mountain Rescue
YJA: 1.8  Attack of the Training Droids
YJA: 1.9  The Jellyfruit Pursuit
YJA: 1.10  Creature Safari
YJA: 1.11  Squadron
YJA: 1.12  Forest Defenders
YJA: 1.13  The Jedi and the Thief
YJA: 1.14  The Missing Kibbin
YJA: 1.15  The Girl and Her Gargantua
YJA: 1.16  The Show Must Go On
YJA: 1.17  The Princess and the Jedi
YJA: 1.18  Kai's Bad Day
YJA: 1.19  Visitor's Day
YJA: 1.20  The Growing Green Danger
YJA: 1.21  The Ganguls
YJA: 1.22  Bad Eggs
YJA: 1.23  Off the Rails
YJA: 1.24  The Thieves of Tharnaka
YJA: 1.25  Tree Troubles
YJA: 1.26  Big Brother's Bounty
YJA: 1.27  Charhound Chase
YJA: 1.28  Creature Comforts
YJA: 1.29  An Adventure with Yoda
YJA: 1.30  The Talon Takeover
YJA: 1.31  Mystery of the Opal Cave
YJA: 1.32  Clash
YJA: 1.33  Stuck in the Muck
YJA: 1.34  Junkyard Sleepover
YJA: 1.35  The Great Leaf Glide
YJA: 1.36  The Harvest Feast
YJA: 1.37  Life Day
YJA: 1.38  Raxlo Strikes Back
YJA: 1.39  Aftershock
YJA: 1.40  Feather Frenzy
YJA: 1.41  Best Friends
YJA: 1.42  Happy Trails, Nubs
YJA: 1.43  The Tale of Short Spire
YJA: 1.44  The Team Up
YJA: 1.45  The Caves of Batuu
YJA: 1.46  Finders Keepers
YJA: 1.47  The Starship Show
YJA: 1.48  Nash's Super Busy Day
YJA: 1.49  The Prince And The Pirate

YJAS: 2.1  Firehawk Rescue
YJAS: 2.2  Skyring Soaring
YJAS: 2.3  A Droid's Mission
YJAS: 2.4  Younglings in the Wild
YJAS: 2.5  Junkyard Joust
YJAS: 2.6  Nubs-tacle Course


232 BBY


ACO: 1.1   Lost / Found
ACO: 1.2   Revenge / Justice
ACO: 1.3   Destiny
ACO: 1.4   Day
ACO: 1.5   Night
ACO: 1.6   Teach / Corrupt
ACO: 1.7   Choice
ACO: 1.8   The Acolyte


68 BBY


TOJ: 1.02:  Justice


42 BBY


TOJ: 1.03:  Choices

ZEN 1.01:  Grogu and Dust Bunnies


36 BBY


TOJ 1.01:  Life and Death


32 BBY


MOV:  Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace

FOD 2.10:  Monster Misunderstanding

TOJ 1.04:  The Sith Lord


22 BBY


MOV:  Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones

TCW 2.16:  Cat and Mouse
TCW 1.16:  Hidden Enemy

MOV:  The Clone Wars

TCW 3.01:  Clone Cadets
TCW 3.03:  Supply Lines
TCW 1.01:  Ambush
TCW 1.02:  Rising Malevolence
TCW 1.03:  Shadow of Malevolence
TCW 1.04:  Destroy Malevolence
TCW 1.05:  Rookies
TCW 1.06:  Downfall of a Droid
TCW 1.07:  Duel of the Droids
TCW 1.08:  Bombad Jedi


21 BBY


TCW 1.09:  Cloak of Darkness
TCW 1.10:  Lair of Grievous
TCW 1.11:  Dooku Captured
TCW 1.12:  The Gungan General
TCW 1.13:  Jedi Crash
TCW 1.14:  Defenders of Peace
TCW 1.15:  Trespass
TCW 1.17:  Blue Shadow Virus
TCW 1.18:  Mystery of a Thousand Moons
TCW 1.19:  Storm over Ryloth
TCW 1.20:  Innocents of Ryloth
TCW 1.21:  Liberty on Ryloth

TOJ 1.05:  Practice Makes Perfect

TCW 2.01:  Holocron Heist
TCW 2.02:  Cargo of Doom
TCW 2.03:  Children of the Force
TCW 2.17:  Bounty Hunters
TCW 2.18:  The Zillo Beast
TCW 2.19:  The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
FOD 1.02:  Unexpected Company
TCW 2.04:  Senate Spy
TCW 2.05:  Landing at Point Rain
TCW 2.06:  Weapons Factory
TCW 2.07:  Legacy of Terror
TCW 2.08:  Brain Invaders
TCW 2.09:  Grievous Intrigue
TCW 2.10:  The Deserter
TCW 2.11:  Lightsaber Lost
TCW 2.12:  The Mandalore Plot
TCW 2.13:  Voyage of Temptation
TCW 2.14:  Duchess of Mandalore
TCW 2.20:  Death Trap
TCW 2.21:  R2 Come Home
TCW 2.22:  Lethal Trackdown

TCW 3.05:  Corruption
TCW 3.06:  The Academy
TCW 3.07:  Assassin
TCW 3.02:  ARC Troopers
TCW 3.04:  Sphere of Influence
TCW 3.08:  Evil Plans
TCW 1.22:  Hostage Crisis
TCW 3.09:  Hunt for Ziro

FOD 1.11:  Teach You, I Will

TCW 3.10:  Heroes on Both Side
TCW 3.11:  Pursuit of Peace

FOD 1.04:  The Padawan Path
FOD 1.06:  The Imposter Inside
FOD 1.12:  The Starfighter Stunt

TCW 2.15:  Senate Murders


20 BBY


TCW 3.12:  Nightsisters
TCW 3.13:  Monster
TCW 3.14:  Witches of the Mist
TCW 3.15:  Overlords
TCW 3.16:  Altar of Mortis
TCW 3.17:  Ghosts of Mortis
TCW 3.18:  The Citadel
TCW 3.19:  Counter Attack
TCW 3.20:  Citadel Rescue
TCW 3.21:  Padawan Lost
TCW 3.22:  Wookiee Hunt

TCW 4.01:  Water War
TCW 4.02:  Gungan Attack
TCW 4.03:  Prisoners
TCW 4.04:  Shadow Warrior
TCW 4.05:  Mercy Mission
TCW 4.06:  Nomad Droids
TCW 4.07:  Darkness on Umbara
TCW 4.08:  The General
TCW 4.09:  Plan of Dissent
TCW 4.10:  Carnage of Krell
TCW 4.11:  Kidnapped
TCW 4.12:  Slaves of the Republic
TCW 4.13:  Escape from Kadavo
TCW 4.14:  A Friend In Need
TCW 4.15:  Deception
TCW 4.16:  Friends and Enemies
TCW 4.17:  The Box
TCW 4.18:  Crisis on Naboo

TOE 1.01:  The Path of Fear

TCW 4.19:  Massacre
TCW 4.20:  Bounty
TCW 4.21:  Brothers
TCW 4.22:  Revenge

TCW 5.02:  A War on Two Fronts
TCW 5.03:  Front Runners
TCW 5.04:  The Soft War
TCW 5.05:  Tipping Points
TCW 5.06:  The Gathering
TCW 5.07:  A Test of Strength
TCW 5.08:  Bound for Rescue
TCW 5.09:  A Necessary Bond
TCW 5.10:  Secret Weapons
TCW 5.11:  A Sunny Day in the Void
TCW 5.12:  Missing in Action
TCW 5.13:  Point of No Return


19 BBY


VIS 1.04:  The Village Bride

TCW 5.01:  Revival
TCW 5.14:  Eminence
TCW 5.15:  Shades of Reason
TCW 5.16:  The Lawless
TCW 5.17:  Sabotage
TCW 5.18:  The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
TCW 5.19:  To Catch a Jedi
TCW 5.20:  The Wrong Jedi

TCW 6.01:  The Unknown
TCW 6.02:  Conspiracy
TCW 6.03:  Fugitive
TCW 6.04:  Orders
TCW 6.05:  An Old Friend
TCW 6.06:  The Rise of Clovis
TCW 6.07:  Crisis at the Heart
TCW 6.08:  The Disappeared
TCW 6.09:  The Disappeared: Pt. II
TCW 6.10:  The Lost One
TCW 6.11:  Voices
TCW 6.12:  Destiny
TCW 6.13:  Sacrifice

TCW 7.05:  Gone with a Trace
TCW 7.06:  Deal No Deal
TCW 7.07:  Dangerous Debt
TCW 7.08:  Together Again
TCW 7.01:  The Bad Batch
TCW 7.02:  A Distant Echo
TCW 7.03:  On the Wings of Keeradaks
TCW 7.04:  Unfinished Business
TCW 7.09:  Old Friends Not Forgotten
TCW 7.10:  The Phantom Apprentice

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

TCW 7.11:  Shattered
TCW 7.12:  Victory and Death

TOE 1.04:  Devoted
TOE 1.05:  Realization

TBB 1.01:  Aftermath
TBB 1.02:  Cut and Run
TBB 1.03:  Replacements
TBB 1.04:  Cornered
TBB 1.05:  Rampage
TBB 1.06:  Decommissioned
TBB 1.07:  Battle Scars
TBB 1.08:  Reunion
TBB 1.09:  Bounty Lost
TBB 1.10:  Common Ground
TBB 1.11:  Devil's Deal
TBB 1.12:  Rescue on Ryloth
TBB 1.13:  Infested
TBB 1.14:  War-Mantle
TBB 1.15:  Return to Kamino
TBB 1.16:  Kamino Lost

TBB 2.01: Spoils of War
TBB 2.02: Ruins of War
TBB 2.03: The Solitary Cline
TBB 2.04: Faster
TBB 2.05: Entombed
TBB 2.06: Tribe
TBB 2.07: The Clone Conspiracy
TBB 2.08: Truth and Consequences


18 BBY


TBB 2.09: The Crossing
TBB 2.10: Retrieval
TBB 2.11: Metamorphosis
TBB 2.12: The Outpost
TBB 2.13: Pabu
TBB 2.14: Tipping Point
TBB 2.15: The Summit
TBB 2.16: Plan 99

TBB 3.01: Confined
TBB 3.02: Paths Unknown
TBB 3.03: Shadows of Tantiss
TBB 3.04: A Different Approach
TBB 3.05: The Return
TBB 3.06: Infiltration
TBB 3.07: Extraction
TBB 3.08: Bad Territory
TBB 3.09: The Harbinger
TBB 3.10: Identity Crisis
TBB 3.11: Point of No Return
TBB 3.12: Juggernaut
TBB 3.13: Into The Breach
TBB 3.14: Flash Strike
TBB 3.15: The Cavalry Has Arrived


11 BBY

FOD 2.16:  Triplecross

VIS 1.02:  Tatooine Rhapsody

VIS 1.08:  Lup & Ocho


10 BBY


MOV:  Solo: A Star Wars Story


9 BBY


VIS 1.06:  T0-B1

TOE 1.02:  The Path of Anger

TOJ 1.06:  Resolve

OBI 1.01:  Part I
OBI 1.02:  Part II
OBI 1.03:  Part III
OBI 1.04:  Part VI
OBI 1.05:  Part V
OBI 1.06:  Part VI


8 BBY

TOE 1.06:  The Way Out

5 BBY


AND 1:01:  Kassa
AND 1:02:  That Would Be Me
AND 1:03:  Reckoning
AND 1:04:  Aldanhi
AND 1:05:  The Axe Forgets
AND 1:06:  The Eye
AND 1:07:  Announcement
AND 1:08:  Narkina 5
AND 1:09:  Nobody's Listening!
AND 1:10:  One Way Out
AND 1:11:  Daughter of Ferrix
AND 1:12:  Rix Road

REB 0.01:  The Machine in the Ghost
REB 0.02:  Art Attack
REB 0.03:  Entanglement
REB 0.04:  Property of Ezra Bridger
REB 1.01:  Spark of Rebellion I
REB 1.02:  Spark of Rebellion II
REB 1.03:  Droids in Distress
REB 1.04:  Fighter Flight
REB 1.05:  Rise of the Old Masters
REB 1.06:  Breaking Ranks
REB 1.07:  Out of Darkness


4 BBY


REB 1.08:  Empire Day
REB 1.09:  Gathering Forces
REB 1.10:  Path of the Jedi
REB 1.11:  Idiot's Array
REB 1.12:  Vision of Hope
REB 1.13:  Call to Action
REB 1.14:  Rebel Resolve
REB 1.15:  Fire Across the Galaxy

FOD 2.01:  Hasty Departure

REB 2.01:  The Siege of Lothal I
REB 2.02:  The Siege of Lothal II
REB 2.03:  The Lost Commanders
REB 2.04:  Relics of the Old Republic
REB 2.05:  Always Two There Are
REB 2.06:  Brothers of the Broken Horn
REB 2.07:  Wings of the Master
REB 2.08:  Blood Sisters
REB 2.09:  Stealth Strike


3 BBY


FOD 1.08:  Bounty of Trouble
FOD 1.09:  Newest Recruit
FOD 1.13:  Accidental Allies
FOD 1.16:  Crash Course
FOD 2.15:  A Disarming Lesson

REB 2.10: The Future of the Force
REB 2.11:  Legacy
REB 2.12:  A Princess on Lothal
REB 2.13:  The Protector of Concord Dawn
REB 2.14:  Legends of the Lasat
REB 2.15:  The Call
REB 2.16:  Homecoming
REB 2.17:  The Honourable Ones
REB 2.18:  Shroud of Darkness
REB 2.19:  The Forgotten Droid
REB 2.20:  The Mystery of Chopper Base
REB 2.21:  Twilight of the Apprentice I
REB 2.22:  Twilight of the Apprentice II


2 BBY


FOD 2.11:  Art History

REB 3.01:  Steps Into Shadow I
REB 3.02:  Steps Into Shadow II
REB 3.03:  The Holocrons of Fate
REB 3.04:  The Antilles Extraction
REB 3.05:  Hera's Heroes
REB 3.06:  The Last Battle
REB 3.07:  Imperial Supercommandos
REB 3.08:  Iron Squadron
REB 3.09:  The Wynkahthu Job
REB 3.10:  An Inside Man
REB 3.11:  Visions and Voices
REB 3.12:  Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 1
REB 3.13:  Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 2
REB 3.14:  Warhead
REB 3.15:  Trials of the Darksaber
REB 3.16:  Legacy of Mandalore
REB 3.17:  Through Imperial Eyes
REB 3.18:  Secret Cargo
REB 3.19:  Double Agent Droid
REB 3.20:  Twin Suns
REB 3.21:  Zero Hour: Part 1
REB 3.22:  Zero Hour: Part 2


1 BBY


REB 4.01:  Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1
REB 4.02:  Heroes of Mandalore: Part 2
REB 4.03:  In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1
REB 4.04:  In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2
REB 4.05:  The Occupation
REB 4.06:  Flight of the Defender
REB 4.07:  Kindred

FOD 1.07:  The Stranger
DOD 1.04:  Jyn's Trade

REB 4.08:  Crawler Commandeers
REB 4.09:  Rebel Assault
REB 4.10:  Jedi Night
REB 4.11:  DUME
REB 4.12:  Wolves and a Door
REB 4.13:  A World Between Worlds
REB 4.14:  A Fool's Hope
REB 4.15:  Family Reunion – and Farewell I
REB 4.16:  Family Reunion – and Farewell II

MOV:  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


0 ABY


MOV:  Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope


3 ABY


FOD 1.05: Beasts of Echo Base

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
[FOD 2.07:  The Path Ahead]

MOV:  Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure

MOV:  Ewoks: The Battle for Endor


4 ABY


FOD 2.06:  Bounty Hunted

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
[FOD 1.03:  Ewok Escape]

FOD 1.14:  An Imperial Feast
FOD 2.09:  Chopper and Friends
FOD 2.14:  Traps and Tribulations

8 ABY

TOE 1.03:  The Path of Hate

9 ABY


MAN 1.01:  Chapter 1: The Mandalorian
MAN 1.02:  Chapter 2: The Child
MAN 1.03:  Chapter 3: The Sin
MAN 1.04:  Chapter 4: Sanctuary
MAN 1.05:  Chapter 5: The Gunslinger
MAN 1.06:  Chapter 6: The Prisoner
MAN 1.07:  Chapter 7: The Reckoning
MAN 1.08:  Chapter 8: Redemption
MAN 2.01:  Chapter 9: The Marshal
MAN 2.02:  Chapter 10: The Passenger
MAN 2.03:  Chapter 11: The Heiress
MAN 2.04:  Chapter 12: The Siege
MAN 2.05:  Chapter 13: The Jedi
MAN 2.06:  Chapter 14: The Tragedy
MAN 2.07:  Chapter 15: The Believer
MAN 2.08:  Chapter 16: The Rescue

BOB 1.01: Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land
BOB 1.02: Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine
BOB 1.03: Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
BOB 1.04: Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm
BOB 1.05: Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian
BOB 1.06: Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
BOB 1.07: Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor

MAN 3.01: Chapter 17: The Apostate
MAN 3.02: Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore
MAN 3.03: Chapter 19: The Convert
MAN 3.04: Chapter 20: The Foundling
MAN 3.05: Chapter 21: The Pirate
MAN 3.06: Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
MAN 3.07: Chapter 23: The Spies
MAN 3.08: Chapter 24: The Return

AHS 1.01: Part One: Master and Apprentice
AHS 1.02: Part Two: Toil and Trouble
AHS 1.03: Part Three: Time to Fly
AHS 1.04: Part Four: Fallen Jedi
AHS 1.05: Part Five: Shadow Warrior
AHS 1.06: Part Six: Far, Far Away
AHS 1.07: Part Seven: Dreams and Madness
AHS 1.08: Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord

33 ABY


FOD 1.15:  The Happabore Hazard

FOD 2.05:  Run Rey Run


34 ABY

RES 1.01: The Recruit
RES 1.02: The Triple Dark
RED 1/03: Fuel for the Fire
RES 1.04:  The High Tower 
RES 1.05:  The Children from Tehar 
RES 1.06:  Signal from Sector Six 
RES 1.07:  Synara's Score 
RES 1.08:  The Platform Classic 
RES 1.09:  Secrets and Holograms 
RES 1.10:  Station Theta Black 

RSS 1.01: The Search for Kaz
RSS 1.02: Dart and Cover
RSS 1.03: Neeku's Reward
RSS 1.04: When Thieves Drop By
RSS 1.05: Treasure Chest
RSS 1.06: G-LN
RSS 1.07: Bucket's Quest
RSS 1.08: Unmotivated
RSS 1.09: The Need for Speed
RSS 1.10: Buggle's Day Out
RSS 1.11: Sixty Seconds to Destruction
RSS 1.12: The Rematch

RES 1.11:  Bibo 
RES 1.12:  Dangerous Business 
RES 1.13:  The Doza Dilemma 
RES 1.14:  The First Order Occupation 
RES 1.15:  The New Trooper 
RES 1.16:  The Core Problem 
RES 1.17:  The Disappeared 
RES 1.18:  Descent 
RES 1.19:  No Escape: Part 1 
RES 1.20:  No Escape: Part 2 

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
[FOD 1.01:  Sands of Jakku]
[FOD 1.02:  BB-8 Bandits]
[FOD 1.10:  Tracker Trouble]
[FOD 2.13:  Perilous Pursuit]

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
[FOD 2.03:  Shuttle Shock]
[FOD 2.08:  Porg Problems]
[FOD 2.12:  Porgs!]

RES 2.01:  Into the Unknown 
RES 2.02:  A Quick Salvage Run 
RES 2.03:  Live Fire 
RES 2.04:  Hunt on Celsor 3 
RES 2.05:  The Engineer 
RES 2.06:  From Beneath 
RES 2.07:  The Relic Raiders 
RES 2.08:  Rendezvous Point 
RES 2.09:  The Voxx Vortex 5000 
RES 2.10:  Kaz's Curse 
RES 2.11:  Station to Station 
RES 2.12:  The Missing Agent 
RES 2.13:  Breakout 
RES 2.14:  The Mutiny 
RES 2.15:  The New World 
RES 2.16:  No Place Safe 
RES 2.17:  Rebuilding the Resistance 
RES 2.18:  The Escape


35 ABY

MOV:  Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker


THE FUTURE


VIS  1.09:  Akakiri

VIS 1.03:  The Twins

VIS 1.05:  The Ninth Jedi

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