Disney+ makes it easy to marathon the Star Wars saga. But in what order should you watch? Before you press play, we’ve got several options for your next binge.
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It’s never been easier to marathon stream the whole franchise, but before you dive into the first chapter, it’s important to decide your preferred viewing order. Do you start with the original trilogy or the prequel movies? What about the standalone films and the television shows? Whichever order you choose, here’s how to watch.Theatrical Release Order
The most obvious answer is theatrical release order, since this was what George Lucas originally intended. It starts with the original trilogy, then takes us back to the prequel movies, before finishing with Disney’s sequel films. Following this order, you get Luke overcoming Darth Vader, Vader’s origin story, and then Rey picking up the legacy Luke left behind. It can get a bit awkward if you add the standalone Star Wars films, since Rogue One and Solo would interrupt the sequel trilogy.
If you’re doing a re-watch and are interested in preserving the storyline of the core movies, just skip those two films. They have no impact on the overarching narrative, anyway. First-timers who want the full experience can certainly watch them in release order, or place the standalone films before or after the sequel trilogy. If you want to go by release order, your marathon should look like this:
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Rogue One (optional)
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Solo (optional)
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of SkywalkerChronological Order
George Lucas had always intended for the original film to be a small part in a larger narrative. So just because it was the first to be released doesn’t mean it’s the start of the story. Instead of going with release order, you can also try chronological order, based on when the movies are supposed to take place. This would mean watching Episodes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX in numerical order. If you’re adding the standalone films, Rogue One and Solo can fit between Episodes III and IV, and it should work fine.
However, since this order completely ruins the Darth Vader reveal in the original films, it’s not advisable that anyone should watch these movies for the first time in this order. Watching Star Wars in chronological order is more of a fun experiment for longtime fans to see the series from a new perspective. If you were to watch the Star Wars films in chronological order, it would look like this:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Solo (optional)
Rogue One (optional)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of SkywalkerMachete Order
If you’ve already experienced release and chronological order, there’s another option to try: Machete Order.
