It was divided into eight eras, spanning thousands of years before Episode IV to about forty years after Episode VI. To better make sense of the new canopy, here is a guide to what happened in each era.įrom the year 2000 to 2014, Star Wars used what is now considered the Legacy Timeline. The most recent demarcates the launch of the High Republic multimedia project. More than this, Disney has reshuffled the timelines twice in the last six months to better organize the layout of their imminent stories.
Star Wars fans are facing a tidal wave of new content in the next few years, from books to comics to streaming Disney+ shows.