![]() Spoiler: the ‘Phantom Menace’ is Senator Sheev Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), aka Darth Sidious, the man who’ll later become the Emperor, pulling the strings on a manufactured dispute to destabilise the Republic. Yippee! The first chapter in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy is both the story of Jake Lloyd’s young Anakin Skywalker (fated to become Darth Vader) being rescued from servitude by Jedi duo Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (hello there, Ewan McGregor), and a look at how the Empire’s eventual rise began with political meddling and Sith-flavoured subterfuge in the highest halls of power. The Skywalker Saga begins – not with a bang but with, er, trade negotiations. Seatbelts on, course plotted, hyperspace jump ready: punch it. We’re making it easy for you, so all you need to know is that ‘BBY’ and ‘ABY’ mean ‘Before the Battle of Yavin’, and – you guessed it – ‘After the Battle of Yavin’, referring to the blowing up of the Death Star at the end of the original Star Wars, aka Episode IV – A New Hope. To keep things simple, we’re breaking down all the big stuff in order – every film, series, and need-to-know era, including a handful of stories that haven’t even reached us yet. With three film trilogies, two spin-off movies, multiple animated series, several live-action shows, canonical video games, plus an entire era so far only explored in novels and comics, the Star Wars timeline has never been bigger – and it’s always expanding in multiple directions. ![]() Otherwise, her favorite pastimes include working at an independent bookstore, petting her cat, replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition, thinking about Tom Hiddleston's Loki, defending Daenerys Targaryen, and earning a hypothetical Master's Degree in all things Taylor Swift.Ask any Star Wars fan about which film sits where on the timeline of the galaxy far, far away, and they’re most likely tell you it’s simple – before, five minutes later, ranting and raving with a web of red string and a whiteboard, in the style of the Charlie Day Always Sunny meme. As such, she’s fascinated by the convergence of fandom studies and media history. Her love for fandom culture and its unique joys emerged after spending time on and. Having grown up with an imagination fueled by Universal Monsters, Turner Classic Movies marathons, the Disney Renaissance, and her local library, becoming a pop culture nerd was inevitable. ![]() Rarely seen without a book in her hand, she participated in the pre-publication promotional teams for New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft’s novels A Far Wilder Magic and A Fragile Enchantment. In addition to writing about Marvel, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Farscape, Game of Thrones, Studio Ghibli, Guillermo Del Toro, film noir, horror, and K-Dramas for Collider, she's had the pleasure of contributing to the independent film journal Bright Wall/Dark Room and interviewing filmmakers for IndieWire’s Women and Hollywood division. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Filmmaking from Stephens College in 2013. A lifelong lover of storytelling, she has over a decade of professional experience writing about entertainment through a critical, analytical lens. ![]() Kelcie Mattson is just a small town girl and a senior features writer for Collider. So, what exactly is Star Wars: The High Republic? If you want to dive into this massive - and massively thrilling - venture, where do you start? Context is always helpful, especially with The Acolyte reportedly scheduled to debut this June on Disney+. Set in a previously unexplored time frame several centuries before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the High Republic includes novels (adult, young adult, and middle grade), audio dramas, several comic series, a manga, the Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures animated series, the High Republic Show hosted by Krystina Arielle, and the upcoming live-action miniseries The Acolyte, courtesy of creator Leslye Headland. Perhaps no Disney-era Star Wars project has been as remarkably Lucas-level ambitious as the High Republic, a multimedia publishing initiative responsible for some of the best Star Wars content of the 21st century. The franchise has rarely taken a break since, especially since Lucasfilm's acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 2012. George Lucas's vision was impressive and unabashedly weird from its inception, and his team created a movie captivating enough to ensnare the world.
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