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Star Wars is an American epic space opera[1] multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film[b] and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe.[c] In 2020, its total value was estimated at US$70 billion, and it is currently the fifth-highest-grossing media franchise of all time.

Star Wars
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Created by
George Lucas
Original work
Star Wars (1977)[a][b]
Owner
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Print publications
Book(s)
List of reference books
Novel(s)
List of novels
Short stories
See list of novels
Comics
List of comics
Comic strip(s)
See list of comics
Magazine(s)
Star Wars Insider
(1987–present)
Films and television
Film(s)
Full list
Live-action
Skywalker Saga
(9 films; 1977–2019)
Anthology
(2 films; 2016–present)
Animated

The Clone Wars
(1 theatrical pilot; 2008)
Short film(s)
Reflections (2018)
Television series
Full list
The Mandalorian
(2019–present)
The Book of Boba Fett
(2021)
Andor
(2022)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(2022)
Television special(s)
Holiday Special
(1978)
Television film(s)
List of TV films
Games
Role-playing
List of RPGs
Video game(s)
Full list
X-Wing
(4 games; 1993–1999)
Jedi Knight
(4 games; 1995–2003)
Rogue Squadron
(3 games; 1998–2003)
Knights of the Old Republic (4 games;
2003–present)
Battlefront
(8 games; 2004–2017)
Lego Star Wars
(6 games; 2005–present)
The Force Unleashed
(2 games; 2008–2010)
Audio
Radio program(s)
List of radio dramas
Original music
Music
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)
Merchandise
Theme park attraction(s)
List of attractions
The original film (Star Wars), retroactively subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), was followed by the sequels Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), forming the original Star Wars trilogy. Lucas later returned to filmmaking to direct a prequel trilogy, consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). In 2012, Lucas sold his production company to Disney, relinquishing his ownership of the franchise. The subsequently produced sequel trilogy consists of Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017), and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

All nine films of the "SkywalkerThe Star Wars franchise has been spun off to various television productions, including two animated series released in the mid-1980s. Further animated series began to be released in the 2000s, the first two of which focused on the Clone Wars. After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, only the later one remained canon. Eight live-action Star Wars series will be released on Disney+. The first, The Mandalorian, premiered on November 12, 2019. Star Wars won the 2020 Webby Award for Television & Film in the category Social.[77] Disney+ later released the Ewoks movies and animated series, along the animated first appearance of Boba Fett, and the Clone Wars animated micro-series in a section called Star Wars Vintage, that section will also include the Droids animated series in the future.[78][79] Certain aspects of the original Clone Wars micro-series are considered to not contradict the canon, while others do.[80]

A live-action spinoff of The Mandalorian, titled The Book of Boba Fett, was announced in December 2020 and is set to be released on December 29, 2021.[
Main article: List of Star Wars television series
Many Star Wars series have been produced, both animated and live-action. The first being Star Wars: Droids in 1985, and the next being The Book of Boba Fett in December.The Star Wars film series centers around three sets of trilogies, the nine films of which are collectively referred to as the "Skywalker saga".[32] They were produced non-chronologically, with Episodes IV–VI (the original trilogy) being released between 1977 and 1983, Episodes I–III (the prequel trilogy) being released between 1999 and 2005, and Episodes VII–IX (the sequel trilogy), being released between 2015 and 2019. Each trilogy focuses on a generation of the Force-sensitive Skywalker family. The original trilogy depicts the heroic development of Luke Skywalker, the prequels tell the backstory of his father Anakin, while the sequels star Luke's nephew, Kylo Ren.

An anthology series set between the main episodes entered development in parallel to the production of the sequel trilogy,[33] described by Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo as origin stories.[34] The first entry, Rogue One (2016), tells the story of the rebels who steal the Death Star plans just before Episode IV.[35][36] Solo (2018) focuses on Han Solo's backstory, also featuring original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian and involving prequel trilogy villain Darth Maul. #mandalorian #thechild #babyyoda