Note: Star Wars fans know how we keep track of the timeline here, but just in case you’ve been living inside an ice cave on Hoth: BBY means “Before the Battle of Yavin” and ABY is “After the Battle of Yavin.” Said 'Battle of Yavin' is, of course, the major battle that led to the destruction of the first Death Star it acts as a sort of anchor point in time for the franchise. 2019 became another milestone year in the franchise, followed by a year for the history books in 2020, so we've put together the key events from the entirety of Star Wars canon, including The Rise of Skywalker, the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the second season of The Mandalorian, and more. It is a legacy that expands across nine core theatrical releases, two feature spinoffs, and several in-canon TV series, occurring in both the past and the future. Abrams’ second (and presumably last) movie in the Star Wars universe not only concludes the Rey/Finn/Poe trilogy that started with 2015’s The Force Awakens, but it also closes the door on the Skywalker Saga, which started more than 40 years ago with A New Hope. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker marks the end of an era, one that’s been a long time coming.
