Set long ago in a galaxy, far, far away, are a host of Star Wars TV series. Framed both in and outside the main canon of the nine movies, there’s animated shorts to live-action epics for every Star Wars fan to find the way. Read on to discover how to stream all the Star Wars TV shows in order and online!
After Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 and The Skywalker Saga came to a close in 2019, they began to explore their much-loved universe on the small-screen through Disney+. The new-age small-screen Star Wars started with the American space western, The Mandalorian, which followed the adventures of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), a Mandalorian bounty hunter five years after the events of Return of the Jedi.
Three seasons later and it is one of the most successful Star Wars TV series, boasting over 5 billion minutes of viewing time for the first season and 15 Primetime Emmy Awards for its outstanding production value. Soon after, Lucasfilm released the interconnected series The Book of Boba Fett, which followed fellow bounty hunter Boba Fett on his adventure to conquer familiar realms. In 2021, it also debuted with positive response from critics and paved the way for a thriving small-screen universe.
Since then, Star Wars TV series have gone from strength to strength in their live-action offerings with Ewan McGregor’s long-awaited return in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Ahsoka’s live-action debut in her limited series and most recently, The Acolyte.
However, these live-action series were not the franchise’s first foray into TV. As steadfast fans know, two long-running animated series pre-date these live action releases and paved the way for the stunning story-telling found within these glorious animations.
In 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars arrived, gracing fans with seven seasons and 133 episodes of non-stop adventures across the galaxy. Rebels was released in 2014 and both were highly praised by fans and critics for their intricacy and emotional storylines, interweaving familiar characters with new ones and for the beautiful style of animation.
After this, several animated series including Resistance, The Bad Batch, Visions and Tales of the Jedi have been released. Alongside this, the Young Jedi Adventures debuted on Disney+ in 2023 for the next generation of child fans of this ever-expanding universe.
There is some debate over the best viewing order for the Star Wars TV series, whether it should be watched in release date order or chronological order of events within the universe. It’s worth noting that not all of these series are within the same canon.
Canon lore is found within a lot of the animated content from The Clone Wars introducing Ahsoka, before she reappears in Rebels, before she made her live-action debut in her Disney+ series in 2023. The Clone Wars TV is now considered to be part of the canon, due to this recent link, however everything else released before 2014 is not considered to be part of the canon.
If you wanted to watch the Star Wars TV shows in chronological order, it would be as follows:
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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Bad Batch
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Obi-Wan: Kenobi
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Andor
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Star Wars Rebels
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The Mandalorian (Seasons 1 & 2)
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The Book of Boba Fett
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The Mandalorian (Season 3)
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Ahsoka
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Star Wars Resistance
Where to watch all Star Wars TV shows online
The Star Wars TV series can also be streamed in release date order and even slotted into the wider universe alongside the nine feature films. If you’re ready to find the way, here’s how to stream all the Star Wars TV series in release date order.
