Not sure how upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew fits into the chronology of a galaxy far, far away? Don’t worry: our detailed breakdown of Skeleton Crew‘s place on the star Wars The timeline has everything you need!
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The Skeleton Crew’s place in the Star Wars timeline, explained
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew takes place after Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the JediSo Darth Vader, the Death Star (both), and the Empire itself are all in the rearview mirror of the Disney+ show. Skeleton Crew also overlaps with The Mandalorianwhich means that the Imperial remnants are still active during the series’ plot. In short, don’t be surprised if the odd Stormtrooper or Star Destroyer shows up!
That is Skeleton CrewThe historical background is covered – but what (fictional) year does it take place in? 9 ABY, which is nine years after Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hopeand five years later Return of the JediThis date also positions Skeleton CrewEvents parallel to those of The Mandalorian Seasons 1-2 as well as the “today” segments of The Book of Boba Fett.
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How Star Wars: Skeleton Crew fits into the overall franchise timeline
Would you like to see an even larger picture? Here you can find Skeleton Crew sits in full star Wars Timeline:
- 25,000 BBY – Dawn of the Jedi
- 500-100 BBY – The High Republic
- 232 BBY – Star Wars: The Adventures of Young Jedi
- 132 BBY – The Acolyte
- Between 68 BBY and 58 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 2
- Between 50 BBY and 42 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 3
- 36-35 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 1
- 32 BBY – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
- 32 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 4
- 23 BBY – Andor Season 1 (Flashbacks)
- Between 21 BBY and 20 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 5
- 22 BBY – Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
- 22-19 BBY – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Seasons 1-7
- 20 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 1
- 19 BBY – Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- 19 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 4
- 19 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 5 (Epilogue)
- 19 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 6 (Prologue)
- 19-18 BBY – Star Wars: The Bad Batch seasons 1-3
- Between 19-18 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 5
- Between 18 BBY and 5 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Episode 6 (Main story)
- 14 BBY – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- 13-10 BBY – Solo: A Star Wars Story
- 9 BBY – Obi Wan Kenobi
- 9 BBY – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Between 9 BBY and 2 BBY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 2
- Between 9 BBY and 0 BBY/0 ABY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 6
- 5-0 BBY – Star Wars Rebels Seasons 1-5
- 5-0 BBY – Andor Seasons 1-2 (main story)
- 0 BBY – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- 0 BBY/0 NBY – Star Wars: A New Hope
- 3. NSY – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- 4. NSY – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- 4. NSY – The Book of Boba Fett (Flashbacks)
- Between 5 NSY and 9 NSY – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episode 3
- 9. NSY – The Mandalorian Seasons 1-2
- 9. NSY – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Season 1
- 9-11 ABY – The Book of Boba Fett
- 11 NSY – The Mandalorian Season 3
- 11 NSY – Ahsoka Season 1
- 34-35 ABY – Star Wars Resistance
- 34 NSY – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 34 NSY – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- 35 NSY – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- 50 NSY – New Jedi Order
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premieres on Disney+ on December 3, 2024.
