I’m rewatching all of the Star Wars movies and most of the shows with my wife, cutting out some of the animated series to focus on the more interesting parts and/or where Ahsoka fits in, and reorganizing things to be in mostly-chronological order (overall timeline here).
Here’s the list I put together. I’ll be checking things off as I watch them.
My List
Last updated Oct 29, 2023.
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Tales of the Jedi - S1E1 Life and Death (Ahsoka)
The Clone Wars movie
The Clone Wars series (timeline, if desired)
S1E1 Ambush (Essentials)
S1E2 Rising Malevolence (Ahsoka)
S1E5 Rookies (Essentials)
S1E19 Storm Over Ryloth (Ahsoka)
S2E5 Landing at Point Rain (Essentials)
S2E6 Weapons Factory (Essentials)
S2E7 Legacy of Terror (Essentials)
S2E8 Brain Invaders (Essentials)
S2E12 The Mandalore Plot (Essentials)
S2E13 Voyage of Temptation (Essentials)
S3E2 ARC Troopers (Essentials)
S3E15 Overlords (Mortis Arc, missing from both lists!)
S3E16 Altar of Mortis (Mortis Arc, missing from both lists!)
S3E17Ghosts of Mortis (Mortis Arc, missing from both lists!)
S3E21 Padawan Lost (Ahsoka)
S3E22 Wookie Hunt (Ahsoka)
S4E21 Brothers (Essentials)
S4E22 Revenge (Essentials)
S5E1 Revival (Essentials)
S5E6 The Gathering (Essentials)
S5E7 A Test of Strength (Ahsoka)
S5E8 Bound for Rescue (Ahsoka)
S5E14 Eminence (Essentials)
S5E15 Shades of Reason (Essentials)
S5E16 Lawless (Essentials)
S5E17 Sabotage (Ahsoka, Essentials)
S5E18 The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (Ahsoka)
S5E19 To Catch A Jedi (Ahsoka)
S5E20 The Wrong Jedi (Ahsoka)
S7E5 Gone with a Trace (Ahsoka)
S7E6 Deal No Deal (Ahsoka)
S7E7 Dangerous Debt (Ahsoka)
S7E8 Together Again (Ahsoka)
S7E1 The Bad Batch (Essentials)
S7E2 A Distant Echo (Essentials)
S7E3 On the Wings of Kee… (Essentials)
S7E4 Unfinished Business (Essentials)
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The Clone Wars series
S7E9 Old Friends Not Forgotten (Ahsoka)
S7E10 Phantom Apprentice (Ahsoka)
S7E11 Shattered (Ahsoka)
S7E12 Victory and Death (Ahsoka)
Tales of the Jedi
S1E5 Practice Makes Perfect (Ahsoka)
S1E6 Resolve (Ahsoka)
The Bad Batch
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Rebels (Ahsoka)
S1E15 Fire Across the Galaxy (Ahsoka)
S2E1 The Siege of Lothal (Ahsoka)
S2E2 The Siege of Lothal (Ahsoka)
S2E18 Shroud of Darkness (Ahsoka)
S2E21 Twilight of the Apprentice, part 1 (Ahsoka)
S2E22 Twilight of the Apprentice, part 2 (Ahsoka)
S4E12 Wolves at the Door (Ahsoka)
S4E13 A World Between Worlds (Ahsoka)
S4E15 Family Reunion — and Farewell, part 1 (Ahsoka)
S4E16 Family Reunion — and Farewell, part 2(Ahsoka)
Andor
Rogue One
Episode IV: A New Hope
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The Mandalorian (Ahsoka)
S2E5 (Ahsoka)
The Book of Boba Fett (Ahsoka)
S1E6 (Ahsoka)
Mandalorian S3
Ahsoka
S1E1 - Master & Apprentice
S1E2 - Toil & Trouble
S1E3 - Time to Fly
S1E4 - Fallen Jedi
S1E5 - Shadow Warrior
S1E6 - Far, Far Away
S1E7 - Dreams and Madness
S1E8 - The Jedia, the Witch and the Warlord
Star Wars: Resistance S1-2
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
Ahsoka-only Checklist
This is a subset of the above chronological list, focused entirely on coming up to speed on Ahsoka. This gives a complete picture of Ahsoka, but emphasis should be placed on Rebels as required viewing prior to the Ahsoka series.
The Clone Wars movie
The Clone Wars series (timeline, if desired)
S1E2 Rising Malevolence (Ahsoka)
S1E19 Storm Over Ryloth (Ahsoka)
S3E21 Padawan Lost (Ahsoka)
S3E22 Wookie Hunt (Ahsoka)
S5E7 A Test of Strength (Ahsoka)
S5E8 Bound for Rescue (Ahsoka)
S5E17 Sabotage (Ahsoka, Essentials)
S5E18 The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (Ahsoka)
S5E19 To Catch A Jedi (Ahsoka)
S5E20 The Wrong Jedi (Ahsoka)
S7E5 Gone with a Trace (Ahsoka)
S7E6 Deal No Deal (Ahsoka)
S7E7 Dangerous Debt (Ahsoka)
S7E8 Together Again (Ahsoka)
S7E9 Old Friends Not Forgotten (Ahsoka)
S7E10 Phantom Apprentice (Ahsoka)
S7E11 Shattered (Ahsoka)
S7E12 Victory and Death (Ahsoka)
Tales of the Jedi
S1E5 Practice Makes Perfect (Ahsoka)
S1E6 Resolve (Ahsoka)
Ahsoka by E. K. Johnston
Rebels (Ahsoka)
S1E15 Fire Across the Galaxy (Ahsoka)
S2E1 The Siege of Lothal (Ahsoka)
S2E2 The Siege of Lothal (Ahsoka)
S2E18 Shroud of Darkness (Ahsoka)
S2E21 Twilight of the Apprentice, part 1 (Ahsoka)
S2E22 Twilight of the Apprentice, part 2 (Ahsoka)
S4E12 Wolves at the Door (Ahsoka)
S4E13 A World Between Worlds (Ahsoka)
S4E15 Family Reunion — and Farewell, part 1 (Ahsoka)
S4E16 Family Reunion — and Farewell, part 2(Ahsoka)
The Mandalorian (Ahsoka)
S2E5 (Ahsoka)
The Book of Boba Fett (Ahsoka)
S1E6 (Ahsoka)
Ahsoka series
Comics
I’m also reading the new canon comics, but not interleaved into the timeline order above. This post was used as the source for this checklist.
Last updated Jul 18, 2023.
Aftermath of the Battle of Yavin
Star Wars (2015) #1-5
Darth Vader (2015) #1-5
Star Wars (2015) #6-12
Darth Vader (2015) #6-12
Optional Miniseries Interlude
Princess Leia #1-5 (very good)
Lando (2015) #1-5
Chewbacca #1-5
Vader Down (The first crossover event)
Vader Down #1
Darth Vader (2015) #13
Star Wars (2015) #13
Darth Vader (2015) #14
Star Wars (2015) #14
Darth Vader (2015) #15
Continued Adventures (at this point the two main titles become independent and you can read one without the other)
Star Wars Annual 1
Darth Vader Annual 1
Star Wars (2015) #15-25 DL
Darth Vader (2015) #16-25 DL
Star Wars Annual 2
Star Wars (2015) #26-30 DL
Doctor Aphra (2016) #1-6 DL
The Screaming Citadel (The Second Crossover event)
Screaming Citadel #1
Star Wars (2015) #31
Doctor Aphra (2016) #7
Star Wars (2015) #32
Doctor Aphra (2016) #8
Post Citadel (Again the two main titles become independent here)
Star Wars (2015) #33-37
Star Wars Annual 3
Doctor Aphra Annual 1
Doctor Aphra (2016) #9-13
Tyranny of the Empire
Star Wars (2015) #38-49
Star Wars Annual 4
Doctor Aphra (2016) #14-25
Doctor Aphra Annual 2
Star Wars (2015) #50-55
The Last Jedi: The Storms of Crait 1
Star Wars (2015) #56-61
Doctor Aphra (2016) #26-31
Beilert Valance Interlude
OPTIONAL: Han Solo: Imperial Cadet #1-5
Target Vader #1-6
Lead up to the Battle of Hoth
Star Wars (2015) #62-75
Doctor Aphra (2016) #32-40
Empire Ascendant 1
Post Empire Strikes Back (the current ongoing series)
Star Wars (2020) #1-...
Darth Vader (2020) #1-...
Bounty Hunters #1-
Doctor Aphra (2020) #1-...
Other Series (these can be read in any order and have little to no connection with one another)
Kanan - A shorter series about Kanan from SW:Rebels while he was a youngling
Poe Dameron - Poe Dameron and his squad fight back against the First Order prior to the events of The Force Awakens
Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith - After his loss to Kenobi on Mustafar, Vader must determine who he is now (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Miniseries (again you can read these in any order)
Shattered Empire - a short series following Han, Luke, Leia and Poe's parents in the aftermath of the destruction of Death Star II (Recommended)
Obi-Wan and Anakin - A few years after The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan learns what it means to be a master, and Anakin ponders leaving the Jedi Order while under the deceptions of Palpatine
Han Solo (2016) - Han and Chewie compete in a high stakes race across the galaxy
Darth Maul (2017) - Years before The Phantom Menace, Maul has been waiting in the shadows for his masters plan to come to fruition, now it is time for him to shine.
Captain Phasma - Following the destruction of Starkiller Base, Phasma must find a way back to the First Order while keeping a big secret
Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu
Thrawn - An adaptation of the novel of the same name, recounting the story of how a mysterious outsider grew to the highest rank in the Imperial Navy
Lando: Double or Nothing *Age of Republic - a series of prequel era one shots *Age of Rebellion - a series of original trilogy era one shots *Age of Resistance - a series of sequel era one shots
Vader: Dark Visions - a series of one shots that tell the 'legend' of Darth Vader
Allegiance - After The Last Jedi the résistance turns to old allies to rebuild
Jedi Fallen Order: Dark Temple - a prequel to JDO following a young Cere and her master
The Rise of Kylo Ren - Ben Solo turns away from his master Luke Skywalker to join the Knights of Ren (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
One Shots (single issues that are standalone stories)
C-3PO 1 - How 3PO got his red arm
Droids Unplugged 1
Rogue One: Cassian & K-2SO Special 1 - How Cassian and K2 met
The Last Jedi: DJ: Most Wanted 1
Beckett 1