Star Wars Complete Series Summary

Hello. This article is for those who haven't seen Star Wars yet. It's a complete summary of the entire Star Wars movie series.The movies should be watched in the order of 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, and 3which is the recommended viewing order. First, let's start with the Original Trilogy!
The movie plot summaries are taken directly from the opening crawls.

*Star Wars (Star Wars, 1977)
Director: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... It is a period of civil war.
Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that are the galaxy's last hope for freedom...

*Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... It is a dark time for the Rebellion.
Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a small group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker have established a new secret base on the ice planet Hoth. But the evil lord Darth Vader is obsessed with finding young Skywalker and has dispatched thousands of remote probes across the galaxy to seek him out.

*Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi, 1983)
Director: Richard Marquand Cast: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, a notorious crime lord. But Luke is unaware that the Galactic Empire has secretly begun construction on a new armored space station even more powerful than the first Death Star. When this ultimate weapon is completed, the Rebel Alliance's struggle for freedom will be doomed...

While the Original Trilogy focused on Luke Skywalker, the following Prequel Trilogy features Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father.

*Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, 1999) Director: George Lucas Cast: Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala), Jake Lloyd (Young Anakin Skywalker)

Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly warships, the greedy Trade Federation has shut down all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Senate debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor secretly dispatches two Jedi Knights to settle the conflict and restore peace to the galaxy...

*Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones, 2002) Director: George Lucas Cast: Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Natalie Portman (Senator Amidala), Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker)

There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Thousands of solar systems are declaring their secession from the Republic, led by the mysterious Count Dooku. The Jedi Knights are dispatched to resolve the conflict, but they find themselves outnumbered and outmatched. With the Senate in chaos, the Republic desperately needs a military force. The former Queen of Naboo, now Senator Amidala, returns to her home world to vote on a vital bill that could decide the fate of the Republic.

*Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith, 2005) Director: George Lucas Cast: Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Natalie Portman (Senator Amidala), Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker)

War! The Separatist armies of the cruel Sith Lord Count Dooku have laid siege to the Republic. Heroes are emerging on both sides. Evil is everywhere. The ruthless General Grievous, supreme commander of the droid army, has launched a daring raid on the Galactic Senate and kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. With the capital city under siege, a daring rescue attempt is launched by two Jedi Knights who must reach the kidnapped Chancellor and prevent his capture...

In addition to the official 6-part saga, the following films have also been released. However, they had a significant change in directors and actors, and the reception wasn't very positive, so I haven't watched them myself. But I think the ones featuring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford might be worth watching. I'm introducing them in the order of release, which is unrelated to the actual timeline of the episodes.

*Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 2008)
Director: Dave Filoni (However, since George Lucas was involved in the production, even though it's an animation, it should essentially be considered a canonical Star Wars series.)
Voice Cast: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Samuel L. Jackson

*Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Star Wars : The Force Awakens, 2015)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Simon Pegg, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver

*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016)
Director: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen

*Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017)
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega

*Solo: A Star Wars Story (Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018)
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany

*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2020)
Director: J. J. Abrams
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford

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