The Best Order to Watch the Star Wars Franchise In

That brings us to "Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens," which takes place 30 years after the original trilogy. In the film, we meet new characters like Rey, Finn, and Poe, who work together under the Resistance to fight back against the First Order. The organization was formed from the ruins of the Empire, and Leia and Han's son, Kylo Ren, is at the forefront of it.