
Years later, the prequel trilogy was released, consisting of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).

The 1977 self titled film, later subtitled Episode IV – A New Hope, was followed by the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), respectively subtitled onscreen as Episode V and Episode VI these films form the original trilogy.

The film series started with a trilogy set in medias res which was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, known as the " Skywalker Saga". The Star Wars franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films.
