The Walt Disney Company acquires Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars franchise, paving the way for new Star Wars films including The Force Awakens.
Lucasfilm officially announces the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the first installment of the sequel trilogy.
J.J. Abrams is officially confirmed as the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Key cast members including Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, and Adam Driver as Kylo Ren are announced.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens premieres in Los Angeles before its wide release.
Luke Skywalker establishes a Jedi Academy which later falls following the rise of Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren.
Ben Solo, son of Leia Organa and Han Solo, turns to the Dark Side and takes the name Kylo Ren, helping to lead the First Order.
The First Order grows stronger and begins its campaign to conquer the galaxy, opposing the New Republic.
The First Order attacks the village on Jakku, resulting in the beginning of Rey's journey and the loss of her family.
BB-8 escapes the First Order carrying part of a map leading to Luke Skywalker's location.
Rey encounters Finn, a defector stormtrooper, and they escape Jakku together while evading the First Order.
The First Order's Starkiller Base destroys the Hosnian system, including the New Republic capital, effectively crippling the Republic.
The Resistance attacks Maz Kanata's castle on Takodana to retrieve BB-8's map and stop the First Order advance.
Han Solo confronts his son Kylo Ren aboard Starkiller Base, leading to Han's death.
The Resistance attacks and destroys the Starkiller Base, delivering a blow to the First Order's military power.
At the end of the movie, Rey locates Luke Skywalker on a remote island, handing him his lost lightsaber.
