“Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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So, that Clone Army? Yeah, it didn’t take long for them to turn on the Jedi: about three years after Attack of the Clones, or as long as it takes Anakin to grow his hair out. In this dark installment, Sidious executes Order 66 and wipes out almost every Jedi alive. Anakin commits himself to the Dark Side full-time, adopting the nickname Darth Vader. Padmé dies shortly after giving birth to twins, Luke and Leia, who are separated and hidden from Vader. Palpatine/Sidious becomes Emperor and the reign of the Empire begins.
Between Episodes III and IV
Several of Disney’s most recent Star Wars series take place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, when the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist and the surviving Jedi live in hiding.
“The Bad Batch
This animated series takes place immediately after Order 66, and affects almost all clones except for the members of the Bad Batch, rogues whose quirks separate them from the rest of the clones: one is a tech genius, one is a burly man, and one is a young girl. Unlike the rest of the clone army, the chips in their brains malfunctioned, so they didn’t start blindly murdering Jedi on Sidious’ orders, and their individuality makes them targets for the Empire.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
In ‘Solo’ we meet the beloved rogue Han Solo as a teenager, initially as an orphan trained to steal. Thrillist surmises that ‘Solo’ must take place some eight or nine years after Revenge of the Sith, as Han is a few years older than Luke and Leia, and would have needed time to develop galactic infamy. We also meet Lando Calrissian, Han’s enemy and lover of capes.
