The day is almost upon us! Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the eighth film in the main Star Wars franchise and tenth theatrical release for the series comes to theaters everywhere December 15th. Preparing for such a momentous day can be difficult, it’s like cooking an entire Thanksgiving feast by yourself. So, I’ve constructed a guide to help you out!

(The following guide is in chronological order, starting with The Phantom Menace and ending with The Last Jedi)

1. MOVIE: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

An obvious beginning, The PhantomMenace is the first installation chronologically in the Star Wars franchise. Featuring the first meeting between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, the future grandparents of Kylo Ren, and the beginning of the end of the Old Republic.

(66 years before The Last Jedi)

2. MOVIE: Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

The beginning of the Clone Wars as mentioned in A New Hope is featured in this early 2000s film. Important points to watch out for in this movie are Anakin and Padme’s wedding, the design plans for the Death Star (a design later expanded upon by the First Order) and the seeds of Palpatine’s dark deeds to follow…

(56 years before The Last Jedi)

3. T.V: The Clone Wars: Mortis Arc

In these three episodes of The Clone Wars, Anakin, his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, find themselves on a planet that exists outside the rest of the galactic plane. This planet is ruled by the Ones, three mystical beings who hold the secrets to the balance of the Force. By the end of this arc, the scale is tipped towards darkness for the entire galaxy.

(54 years before The Last Jedi)

4.T.V: The Clone Wars: Ilum Arc

Have you ever wondered where a Jedi’s lightsaber comes from? This arc follows Ahsoka Tano leading a group of younglings on an expedition to find kyber crystals (the source of the lightsaber...and also the Death Star’s superlaser).

(54 years before The Last Jedi)

5.T.V: The Clone Wars: Yoda Arc

In the very last episodes of The Clone Wars, Grand Jedi Master Yoda goes on an adventure across the galaxy to unlock the secrets of stopping the Sith, which ultimately leads him to their homeworld of Moraband. Even with the warnings, the Priestesses of the Force have for him, it won’t be enough to stop the oncoming onslaught…

(53 years before The Last Jedi)

6. MOVIE: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

The Republic falls and from the ashes rises the Galactic Empire. Friends and lovers turn to enemies as Anakin Skywalker becomes the evil Darth Vader and begins the Jedi Purge. This is the scale of galactic turnover the First Order wishes they could pull off.

(53 years before The Last Jedi)

7. NOVEL: Ahsoka

In this young adult novel, Ahsoka returns to Ilum for a brief time only to see the Empire has completely gutted the planet to harvest the crystals. Interestingly enough, this planet shows up in the same spot on a galactic map that Starkiller Base’s starting point was… but whether these two are one in the same? Yet to be confirmed...

(52 years before The Last Jedi)

8. T.V: Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

The rebels rise up in the pilot of Star Wars: Rebels. Action-packed and featuring a cameo from the Dark Lord himself, Spark of Rebellion introduces the fiery spirit behind the Rebellion and future Resistance.

(39 years before The Last Jedi)

9. NOVEL: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

On her 16th birthday, Leia Organa discovers the truth behind her parents’ late night meetings: they’re helping lead the Alliance to Restore the Republic. It is here she must make the decision to follow in their footsteps…

(37 years before The Last Jedi)

10. T.V: Rebels: Malachor Arc

On the Sith world of Malachor, destinies will be forever changed. Darth Vader returns to strike fear into the heart of Phoenix Squadron while the elusive Shadow makes a return to the galactic playing field on a world filled with dark secrets.

(37 years before The Last Jedi)

11.T.V: Rebels: Twin Suns

What was Obi-Wan doing all those years on Tatooine? This episode of Rebels features Luke Skywalker’s mentor still in his prime, despite the tough years, the desert world has put on him.

(36 years before The Last Jedi)

12. MOVIE: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rumors of a weapon that would devastate the Rebellion. Rogue One follows a group of rebel insurgents tracking down the Death Star plans and openly beginning the Great Galactic War at the Battle of Scarif.

(34 years before The Last Jedi)

13. MOVIE: Star Wars: A New Hope

The original Star Wars introduces us to Luke Skywalker, farm boy turned rebel turned Jedi. In this intergalactic classic, the rebels mount an assault against the evil Death Star.

(34 years before The Last Jedi)

14. NOVEL: Battlefront II: Inferno Squad

As a response to the destruction of their prize weapon, the Empire establishes an elite team of specialists to take on what’s left of Saw Gerrera’s Partisans.

(34 years before The Last Jedi)

15. NOVEL: Heir to the Jedi

Luke takes his first steps on the path to being a Jedi in this adventure novel that starts as an errand run for the Rebellion and becomes so much more...

(34 years before The Last Jedi)

16. MOVIE: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

With the grand reveal of Darth Vader’s identity and the chilling duel between father and son - Empire has something for all fans and shows the ruthlessness of the Imperial state.

(31 years before The Last Jedi)

17. MOVIE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Luke, Leia, and Han all embark on one last adventure to take on the Empire above and on the forest moon of Endor as Vader and the Emperor prepares to unleash the second Death Star on the galaxy. The Rebellion may defeat the Empire, but the Skywalker saga is far from over...

(30 years before The Last Jedi)

18. NOVEL: The Aftermath Trilogy

In this novel trilogy by Chuck Wendig, the New Republic chases down the Empire to the edge of known space. The final stand of the Empire takes place on the desert planet of Jakku where we meet Rey in The Force Awakens. This book series is full of easter eggs for fans of all three trilogies

(30 years before The Last Jedi)

19. COMIC: Star Wars: Shattered Empire

Focusing on more of the “what comes next?” question posed by the sudden defeat of the Empire and disappearance of its remnants, this comic series follows New Republic pilot Shara Bey and her husband, Kes Dameron (parents to Poe Dameron of the Resistance).

(29 years before The Last Jedi)

20. VIDEO GAME: Star Wars: Battlefront II

Starring the cast of Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, this canon video game takes players behind enemy lines as Captain Iden Versio of the famed Imperial Inferno Squad. The story begins before the Battle of Endor and takes players all the way through leading up to the events of The Force Awakens.

(30-1 years before The Last Jedi)

21. NOVEL: Bloodline

Just when she thought her days of fighting were over, Princess Leia Organa, now a Galactic Senator in the New Republic, finds herself in the midst of political turmoil as the identity of her father, the wicked Darth Vader, threatens to become public knowledge. With friends and foes all around, Leia must grapple with trying to save the Republic she fought so hard to establish, but the First Order has already set its plans in motion.

(6 years before The Last Jedi)

22. NOVEL: Phasma

The crimson-armored stormtrooper Cardinal will do anything to get the dirt on his long-time rival, Captain Phasma. As he interrogates a resistance spy aboard a battlecruiser, the tale of Phasma unwinds in a twisted web. But will he be able to meet his match when Phasma comes to unleash her full fury?

(an uncertain number of years before The Last Jedi)

23. NOVEL: The Legends of Luke Skywalker

“Luke Skywalker? I thought he was a myth” - Rey, The Force Awakens

Six children swap stories of the famed Jedi on their way to the casino world of Canto Bright (featured in The Last Jedi). The legends and myths of Luke are many. Was he really a Jedi? Part droid? Was he even real? It’s all clouded in mystery...

(an uncertain number of years before The Last Jedi)

24. NOVEL: Before the Awakening

An anthology series of stories following the lives of Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rey before the events of The Force Awakens. Delve deeper into the backgrounds of the sequel trilogy's main trio before their lives change forever.

(less than 2 years before The Last Jedi)

25. MOVIE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The first in the new sequel trilogy, this is the movie we properly meet Rey, the scavenger who will later travel to be trained by the legendary Luke Skywalker; Finn, the stormtrooper who will betray his entire upbringing; and Poe, the fastest pilot in the Resistance. Our new heroes team up with General Organa and the smuggler Han Solo to take on the villainous Kylo Ren, who just happens to be the Rebellion heroes’ son.

(0 years before The Last Jedi)

26. NOVEL: Canto Bight

Welcome, welcome to the one and only Canto Bight, a casino world where everyone is willing to risk it all! This collection of novellas follows four souls on their experience on this lavish world.

(0 years before The Last Jedi)

27. COMIC: Star Wars: Captain Phasma

Itching to know what happened to Captain Phasma after Finn and Han dumped her in that trash compactor? Read this comic to follow Phasma across the galaxy in her quest to reunite with General Hux and Kylo Ren to destroy the Resistance once and for all.

(0 years before The Last Jedi)

The Last Jedi hits theatres December 15th.