Star Wars Trilogy Star Wars Trilogy The "Star Wars" Trilogy, often colloquially referred to as the original trilogy, is the first set of three films produced in the "Star Wars" franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox, and consisted of the original "Star Wars" film (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The original trilogy would be followed by a prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between 2015 and 2019. Collectively, they have been referred to as the "Skywalker saga"
Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi with his fellow Rebel allies, while beginning to develop his Force abilities without the tutelage of the late Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The novel is written from the first person perspective of Luke, and is only the second "Star Wars" novel to attempt this type of narrative voice (the first being Michael A. Stackpole's 1997 "Star Wars Legends" novel, "I, Jedi"). With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the