Star Wars is a legendary space-opera franchise created by George Lucas. it began with the release of the original film, Star Wars: Episode iv – A New Hope, on May 25, 1977. The franchise quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and expanded into various forms of media, including films, TV shows, books, comics, and video games.
Expanded universe
Beyond the movies, the Star Wars universe includes animated series like The Clone Wars and Rebels, live-action series like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka, and a wealth of novels, comics, and games. The Expanded universe (eu), now called Star Wars Legends, was a collection of stories that took place in the Star Wars universe but was later reclassified when Disney acquired Lucasfilm.
