Shortest gap between Star Wars film releases

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) was released worldwide on 16 December 2016, only 364 days after Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens opened in cinemas on 18 December 2015 – the shortest time between film releases in the history of the franchise, and the first time that two Star Wars films have seen release within the space of a single year.

Star Wars films to date (as of February 2017):

Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, directed by George Lucas)

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, directed by Irvin Kershner)

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983, directed by Richard Marquand)

Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, directed by George Lucas)

Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002, directed by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales)

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005, directed by George Lucas)

Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015, directed by J. J. Abrams)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, directed by Gareth Edwards)

Star Wars films in planning/production (as of February 2017):

Episode VIII: title TBC (2017, directed by Rian Johnson)

Episode IX: title TBC (2019, directed by Colin Trevorrow)

Untitled Han Solo Anthology film (planned for 2018, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)

Untitled Anthology film (planned for 2020, director TBC)