Star Wars: The Force Awakens  is a film that happened after Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens . The direct sequel to 1983 's Return of the Jedi , The Force Awakens is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy , and stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , Peter Mayhew , and Max von Sydow . Two sequels , The Last Jedi and Episode IX , are scheduled for release in 2017 and 2019 , respectively . Star Wars: The Last Jedi . It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy , following Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) .