The Star Wars film series has spawned
other media including books, television series,
video games, and comic books.
These supplements to the film trilogies
comprise the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Star Wars features elements such as (Jedi) knights,
witches, and princesses that are related to
archetypes of the fantasy genre
Star Wars is an American epic space opera
franchise conceived by George Lucas.
The first film in the franchise was originally
released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox,
and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.
