Claim: Star Wars: The Last Jedi follows Star Wars: A New Hope.
Evidence: It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy , following Star Wars : The Force Awakens -LRB- 2015 -RRB-.
The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars -LRB- later subtitled Episode IV : A New Hope in 1981 -RRB- , which became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.
A sequel trilogy began in 2015 with the release of Star Wars : The Force Awakens.