What’s on the Babylon 5 Episode Timeline?
This is the unofficial Babylon 5 episode timeline that also includes the books, comics, and spin-off shows. The creator doesn’t consider all of the media to be canon, but much of it is. So we include all of the books and comics that are canon on this timeline in chronological order. In some cases, the comics or books take place between individual episodes. However, we thought it would be better to read those after the season is over. We thought that would make a more easy-to-follow list.
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Where to start watching Babylon 5?
Generally speaking, the best place to start is with the show itself, even though some of the films technically take place first. This timeline assembles it all chronologically, but it started with the show. Therefore, that is usually the best place to start.
| # | Time: | Buy: | Name: | Type: | Author/Director: | Year: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psi Corps Trilogy | Buy | Dark Genesis - The Birth of the Psi Corps | Novel | J. Gregory Keyes | 1998 | |
| 2 | Psi Corps Trilogy | Buy | Deadly Relations - Bester Ascendant | Novel | J. Gregory Keyes | 1999 | |
| 3 | Psi Corps Trilogy | Buy | Final Reckoning - The Fate of Bester | Novel | J. Gregory Keyes | 1999 | |
| 4 | 2245-48 | Buy | In the Beginning | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 1998 | Frame story takes place after season 4. |
| 5 | 2257 | Buy | The Shadow Within | Novel | Jeanne Cavelos | 1997 | |
| 6 | 2257 | Buy | The Gathering | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 1993 | |
| 7 | 2258 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Season 1) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1994 | |
| 8 | 2258 | Buy | Passing of the Techno-Mages: Casting Shadows | Novel | Jeanne Cavelos | 2001 | |
| 9 | 2258 | Buy | Babylon 5 | Comic | J. Michael Straczynski | 1995 | |
| 10 | 2259 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Season 2) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1995 | |
| 11 | 2259 | Laser-Mirror-Starweb | Comic | David Gerrold | 1995 | ||
| 12 | 2259 | Buy | Shadows Past and Present | Comic | Tim DeHaas | 1995 | |
| 13 | 2259 | The Psi Corps and You! | Comic | Tim DeHaas | 1995 | ||
| 14 | 2259 | Buy | Passing of the Techno-Mages: Summoning Light | Novel | Jeanne Cavelos | 2001 | |
| 15 | 2260 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Season 3) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1996 | |
| 16 | 2260 | Buy | Passing of the Techno-Mages: Invoking Darkness | Novel | Jeanne Cavelos | 2001 | |
| 17 | 2260 | Buy | To Dream in the City of Sorrow | Novel | Kathryn M. Drennan | 1997 | |
| 18 | 2261 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Episodes 4.01 - 4.08) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1997 | |
| 19 | 2261 | Buy | Thirdspace | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 1998 | |
| 20 | 2261 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Episodes 4.09 - 4.23) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1997 | |
| 21 | 2261 | Buy | In Valen's Name | Comic | J. Michael Straczynski | 1998 | |
| 22 | 2262 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Episodes 5.01 - 5.21) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1998 | |
| 23 | 2263 | Buy | The River of Souls | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 1998 | |
| 24 | 2265 | Buy | The Legend of the Rangers | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 2002 | |
| 25 | 2266 | Buy | Babylon 5 (Episode 5.22: Sleeping in Light) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1999 | |
| 26 | Legions of Fire | Buy | The Long Night of Centauri Prime | Novel | Peter David | 1999 | |
| 27 | Legions of Fire | Buy | Armies of Light and Dark | Novel | Peter David | 2000 | |
| 28 | 2266 | Buy | A Call to Arms | Film | J. Michael Straczynski | 1999 | |
| 29 | Legions of Fire | Buy | Out of the Darkness | Novel | Peter David | 2000 | |
| 30 | 2267 | Buy | Crusade (Season 1) | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 1999 | |
| 31 | 2271 | Buy | The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark | Television | J. Michael Straczynski | 2007 | |
| 32 | 2271 | Buy | The Lost Tales mini-comic | Comic | J. Michael Straczynski | 2007 |
