Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Freelance Writer

Richard is a freelancer journalist and editor, and was once a physicist. Rich is the former editor of SFX Magazine, but has since gone freelance, writing for websites and publications including GamesRadar+, SFX, Total Film, and more. He also co-hosts the podcast, Robby the Robot's Waiting, which is focused on sci-fi and fantasy.

Latest articles by Richard Edwards

Star Wars timeline: a screenshot of The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars timeline: Every major event in chronological order

By Richard Edwards Last updated

Features Everything you need to know about the Star Wars timeline, including all the canon movies, TV shows, comics, and novels

Features
Lord of the Rings Timeline: Elijah Wood as Frodo holding the One Ring during The Return of the King.
The Lord of the Rings timeline: A chronological trip through Middle-earth

By Richard Edwards Last updated

Guide A look at the Lord of the Rings timeline, according to the books

Guide
Star Trek Discovery
Star Trek timeline: Boldly go on a chronological journey through the Trek universe

By Richard Edwards Last updated

Guide Our guide on how the Star Trek timeline fits together

Guide
I’m sad to see Ncuti Gatwa go but a surprise Doctor Who regeneration is something I’ve always wanted

By Richard Edwards Published

Opinion OPINION | Why an unexpected changing of the TARDIS guard was a dream come true

Opinion
Andor showrunner hopes that the Disney Plus show's success helps convince Lucasfilm to sign off on either a Star Wars horror movie or sitcom

By Molly Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Tony Gilroy talks broadening Star Wars's horizons with Andor

Exclusive
Andor star Diego Luna urges Star Wars fans to watch Rogue One immediately after season 2 ends: "You're going to see it differently"

By Fay Watson, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy share their thoughts on how Andor season 2 sets up Rogue One

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Andor showrunner says season 2's more fast-paced structure is a "fascinating experiment" that is "born out of desperation": "I don't know if anyone's ever done it before"

By Bradley Russell Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Andor's Tony Gilroy explains season 2's unique story structure in a new interview with SFX

Exclusive
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was inspired by Lucasfilm's '90s Monkey Island games, says showrunner

By Molly Edwards, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Skeleton Crew was inspired by a LucasArts series

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Aidan Gallagher in The Umbrella Academy season 4
The Umbrella Academy showrunner opens up on the pressures of ending the beloved Netflix show, as he admits he’s known how he wanted to end it since the "very beginning"

By Emily Garbutt, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Showrunner Steve Blackman talks endings, Gerard Way, and spin-offs

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star trek discovery
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 review - "A spectacular but uneven final voyage"

By Richard Edwards Published

Review

Review
Star Wars: The Acolyte
The Acolyte showrunner's pitch for the Star Wars show was so great, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy cried

By Molly Edwards, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: The Acolyte showrunners also tease the franchise's best action

Exclusive
The Acolyte
The Acolyte producers tease that the show is different to what we've ever seen before, but "still utterly Star Wars in its essence"

By Molly Edwards, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: The Acolyte will be something all new for Star Wars

Exclusive
The Acolyte
The Acolyte will be a gateway to Star Wars – and you "don’t need to know anything" about the franchise to watch it

By Fay Watson, Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: The Acolyte producers say you don't have to do any homework to watch the Star Wars show

Exclusive
Rebel Moon
Zack Snyder wants to make more Rebel Moon movies – it’s just a matter of whether Netflix will let him make more

By Fay Watson Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Zack Snyder says Netflix rating algorithms won't affect how he makes movies

Exclusive
Rebel Moon
Zack Snyder hoped to release Rebel Moon Part 1 and 2 on Netflix within a month of each other

By Molly Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Zack Snyder talks to SFX magazine about his original release plan for Rebel Moon

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Star Trek Discovery
Star Trek Discovery season 5 spoiler-free review: "As if Strange New Worlds and Picard season 3 never happened"

By Richard Edwards Published

Review

Review
He-Man in Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Masters of the Universe bosses promise lots of He-Man in Netflix's Revolution, as they defend his absence in last chapter

By Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Ted Biaselli and Kevin Smith assure fans that Prince Adam is in "three-and-a-half or four" of Masters of the Universe: Revolution's five episodes

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Damsel
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown leads an exclusive look at 2024's new Netflix movies with her upcoming fantasy epic

By Fay Watson Published

Exclusive Here's your exclusive new look at some upcoming 2024 Netflix movies

Exclusive
doctor who wild blue yonder
Doctor Who - Wild Blue Yonder review: everything you could want from an episode of Who

By Richard Edwards Published

Review

Review
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 was inspired by a season 2 episode to "change things up in a fun way"

By Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: The animated show's supervising director hints at what's to come in season 4

Exclusive
star trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 spoiler review - a bold but uneven outing

By Richard Edwards Published

Review

Review
Babylon 5: The Road Home
Babylon 5 creator says future projects will continue to explore the multiverse

By Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: J. Michael Straczynski talks the future of Babylon 5 with SFX magazine

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Sabine and Ahsoka
Sabine Wren actor teases an interesting reunion with Ahsoka Tano

By Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive Exclusive: Natasha Liu Bordizzo tells SFX magazine about Sabine and Ahsoka's reunion in the upcoming Star Wars show

Exclusive
Ahsoka and Sabine Wren
Ahsoka star addresses Dave Filoni's plans for a Star Wars crossover movie

By Richard Edwards Published

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Sabine actor Natasha Liu Bordizzo tells SFX magazine about Dave Filoni's Star Wars film

Exclusive
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Strange New Worlds, Poker Face, and the wonder of TV episodes that stand alone

By Richard Edwards Published

Features Epic arc plots are all well and good, but sometimes it’s great to watch an entire story unfold over a single hour of TV

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