When the sequel trilogy concluded in 2019 with , the future of the franchise looked murky. After releasing five movies in five years, Disney suddenly decided to . Four years later, has yet to return to theaters, but the galaxy far, far away has charted a new course on Disney+ with a wide variety of live-action and animated shows.
In 2024 and beyond, the future looks bright, as more shows are on the way and . Director Jon Watts is leaving behind for , starring Jude Law as a Jedi who meets four kids lost in the galaxy trying to make their way home. It has been described as a “galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ’80s.
” will be set in the same time period as and , which means we might end up seeing some of these characters in Dave Filoni’s movie. In our review of the first season, we lauded as “a new high-water mark for live-action storytelling.” The second season was initially set to drop in 2024, but due to the Hollywood strikes, we will likely be waiting until 2025 for the continuing adventures of Cassian Andor.
season 2 will once again have 12 episodes, will feature more characters from , and will wrap up its story just as begins. On January 9, 2024, Lucasfilm and Disney announced that will be the first movie to hit theaters since 2019’s . The studio didn’t share any details about the plot, but we expect the movie to pick up where season 3 left off and potentially set up the story for Dave Filoni’s New Republic movie.
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