9 new Star Wars series coming to Disney+, 2 new films also announced
There will be 10 more Star Wars series coming to the Disney+ streaming services over the next few years, as well as two more films for the big screen, Kathleen Kennedy, head of Lucasfilm announced during Disney’s Investor Day.
In addition to “The Mandalorian,” Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will be creating two more series set in the “The Mandalorian” timeline.
The two spinoff are “Rangers of the New Republic” and “Ahsoka” starring Rosario Dawson.
“Andor,” which will begin streaming in 2022, follows the adventures of Captain Cassian Andor, who we were introduced in “Rouge One: A Star Wars Story.” We will follow him on his missions and find out more about him pre-“Rouge One.” It star Diego Luna, who portrayed Andor in the films.
“OBI-WAN KENOBI” brings Ewan McGregor back as the Jedi Master AND, Hayden Christensen return to reprise his role as Darth Vader in this series that takes place 10 years after the events of “Revenge of the Sith.”
A spinoff from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” features The Bad Batch clone group featured in the seventh season of The Clone Wars. “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” is a new animated original series coming soon.
“Star Wars: Visions,” is an original series of animated short films celebrating the Star Wars galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators coming in 2021.
Everyone loves Lando Calrissian and stories about him will return in a new event series called “Lando.” The series is in the early stages of development by Justin Simien, whose first feature film “Dear White People,” won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Leslye Headland brings a new series called “The Acolyte.” This is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.
A special new animated adventure film from Lucasfilm Animation is teaming up with Lucasfilm’s visual effects team, Industrial Light & Magic, to develop a special film for Disney Plus. “A Droid Story” is an epic journey that will introduce a new hero guided by R2-D2 and C-3PO.
Taika Waititi, who has recently been involved in “The Mandalorian” as a director id now developing a new Star Wars feature.
In addition, Patty Jenkins, who helmed the “Wonder Woman” films is developing “Star Wars: Rouge Squadron.” Also know as Rogue Group, this Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron was founded by Luke Skywalker during the Galactic Civil War.
“It’s been a lifelong dream as a filmmaker to one day make a great fighter pilot film,” Jenkins said on StarWars.com. “As the daughter of a great fighter pilot myself, some of the best memories of my life are of seeing my father’s squadron take off in their F4s every morning, and hearing and feeling the awe-inspiring power and grace. When he passed away in service to this country it ignited a burning desire to one day channel all of those emotions into one great film. When the perfect story arrived in combination with another true love of mine, the incomparable world of Star Wars, I knew I’d finally found my next film. I’m extremely honored and excited to take it on, and grateful to Lucasfilm, Disney, and the fans for extending that thrill to me.”
