When the Star Wars sequel trilogy concluded in 2019 with The Rise of Skywalker, the future of the franchise looked murky. After releasing five Star Wars movies in five years, Disney suddenly decided to redirect its focus to streaming series. Four years later, Star Wars 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 new movies are finally in production.
Star Wars release dates for 2024
Tales of the Empire | May 4, 2024
- Creator: Dave Filoni
- Cast: Diana Lee Inosanto, Meredith Salenger, Rya Kihlstedt, Wing T. Chao, Lars Mikkelsen, Jason Isaacs, and Matthew Wood
After telling the origin stories of Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku in the first season of Tales of the Jedi, the second season will follow two new characters: Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth and former Jedi Barriss Offee. This installment of the anthology is titled Tales of the Empire, giving us fresh insight into the lives of two popular side characters.
The Acolyte | June 4, 2024
- Creator: Leslye Headland
- Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joonas Suotamo
Announced in 2020, The Acolyte is the first live-action Star Wars show about the High Republic, specifically covering “the final days of the High Republic era.” Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) created the eight-episode series, which will debut on Disney+ on June 4.
Lucasfilm describes the series as a mystery-thriller that “upends the typical Jedi hero tale for a story focused on the dark side disrupting a Jedi Order in its prime.” In the first trailer above, we see Amandla Stenberg’s character Mae face off with Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) as the Jedi Order begins to crumble.
Skeleton Crew | TBD
- Creator: Jon Watts
- Cast: Jude Law, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, Jaleel White
Director Jon Watts is leaving Spider-Man behind for Skeleton Crew, 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.” Skeleton Crew will be set in the same time period as The Mandalorian and Ahsoka, which means we might end up seeing some of these characters in Dave Filoni’s Star Wars movie.
Star Wars release dates for 2025 and beyond
Andor season 2 | TBD
- Creator: Tony Gilroy
- Cast: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough
In our review of the first season, we lauded Andor as “a new high-water mark for live-action Star Wars 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. Andor season 2 will once again have 12 episodes, will likely feature more characters from Rogue One, and will wrap up its story just as Rogue One begins.
The Mandalorian & Grogu | 2026
- Director: Jon Favreau
- Cast: Pedro Pascal
On January 9, Lucasfilm and Disney announced that The Mandalorian & Grogu will be the first Star Wars movie to hit theaters since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. The studio didn’t share any details about the plot, but we expect the movie to pick up where The Mandalorian season 3 left off and potentially set up the story for Dave Filoni’s New Republic movie. Production will start in 2024, but we’ll be waiting until 2026 to see it on the big screen.
Ahsoka season 2 | TBD
- Creator: Dave Filoni
- Cast: Rosario Dawson
In addition to revealing The Mandalorian & Grogu, Lucasfilm also confirmed that Dave Filoni is working on the second season of Ahsoka on January 9. We don’t know anything about the new season yet, but it will presumably arrive before Filoni’s movie.
Untitled Rey Skywalker Movie | TBD
- Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- Cast: Daisy Ridley
During the studio showcase at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Lucasfilm announced three new movies. The first will see Daisy Ridley return as Rey, who is now a powerful Jedi Master trying to rebuild the Jedi Order. The untitled film is set 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker, and while Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) was once attached to write the script, he claims he was “asked to leave” the project. Ridley says the story isn’t what she expected.
Untitled Dawn of the Jedi Movie | TBD
- Director: James Mangold
- Cast: TBA
While Lucasfilm has been jumping around the Star Wars timeline since Return of the Jedi, every movie and show has been relatively close to one another on the timeline. That won’t be the case for the Dawn of the Jedi movie, which is set 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace. As the name suggests, this movie will explore the origins of the Jedi and the Force, and Disney has entrusted Logan director James Mangold to tell the story.
Untitled Mandoverse Movie | TBD
- Director: Dave Filoni
- Cast: Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson
Dave Filoni — who has recently been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm — helped revitalize the Star Wars franchise with The Clone Wars 15 years ago, and now he’s going to get the chance to direct a live-action Star Wars movie. From what we understand, the movie will be something of an Avengers-like team-up featuring characters from all of the Disney+ shows, as well as some other surprising additions we might not have expected.
Taika Waititi’s Untitled Star Wars Movie | TBD
- Director: Taika Waititi
- Cast: TBA
Many of the Star Wars projects that Disney and Lucasfilm have announced in recent years have seemingly been canned or shelved, including Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron movie and Rian Johnson’s trilogy, but as far as we can tell, Taika Waititi’s movie is safe. On May 1st, Deadline reported that “insiders say he is still excited about the project and committed to direct that next year.” If so, there’s a chance we could see it in 2025.
