From 'Ahsoka' to 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' all the 'Star Wars' TV shows and movies coming soon

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen are reprising their prequel roles in "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Release date: May 27

"Obi-Wan Kenobi" will begin 10 years after the events of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," in which Anakin Skywalker transformed into Sith Lord Darth Vader after he was left for dead by his former Jedi Master Obi-Wan.

The series was initially announced in August 2019 at Disney's D23 Expo event with McGregor reprising the role of Kenobi. At the time, McGregor said he kept the secret for four years.

Deborah Chow ("The Mandalorian") will direct the series. She told Vanity Fair why it was important for Christensen to return as Vader.

"I felt like it was quite hard to not [include] the person who left Kenobi in such anguish in the series," she said, noting that despite Skywalker becoming Vader and turning to the dark side, Kenobi might still care for him.

"I don't know how you could not," she continued. "I don't think [Obi-Wan] ever will not care about him. What's special about that relationship is that they loved each other."

"Ahsoka" will focus on a fan-favorite of the "Star Wars" universe.

Release date: 2023

The men behind "The Mandalorian" — Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau — will produce the Ahsoka Tano spinoff centered around the character first introduced in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."

Filoni will write the limited series, which stars Rosario Dawson. In her appearance on "The Mandalorian," Ahsoka was searching for Grand Admiral Thrawn.

"Ahsoka is a continuous story," Filoni told Vanity Fair in a May cover story. "It is definitely driving toward a goal, in my mind, as opposed to being little singular adventures. That's what I want the character to be doing, and I think that's what fans want now. They have such a relationship with her. I've only recently started to understand that all those kids that watched Clone Wars are now a lot older—they're very excited about all the things they grew up with, as they should be."

The magazine also confirmed that Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("Birds of Prey") is also in the show.

"Andor" will take fans back to "Rogue One."

Release date: Summer 2022

The "Rogue One" prequel spy thriller will follow Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, and Kyle Soller also join the cast. Genevieve O'Reilly will reprise her role as Mon Mothma.

"Rogue One" writer Tony Gilroy ("The Bourne Identity"), who also helmed the movie's reshoots, serves as the show's creator.

"This guy gave his life for the galaxy, right? I mean, he consciously, soberly, without vanity or recognition, sacrificed himself. Who does that?" Gilroy said to Vanity Fair. "That's what this first season is about. It's about him being really revolution-averse, and cynical, and lost, and kind of a mess."

Gilroy told the magazine the first season will begin with Andor's birth world being destroyed, it will them follow him to adulthood where most of the action will take place on his adopted home where he learns he can't run forever.

The creator of Netflix's hit "Russian Doll" is working on a mystery-thriller, "The Acolyte."

Release date: TBD

Leslye Headland will head up the mystery thriller, which "will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era."

According to the Vanity Fairstory, it will take place 100 before "The Phantom Menace."

"We're taking a look at the political and personal and spiritual things that came up in a time period that we don't know much about," Headland told the magazine. "My question when watching 'The Phantom Menace' was always like, 'Well, how did things get to this point?' How did we get to a point where a Sith lord can infiltrate the Senate and none of the Jedi pick up on it? Like, what went wrong? What are the scenarios that led us to this moment?"

And we are going to see the Jedi differently on this show.

"The Jedi uniforms are gold and white, and it's almost like they would never get dirty," Headland revealed. "They would never be out and about. The idea is that they could have these types of uniforms because that's how little they're getting into skirmishes."

Oscar-winner Taika Waititi's untitled project will likely be the next "Star Wars" movie you'll see in theaters.

Release date: TBD

According to the Vanity Fair story, Waititi's film will likely be the next "Star Wars" movie we see. As it will be release before Patty Jenkins' "Rogue Squadron.

"Taika's approach to Star Wars will be fresh, unexpected, and … unique," Kennedy said at the 2020 investor day. "His enormous talent and sense of humor will ensure that audiences are in for an unforgettable ride."

"Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins' "Star Wars" movie called "Rogue Squadron" will open after Waititi's.

Release date: TBD

According to Lucasfilm, the movie will introduce "a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill-ride, and move the saga into the future era of the galaxy." 

Jenkins revealed an emotional teaser for the project after its announcement where she shared her deep connection to and desire to make a "Star Wars" film. 

"I love to move fast, and speed of any kind," Jenkins said. "I think that's because I grew up the daughter of a great fighter pilot, and every day I would wake up and go outside and look up and see my father and his squadron taking off in their F4s, roaring across the sky."

"When he lost his life in service to this country, it ignited a desire in me to turn all of that tragedy and thrill into one day making the greatest fighter-pilot movie of all time," Jenkins continued. 

According to the Vanity Fair story, the Taika Waititi project will be released before this.

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" director Jon Watts is making a coming-of-age series set after "Return of the Jedi."

The Vanity Fair story revealed a new "Star Wars" TV project in the works from recent "Spider-Man" franchise helmer Jon Watts.

Titled only with the projects code name, "Grammar Rodeo," the magazine reports that the show will take place "during the post–'Return of the Jedi' reconstruction that follows the fall of the Empire" and will have a coming-of-age vibe to it.

A Lando Calrissian series called "Lando" is in early development.

Release date: TBD

Creator of "Dear White People," Justin Simien, is developing the spinoff. 

Lucasfilm did not announce whether or not Donald Glover will be involved in the project. The actor played a younger version of Calrissian in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

It will be interesting to see if this project goes forward. In the Vanity Fair story Kennedy spoke about it being unwise to recast the legacy characters following the box office failure of "Solo."

"There should be moments along the way when you learn things," Kennedy told the magazine. "Now it does seem so abundantly clear that we can't do that."

 

 

"Rangers of the New Republic" takes place during "The Mandalorian."

Release date: TBD

"Rangers of the Republic" was described as a series that "will intersect with future stories and culminate into a climactic story event."

Favreau and Filoni will serve as executive producers on this show that's set within the timeline of "The Mandalorian" as well. Lucasfilm didn't confirm any of the cast for the show.

"Star Wars: Visions" will be a collection of animated short films

Release date: TBD

Anime creators will bring 10 short films to life for this anthology collection. 

"A Droid Story" will be a movie on Disney Plus featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO.

Release date: TBD

Lucasfilm Animation and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) are teaming up for the Disney Plus film which will introduce us to a new hero who is joined by R2 and C-3PO.

The entire first season of "The Book of Boba Fett" is available on Disney+

Release date: All of season 1 is available now in Disney+

During an end-credits scene attached to the season two finale of "The Mandalorian" Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) took control of Jabba the Hut's palace on Tatooine.

In the first season of "The Book of Boba Fett" we see what transpires following that dramatic regime change. We also learn how Boba escaped the clutches of the mighty sarlacc.

 

"Star Wars: The Bad Batch" is a new animated series centered around the elite clones introduced in "The Clone Wars."

Release date: All of season 1 is available now in Disney+

Dubbed, "the Bad Batch" — a group of clones who differ from the regular clones in the clone army — each member has a unique skill to make them an intimidating foe.

Watch the gang take on mercenary missions in a post-Clone Wars universe.

 

You will not be seeing a Kevin Feige-produced "Star Wars" movie anytime soon.

It was looking for a while that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was going to produce a "Star Wars" movie.

He even hinted at it in 2019.

"I love that world and I love the notion of exploring new people and new places in that universe, but that's all that can be said for now," Feige said.

However, in the Vanity Fair story Kennedy shot down any plans of that happening in the near future. 

"I would love to see what movie he might come up with," she said. "But right now, no, there isn't anything specifically."

 

The Rian Johnson-directed "Star Wars" trilogy looks to be on the back burner.

The same year Rian Johnson came out with "The Last Jedi" in 2017 it was announced that the writer-director would take on a new "Star Wars" trilogy. But as time has gone on that seems to be less of a priority for the director. And for Lucasfilm.

"Rian has been unbelievably busy with 'Knives Out' and the deal that he made at Netflix for multiple movies," Kennedy told Vanity Fair when asked what the status is with Johnson's trilogy.

Johnson found huge success with the 2019 whodunit "Knives Out" and most recently make a sequel for Netflix.