Star Wars Sets Next Theatrical Slate as Focus Moves Beyond the Skywalker Saga

Overview

• Lucasfilm has slated The Mandalorian & Grogu for 2026 and Star Wars: Starfighter for 2027, marking a return of TV-born stories to theaters.
• The new films are framed as standalone entries that operate outside the episodic Skywalker narrative.
• The original trilogy defined the series’ core mythology and characters that shaped the franchise’s identity.
• The prequel era traced Anakin Skywalker’s fall and expanded theatrically with the 2008 animated The Clone Wars feature.
• The 2015–2019 sequel trilogy was commercially successful yet divisive and is presented as the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga, with a Rey-centered film described as reportedly in development.