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An Analysis on the future of Star Wars

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I think we can paint a clear picture with the new Star Wars content on Disney+, and their goal to connect the canon between time periods. Here is how I think the new shows will play out.

The High Republic: (Pre-Episode I)

  • The Acolyte - A show based upon the formation of “The Acolytes of the Beyond” from the Aftermath books. Darth Plagueis will feature and there will be a young Palpatine. This show will be used to tie-in to the Sith Eternal from The Rise of Skywalker.

The Dark Times: (Between Episodes III-IV)

  • The Bad Batch - Commander Cody will play a role in the show. The show will reveal the aftermath of the clones post Order 66 and set up Cody hunting for Obi-Wan and the Bad Batch being tasked with silencing enemies of the Empire.

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi - Commander Cody will be the big bad. The show will revolve around Obi-Wan trying to contact remaining Jedi and making too much noise in the process, drawing the attention of Cody and Darth Vader. Obi-Wan will “die” at the end and Ben will be born.

  • Lando - Used to show a history of Lando and act as a sequel to Solo.

  • Andor - Used to show a history of Cassian and act as a prequel to Rogue One.

The New Republic: (Between Episodes VI-VII)

  • Rangers of the New Republic - This show will be used to expand the timeline between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Expect to see cameos from “de-aged” OT characters. The show will culminate with the New Republic discovering the plans of the First Order and Leia organizing the Resistance.

  • Ashoka - This will act as a prequel show to the rumored sequel series to Rebels. I feel this will show what Ashoka was up to BEFORE she meets up with Sabine in the epilogue of Rebels. It was hinted by Dave Filoni that her appearance in The Mandalorian takes place before the end of Rebels, and if this show takes place in The Mandalorian timeline…

A New Beginning: (After Episode IX)

  • Rogue Squadron - Will introduce the state of the galaxy post The Rise of Skywalker, potentially being a launching pad for post The Rise of Skywalker content.

  • A Droid Show - Used to right the wrongs of the sequel trilogy and give us a lot more C-3PO and R2-D2. Droids from various time periods will cameo.

The Skywalker Saga:
I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX
This is the way.

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These are really good guesses and it’s nice for me to see the shows layed out in a timeline like this. I’m still trying to comprehend how much new stuff we’re getting. The Acolyte sounds really interesting anyway, but getting to see Darth Plagueis and a young Palpatine would make it even more so. The sequel era is the perfect place to set the droids show.

Anyone who’s seen my recent posts in other threads will be fed up of me whining on about this, but I really hope you’re right and the Ahsoka show is just something to give her spotlight and set up the animated SW Rebels sequel series. Sure, the show itself could actually be the sequel to Rebels, but I think Rebels characters deserve more than that (as in, they’re not just side characters in a show about Ahsoka).

“Remember, the Force will be with you. Always.”

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From my understanding, The Acolyte will follow a young female protagonist. My guess is we’ll see how she gets involved in the Rule of Two. Maybe she becomes one of a few candidates to become the new apprentice of the current Sith-in-hiding. And we’ll eventually see her become a Sith Lord. So I think, if anything, she could be Plagueis’ master, rather than Plagueis himself. Either way, I could definitely see it tying into the Sith Eternal stuff like you mentioned. I don’t think we’ll see young Palpatine at all, unless the show has decade-spanning time jumps. Which is possible I guess. But maybe it will follow just a follower of the Sith, rather than a Sith-to-be.

If Rangers of the New Republic is supposed to be concurrent with the Mandalorian, it won’t get anywhere near the time period when Leia finds out about the First Order. Leia forming the Resistance is still 30 years away from Mandalorian.

I think you’re right about the Ahsoka show. They said it was a limited series, so it doesn’t sound like it would be enough content as a Rebels sequel of its own. I wonder why they haven’t announced it yet, though?

How will the Droid show right the wrongs of the sequel trilogy? I have a feeling it’s just gonna be light-hearted adventure stories geared towards a younger audience.

Anyway, good thoughts! I think your ideas about Cody in Bad Batch and Kenobi are gonna be spot on!

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When Kathleen Kennedy announced all the new projects, she didn’t give any description of what Taika Waititi was working on, but there was a logo that appeared next to a pic of him. I can’t help but wonder now what it is he’s making.

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Some people were talking about how the other piece of concept art Kathleen Kennedy was standing in front of while she was talking about his movie appear to have some kind of diamond-shaped construct floating in space. People are saying it looks similar to something called the Tho Yor, which were these mysterious space craft that transported Force-sensitive beings from around the galaxy to different planets, such as Tython, and these beings eventually came together to form the Jedi order. Given how the logo looks like it is made of stone, it’s possible his film could be about the dawn of the Jedi. So we could possibly revisit Ahch-To or Tython. Basically a stone-age Star Wars.

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I had another thought I wanted to add: Some fans have drawn comparisons between the stone-like Star Wars logo to the logo of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. (Obviously, this speculation is a bit of a stretch, but with it being so far out, I don’t think a little speculation will hurt anybody.)
If the person who designed that logo was familiar with the premise, perhaps it hints at some similarity between Waititi’s project and Life of Brian. If his film is going to explore the origins of the Jedi and their relationship with the Force, maybe it will play around a little with religious satire. Life of Brian’s subject of satire was religious dogmatism. We see in the film how people misinterpret Jesus’ message, and we see countless people argue interpretations of Brian’s “messages”. Maybe we will see how the Force brings these various beings together for some peaceful, common purpose, but those beings will immediately begin to disagree on that purpose, and we’ll see the different factions split and fight each other, leading to the creation of groups like the Jedi and the Sith.

While I don’t think it will be a straight up comedy, Waititi’s projects have an interesting mix between drama and humor, so it will probably have both funny and serious moments. Waititi has mentioned that Monty Python’s Flying Circus was an inspiration for Jojo Rabbit, so I could easily see Monty Python also inspiring his next Star Wars project.

Anyway, totally a far-fetched guess, but this is based on the very little evidence we have been given so far.

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I hope Waititi doesn’t go full on Marvel with the comedy and feel of his film.

The poster certainly exudes a…quirky - dare I say, unorthodox feel. I’m hoping he pursues a grounded approach.

Peace is a lie
There is only passion…