Movies & TV Star Wars Every Star Wars Movie and TV Show in Development A galaxy of projects that are technically not canceled yet By Matthew Byrd | Published on May 21, 2026 Credit: Lucasfilm Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Lucasfilm It’s a weird time to be a Star Wars fan. While the franchise remains as culturally present as ever, you have to sometimes stop to realize we’re in a bit of a dry period for new Star Wars TV shows and movies. While the release of the sequel trilogy seemingly signaled a new era of regularly released projects, the truth has been a little more complicated. While there was a time when it felt like new Star Wars shows and movies were being announced every other week, little has come from that flurry of headlines. It’s gotten to the point where it’s genuinely difficult to remember if that movie or show you once heard of was just a rumor or the real deal. For that matter, trying to follow up on what’s actually going on with any of those projects often yields a mixed bag of jumbled results at best. So, based on everything we know now (and in the future as this article is updated), here’s every Star Wars movie and TV show that is actually in development. As a bonus, I’ve included a few of the more notable canceled projects that still float around as possible upcoming releases. Upcoming Star Wars Movies Image: Lucasfilm Star Wars: Starfighter (Release Date: May 28, 2027) One of the most anticipated Star Wars films in recent memory, Starfighter has benefited from an air of mystery many projects in this franchise are not afforded. We know it’s a standalone story set after The Rise of Skywalker, and we know it stars Ryan Gosling as a pilot on an important mission. Beyond that, we’re mostly working with hope and speculation. Whether Starfighter is concealing some grand mystery that hides its epic nature, or it really is a more intimate kind of modern Star Wars movie, what we don’t know about it has been half the fun so far. At the very least, it’s nice to look forward to a new Star Wars movie that offers a glimpse of that exotic concept known as “something slightly different.” Upcoming Star Wars TV Shows Image: Lucasfilm The Ninth Jedi (Release Window: 2026) One of the standout stories of the Star Wars: Visions series, Kenji Kamiyama’s The Ninth Jedi followed the daughter of a lightsaber maker who encounters great dangers after her father is kidnapped. It was a beautiful, clever, heartfelt story that really captured the potential of the entire Visions concept. And soon, The Ninth Jedi will get a standalone story that is being described as a “spinoff limited series.” It’s not clear how long this miniseries will be or how it relates to the original story, but it certainly has the potential to be one of the most exciting Star Wars specials since we all learned about Life Day. Credit: Lucasfilm Ahsoka Season 2 (Release Window: 2027) The good news is that we are getting a second season of Ahsoka. The bad news is that the show will not return until 2027, which will effectively mark a nearly four-year gap between new seasons of the show. That’s a long wait, though the optimists among us may argue that it suggests no lingering Star Wars project is ever dead until it is officially dead. And at least we have more Ahsoka to look forward to. Anchored by the great Rosario Dawson, the show’s first season was one of the better modern Jedi stories that teed up an intriguing new (canonical) storyline for Grand Admiral Thrawn. I suppose we’ll all just have to trust the benefits of Jedi-like patience for this one. Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord Season 2 (Release Window: 2027) What’s this? A Star Wars series that was not only released in a relatively timely manner but was also quickly renewed? Maybe we really are entering a new era for the franchise. Granted, this one is probably helped by the personal involvement of new Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni. So while we don’t know much about this new season, what we’ve seen of Shadow Lord speaks to the potential of this (likely short-lived) series moving forward. Star Wars Movies That Are On Hold Credit: Lucasfilm Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars Trilogy In 2024, we learned that Star Wars Rebels creator Simon Kinberg had started working on a new trilogy of films. Those movies are apparently still in development as of 2025. Some reports suggest that they will essentially function as Episodes X–XII, chronologically, while others argue that the movies will be disconnected enough from the rest of the franchise to allow them to function as their own things. Beyond that, Kinberg has said that he really wants to find a way to balance the space opera epic storytelling of the Star Wars franchise with some of the more intimate character work seen in Andor and The Empire Strikes Back. It’s a familiar tonal promise, and we’ll see if Kinberg can deliver on it if and when these films are ever released. The Standalone Rey “New Jedi Order” Movie Basically Schrödinger’s Star Wars movie, the Rey film exists and doesn’t exist depending on how you look at it and when. At one point, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and writer George Nolfi were attached to this project that seemed like the surest follow-up to the sequel trilogy. Since then, we’ve been hit with a series of rumors that suggest that the project is either essentially on hold or, for all intents and purposes, dead. Theoretically, Disney is still interested in releasing a standalone Rey movie, but conventional wisdom tells us that this one is less likely to happen the longer development drags on. We’re still technically in never say never territory, though. James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi is reportedly set some 20,000+ years before the events of the prequel trilogy and largely explores the origins of the Jedi. The script, written by Mangold and Beau Willimon, was described by Kathleen Kennedy as “breaking the mold” and has been compared in some circles to a classic religious epic. According to Kathleen Kennedy’s exit interview, this movie is “on the back burner.” That’s become a bit of a catch-all phrase for projects that may or may not be properly canceled, but the mood does seem to be a bit more positive so far as this one is concerned. If the schedules align and the new regime deems that it fits into the new Star Wars vision, Dawn of the Jedi may rise again. Dave Filoni’s “Mandoverse” Star Wars Here’s a weird one. Way back in 2023, it was reported that Dave Filoni was working on a new movie that would essentially wrap up the stories told in the unfortunately dubbed “Mandoverse.” Filoni actually (briefly) discussed the project in interviews around the time, but little has been said about it either way since then. The latest reports suggest that this is yet another project that is basically circling the airport and may even eventually become a TV series or special. The most likely possibility is that this project was quietly dropped along the way as other projects took precedence and the shape of the entire Mandalorian universe rapidly changed. However, with Filoni stepping up as president and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, it’s certainly possible that some version of this idea could become a priority (especially if The Mandalorian and Grogu exceeds expectations). Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie Quite a lot has happened since it was confirmed that Taika Waititi was working on a new Star Wars movie in 2020. What once looked like the surest and most exciting Star Wars project in the pipeline now feels a touch cursed. Between some of Waititi’s recent misses and his apparent commitment to taking on as many theoretical projects as possible, this movie feels less likely to be released than ever before. According to Kathleen Kennedy, Waititi’s Star Wars movie is still technically alive, but its fate will ultimately be determined by the new Lucasfilm regime. If it ever moves forward, this movie will reportedly feature quite a lot of comedy and a tone that has been described as “adventurous.” Like many on-hold Star Wars movies, a lot of willingness and availability will ultimately determine the fate of this one. Donald Glover’s Lando Movie Donald Glover’s Lando movie and the Taika Waititi movie have a lot in common. Both are helmed by notable creators, both once seemed like sure things, and both are described as being lighter and more comedic. Both are also in advanced states of production purgatory. Glover claims that this project is still alive, and there’s never been any doubt that he’s incredibly interested in making a standalone Lando movie happen. Ultimately, this is just one of many Star Wars projects that was approved at a very different time for the franchise and now must survive whatever this new era for Lucasfilm brings. Patty Jenkins’ Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron movie has been rumored to be dead for quite some time. However, those rumors are seemingly largely based on the negative online chatter that has surrounded the director ever since Wonder Woman 1984 flopped. In reality, the Rogue Squadron crew has been quietly chipping away at the movie for quite some time, with one of the film’s writers indicating that progress had been made on the film just a few months ago. So this is really just another Star Wars film that is on hold until the future of the franchise looks a little clearer. Like many of the movies from notable directors that are nearly ready to go, this one’s high-profile status could actually work against it as Lucasfilm’s new creative regime potentially looks to start with a fresh slate clear of prior major obligations. Time will tell. Star Wars TV Shows That Are On Hold Image: Lucasfilm Carlton & Nick Cuse’s Star Wars Series In 2025, we learned that Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel, Locke & Key) and his son Nick had started working on a new Star Wars TV series. Details were thin at the time, and wouldn’t you know it, they’re just as thin nearly a year later. The timing of this one makes it particularly difficult to judge. In theory, it’s got a better chance of making it across the finish line when compared to some of the other shows and movies that were greenlit ages ago and have lingered in development hell. But with how little has been said about the show, it’s possible that not much progress has been made on it, which would make it all the easier to walk away from. It’s a toss-up at this point. The Mandalorian Season 4 The Mandalorian Season 4 wasn’t really canceled so much as it was converted into The Mandalorian and Grogu. Even that isn’t really fair to say, though, as those involved with The Mandalorian Season 4 suggest that it was really going to be an entirely different thing before the decision to make that movie was made. We’re ultimately getting that movie instead of a new season of the show, which is sure to be a contentious decision, especially if the series never returns. There’s still technically a possibility that this season reemerges in some form down the road, but that doesn’t seem to be the plan at the moment. Canceled Star Wars Movies and TV Shows Image: Lucasfilm The Hunt for Ben Solo Though it was never really greenlit in the first place, The Hunt for Ben Solo has certainly become one of the most notable “canceled” Star Wars projects. In case you didn’t hear, director Steven Soderbergh reportedly spent a couple of years trying to get a Star Wars movie made. The movie would have been set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker and would have starred Adam Driver as a very much still alive Ben Solo. The project was reportedly shot down over, among other things, someone’s inability to imagine how that character could possibly still be alive. It certainly had the potential to be something special, though. Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic This Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni series about New Republic soldiers was reportedly set to revolve around Gina Carano’s Cara Dune but was quietly canceled around the time that Carano was fired over her social media posts that compared the treatment of conservatives to the Holocaust. Carano recently settled her lawsuit against Disney, but there’s really no chance of this one ever coming back. Untitled J.D. Dillard/Matt Owens Star Wars Movie J.D. Dillard and Matt Owens reportedly started developing a Star Wars spin-off movie sometime around 2020. However, the project was quietly shelved just a couple of years later. Unlike some other ideas around the time of the Star Wars gold rush, this one probably never made it very far in the first place. Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy Oh, what could have been. After the excellent, though divisive in some circles, The Last Jedi, Johnson was offered the chance to direct his own Star Wars trilogy and enjoy the room required to really develop his own vision of that universe. It was an incredibly exciting prospect. After years of lingering in “will they, won’t they?” status, though, this project (at least as it existed) is essentially dead. To hear Johnson tell it, the ideas for the trilogy never made it far beyond conversations, and the director’s other work ultimately prevented things from moving further than that. We actually know almost nothing about Johnson’s vision for this trilogy, though it was reported that it would have been pretty far removed from the Skywalker saga. Kevin Feige’s Star Wars Movie Remember when Kevin Feige was supposed to walk to the other side of the lot and get involved with Star Wars? Barely, you say? Join the club. What once sounded like a high-profile idea that everyone involved would surely make happen at some point just kind of fell apart. All accounts suggest that this idea was little more than a nice thought that Feige and Lucasfilm walked away from due to various scheduling issues. David Benioff & DB Weiss’ Star Wars Trilogy Not to open old wounds, but the era of much-hyped Star Wars movies that just go nowhere really began here. Following the success of Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss seemed like the perfect people to take a stab at a new age of Star Wars films. However, the pair stepped away from their planned trilogy in 2019 after they signed a deal with Netflix that reportedly led to scheduling conflicts. Whether Game of Thrones falling off an absolute creative cliff at the end of its run contributed to this decision is another matter entirely. A Droid Story Technically, we don’t really know the status of A Droid Story: an ILM animated series that was announced in 2020. We’ve barely heard an official word about the show since then. Given everything that’s happened since then, it would be wild to learn that this seemingly small show that would have followed C-3PO, R2-D2, and a new droid actually managed to survive the buzzsaw.[end-mark] The post Every Star Wars Movie and TV Show in Development appeared first on Reactor.