Summary
Star Warsjust hosted a panel at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event celebrating Lucasfilm Animation, but months afterStar Wars: The Bad Batchconcluded, there’s still no news of what’s next. Going into the D23 weekend,Star Warsviewers were anticipating a couple of announcements, but instead were only treated to thefirst trailer forSkeleton Crew, as well as sneak peeks ofThe Mandalorian & GroguandAndorseason 2. While it’s a little disappointing that nothing new was announced, this hopefully means Lucasfilm is working to develop concepts for an upcoming animated series.
Star Wars’latest animated project,The Bad Batch, ended its three-season run in May, with many viewers thrilled thatClone Force 99was given a happy ending. Whilethe ending ofThe Bad Batchwas mostly happy, other loose ends hadn’t been tied up, particularly when it came to Captain Rex and his underground network of clones. Working with Rex was the former Clone Force 99 member Echo, who seemingly recruited the female clone Dr. Emerie Karr in the series finale. With this, many anticipated an announcement of an animated clone rebellion show at D23.
Upcoming Star Wars Shows: Story, Casts & Everything We Know
Several exciting Star Wars TV shows are set to be released on Disney+ in the coming years from the realm of both live-action and animation.
Star Wars Didn’t Announce A New Animated TV Show At D23
But We Know Something Is In The Works
While it’s disappointing that Lucasfilm Animation’s Athena Portillo didn’t take the stage at D23 to announce a clone rebellion show or another animated project, it’s clear that something is in the works. Recently, Lucasfilm Animation has put out job listings, meaning that they are actively looking for individuals to help bring their next project to life.While it’s not much, having a sign of life from Lucasfilm Animation is a good signfor enthusiasts ofStar Warsanimated content.
Filoni aims to bring in the next generation ofStar Warsanimation and teach them everything he learned from George Lucas when they worked together onStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer, Dave Filoni, has previously stated atStar WarsCelebration 2023 that he was committed to keepingStar Warsanimation alive and well. Filoni aims to bring in the next generation ofStar Warsanimation and teach them everything he learned from George Lucas when they worked together onStar Wars: The Clone Wars. This promise paired with job listings for Lucasfilm animation proves thatwhile there was no announcement at D23, a new animatedStar Warsproject is in the works.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Cast
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an action-adventure animated series set after the events of The Clone Wars, following Clone Force 99 (a.k.a. the Bad Batch.) Finding themselves immune to the brainwashing effects of Order 66, the Bad Batch become mercenaries for hire while outrunning the empire, now seeing them as fugitives of the law.
When Will Star Wars Make This Announcement?
Fans May Have to Wait A Year
With so many announcements across so many different Disney properties, it’s not surprising that Lucasfilm held off from announcing anything. Lucasfilm is likely waiting untilStar WarsCelebration 2025 to announce any new animated projects. Celebration will be held April 18-20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. The only animated project that was announced atStar WarsCelebration 2023 wasTales of the Jediseason 2, which was presumably changed toTales of the Empireand premiered in May.
With otherStar Warstitles slated for 2025 likeAndor,Lucasfilm may be looking to slow down how much content they are producing in favor of developing a fully realized path forward.The higher-ups at Lucasfilm should figure out where these new stories fit into the greaterStar Warsstory rather than diving head first with no direction. While audiences may have to wait until April for an announcement of a clone rebellion show, or some other animated project, hopefullyStar Warsexecutives will come with a completed trailer or episode for viewers to enjoy then.
Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.
