Every 'Star Wars'-Related Announcement From Disney Investor Day 2020

From 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 to 'Obi-Wan Kenobi’, here’s every ‘Star Wars’ related announcement made on Disney’s Investor Day 2020.

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Rumors and speculation had Star Wars fans primed to anticipate some news from Disney’s Investor Day press conference last night. Still, even the most ardent fans couldn’t have expected all the news that broke. In addition to providing new information on previous announcements series, LucasFilm announced five brand new Star Wars-related Disney+ series and a new theatrical movie, charting the future of a galaxy far, far away.

The biggest takeaway seems to be that when it comes to Star Wars stories, not everything has to be about the Jedi. Many of these new projects are new genre shows wrapped up with a Star Wars bow. It’s a refreshing and bold new direction that finally seems to fulfill the promise of exploring a depth and breadth of different tales within this universe.

Below, you’ll find a breakdown of all the news. And, being the resident Star Wars nerd that I am, I couldn’t help but put all that lore to good use by speculating a bit about what we might see from each show once it debuts. 

'The Mandalorian' Season 3

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Starring: Pedro Pascal

Release date: Christmas 2021

Outside of a sizzle reel showing the season’s events thus far, the only real news about The Mandalorian is that a third season would debut on Disney+ during Christmas 2021.

'Andor'

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Starring: Diego Luna

Release date: 2022

Set to debut in 2022, Andor is a Rogue One prequel featuring Diego Luna’s titular Cassian Andor. A spy thriller set amongst the world of Star Wars, the show is helmed by filmmaker Tony Gilroy, who worked on Rogue One and wrote the first four Bourne films. Currently, in production in London, the show has rounded out its cast with actors Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, and Genevieve O’Reilly, who played Mon Mothma in Rogue One and Revenge of the Sith. Andor will also be the longest live-action Star Wars series with a scheduled 12 episodes.

'Rangers of the New Republic' / 'Ahsoka'

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'The Bad Batch'

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Starring: TBA

Release date: TBA

Spinning out of their introduction at the beginning of the final season of the Clone Wars animated series, The Bad Batch is the next big animated series from Star Wars and will follow the special Clone task force in the wake of the Empire’s emergence. Will the Batch turn against the Emperor and go rogue? Or work within this new evil empire? Time will tell, but the quick glimpse at footage proved there wouldn’t be any shortage of action in this animated series. 

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