Upcoming New Star Wars Movies and TV Shows: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond

There are a bunch of big Star Wars projects in the works, like the Jon Favreau-directed The Mandalorian & Grogu movie, the confirmation of Ahsoka: Season 2, and a new Star Wars movie starring Ryan Gosling called Starfighter which is being directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy. And yet amid all that, Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, is stepping down from her duties, with long-time Star Wars creator Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan replacing her. Filoni will now serve as President and Chief Creative Officer while Brennan will be Co-President.

While Kennedy’s departure has been rumored for some time, now that it’s actully happening it’s clear that the Star Wars franchise is at a critical juncture. Will Filoni and Brennan be able to revive excitement in fans and mainstream audiences about what has been seen as something of a lagging series in recent years?

So let’s take a look at all of the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows that we know about. While some are locked, others on our list are just industry reports that haven’t been confirmed by Disney yet. We’ve also kept some older projects on our list that have long since been snuffed out, like the Jedi themselves! Their fire has gone out of the universe…

Click right through the scruffy-looking slideshow below to see what’s coming, and a couple of “maybes” too…

What Are the Next Star Wars Movies and TV Shows Coming Out? 2026 Release Dates

For those keeping track, here’s the full lineup of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows:

Definitely Happening:

Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie (May 22, 2026)
Maul: Shadow Lord Series (2026)
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi Series (2026)
Star Wars: Starfighter Movie (May 28, 2027)
Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 (In Production)

In Development:

Dave Filoni’s Mando-Verse/New Republic Movie
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s New Jedi Order/Rey Movie
Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars Trilogy

On Hold or Status Unknown:

The Hunt for Ben Solo Movie
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie
James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Movie
Star Wars: Lando Movie
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie
The Mandalorian: Season 4 / The Book of Boba Fett: Season 2
Carlton & Nick Cuse’s Star Wars Series

Canceled/Dead:

Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic Series
Untitled J.D. Dillard/Matt Owens Movie
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy
Kevin Feige’s Star Wars Movie
David Benioff & DB Weiss’ Star Wars Movies

Here are the Star Wars projects that are closest to becoming a reality (or at least were in recent times)…

The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie (May 22, 2026)

Lucasfilm turned heads with the announcement of a Mandalorian spinoff movie separate from Filoni’s Mando-Verse New Republic crossover film. Dubbed The Mandalorian & Grogu, this film will be helmed by The Mandalorian co-creator Jon Favreau. It’s assumed the movie is taking the place of The Mandalorian: Season 4.

Filming wrapped at the end of 2024, meaning this will wind up being the first Star Wars project to hit the big screen since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. The Mandalorian & Grogu has a May 22, 2026 release date.

Maul: Shadow Lord Series (2026)

The Star Wars franchise will remain in the post-Clone Wars, pre-A New Hope era for its next animated series, which focuses on the former Darth Maul as he seeks to rebuild his criminal empire in the age of the Empire. Lucasfilm teases the series will showcase Maul “plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.” Sam Witwer will reprise his role as Maul. Look for it to debut on Disney+ in 2026.

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi Series (2026)

The animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions is getting a miniseries spinoff called Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi. As the title suggests, this series will be a continuation of Production I.G.’s “The Ninth Jedi” shorts from Visions Season 1 and 3. It’s a natural choice, as there’s clearly far more story left to tell in this bleak yet adventurous take on the Star Wars mythos.

Star Wars: Starfighter Movie (May 28, 2027)

The next Star Wars movie hitting theaters after The Mandalorian and Grogu is Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy and starring the Driver himself, Ryan Gosling. The film is set roughly five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker, putting it further down the Star Wars timeline than any movie or show to date.

There are few details on what the film would be about, but Levy has been developing the project with scripter Jonathan Tropper since 2022. Tropper previously worked with the director on This Is Where I Leave You and The Adam Project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the prospective movie would be unrelated to the Skywalker Saga and would be a standalone story.

Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 (In Production)

When Ahsoka: Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger, it was unclear whether those loose ends would be picked up in a second season or feed directly into Dave Filoni’s Mando-verse movie. But production has now wrapped on Ahsoka: Season 2. There’s no release window yet, though 2026 could be possible.

Dave Filoni’s Mando-Verse/New Republic Movie (In Development)

Dave Filoni will make the jump from Star Wars shows to the big screen. Filoni is directing a movie set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The film is said to tie together shows like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s New Jedi Order Movie (In Development)

Ms. Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is directing the first Star Wars film set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. Daisy Ridley will return to reprise the role of Rey Skywalker, with the film focusing on Rey’s efforts to rebuild the Jedi after the final battle with Emperor Palpatine. It’s expected that other actors from the Sequel Trilogy will also return.

At various points in its development, Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson, and then Steven Knight, were attached to write the film. However, all have since left the project. Reports previously indicated that Rey as a character was still a major priority at Disney, and in January, 2025, George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) was the latest writer hired to script the film. But when Kathleen Kennedy announced her resignation from Lucasfilm in January, 2026, she did not mention the Rey project while discussing other films in development. Huh.

Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars Trilogy (In Development)

In 2024 news broke that X-Men producer (and Star Wars Rebels co-creator) Simon Kinberg had been tapped to oversee a brand-new trilogy of Star Wars films. Kinberg will write the trilogy and produce. Sources gave conflicting reports as to what the trilogy will actually be about, though. It may be a direct continuation of the Skywalker Saga, effectively making Kinberg the architect of Episodes X through XII. However, others claimed the trilogy will focus on a new storyline. In January, 2026, Kathleen Kennedy revealed that Kinberg wrote something that was “very good, but not there. We’ve pretty much upended the story, and then spent a great deal of time on the treatment.” From there she said Kinberg was expected to turn in “something” — presumably a screenplay — by March, 2026. All of which is to say it’s still early days on this one.

The Hunt for Ben Solo Movie (On Hold or Status Unknown)

Fans got very excited when word came that Adam Driver and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh had pitched a Hunt for Ben Solo movie, even though the project was not given the go-ahead. A fan campaign since then has not led Disney or Lucasfilm to reverse their decision, but Kathleen Kennedy has said that “Steve Soderbergh and Adam Driver turned in a script written by Scott Burns … It was just great. Anything’s a possibility if somebody’s willing to take a risk.” Time will tell if this one ever happens or not.

Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie (On Hold or Status Unknown)

Thor: Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi was tapped to direct a live-action Star Wars movie at one point, which he would co-write with 1917’s Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Nothing else is known about the film yet, including when it’s set in the Star Wars timeline… or if it will even happen. Kathleen Kennedy said in January, 2026, that she thinks the project is “still somewhat alive.” Hope springs eternal!
The film dates back to at least 2021, when Waititi revealed he’d cracked the story for his movie, but the actual script was still in its early stages. In May, 2022, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said that this would be the next Star Wars film released, while in March, 2023, Variety reported that it could be the project that snaps up the then-empty December, 2025, release date on Lucasfilm’s slate. In February, 2025, however, Kennedy confirmed that she still hasn’t seen a finished script from Waititi, saying “if we ever do get a script from Taika, it’s going to be fantastic.”

James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Movie (On Hold or Status Unknown)

At Star Wars Celebration 2023, we learned that Logan director James Mangold was going to be directing a movie about the very first Jedi Knights. Little was known about the movie, other than that it would be set roughly 25,000 years before the other films and would be “biblical” in scope. Unfortunately, in January, 2026, Kathleen Kennedy said that the film is now on the “back burner.”

Star Wars: Lando Movie (On Hold or Status Unknown)

While Lucasfilm seems to have no plans for a sequel to 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian was supposed to get his own live-action series at one point. The project was announced in December 2020, and was being developed by Dear White People’s Justin Simien. However, Simien eventually departed the project, with Glover and his brother Stephen Glover taking over as writers. And in the fall of 2023 Stephen revealed that Lando was expected to take shape as a movie rather than a show. As of January, 2026, Kathleen Kennedy said that the project was “still somewhat alive.” Great!

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (On Hold or Status Unknown)

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins was given the reins of a Star Wars theatrical film, which was originally slated to hit theaters in Christmas of 2023. Kathleen Kennedy teased, “This story will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill ride. The legend of Rogue Squadron has been long beloved by Star Wars fans, and will move us into a future era of the galaxy.”

However, as of November 2021 the film was no longer on the production schedule while Jenkins reportedly focused on Wonder Woman 3 (which has since been cancelled). Industry insider Matthew Belloni reported the film was the latest in a long line of Star Wars projects hampered by “creative differences.” And in March of 2023, Variety reported that a source has stated that the film is no longer in active development. In April of that year, Kennedy told IGN the following: “Rogue Squadron, that definitely is something that we still talk about. Whether it’s a movie, or whether it ends up being in the series space, that’s definitely something.”

The Mandalorian: Season 4 / The Book of Boba Fett: Season 2 (On Hold or Status Unknown)

There’s currently no word on a fourth season of The Mandalorian or a second season of The Book of Boba Fett. The announcement of The Mandalorian and Grogu may mean the former series has ended its small-screen run, and we’re not holding our breath for more The Book of Boba Fett at this point.

Carlton & Nick Cuse’s Star Wars Series (On Hold or Status Unknown)

Lost co-showrunner Carlton Cuse was developing a streaming Star Wars series with his son, Watchmen and The Leftovers writer Nick Cuse, at one point. That’s virtually all we know about this mysterious project, as there’s no word on the plot, timeline, characters, or other story details yet. And with Disney seemingly pulling back on greenlighting new Star Wars streaming shows now, it seems unlikely that this one will move forward any time soon.