Everything we learned about Disney's plans for Lucasfilm at the D23 Expo

It's been astir 4 years since a Star Wars movie has been released successful theaters, but the long-running franchise has been making its people connected television.

Fans of tales from a postulation far, acold distant volition larn much astir Disney's plans for the franchise during the company's D23 Expo connected Saturday. Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, took the signifier astatine the D23 Expo to stock caller details astir Lucasfilm's Star Wars projects arsenic good arsenic different franchises nether its umbrella, including Willow and Indiana Jones.

Here's a breakdown of what audiences tin expect from Lucasfilm successful the coming years:

Kennedy introduced respective members of the formed of "Andor," which arrives connected Disney+ Sept. 21. Diego Luna stars arsenic Cassian Andor, reprising his relation from 2016's "Rogue One," and is an enforcement shaper connected the project. Genevieve O'Reilly besides returns arsenic Mon Mothma.

The series, which Kennedy described arsenic a spy thriller, takes spot 5 years earlier the events of "Rogue One."

Additional formed members see Adria Arjona arsenic Bix, an on-and-off again emotion involvement of Cassian, and Kyle Soller arsenic Syril, a villainous subordinate of the Galactic Empire. 

Dave Filoni, who ushered successful a caller property of Star Wars animation with "Clone Wars," revealed a trailer for "Tales of the Jedi," a bid of six animated shorts, 3 focused connected Ahsoka Tano and 3 connected Count Dooku. Each abbreviated takes spot astatine a antithetic constituent successful each charaters' life, bringing backmost characters similar Qui-Gon Jinn, Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu.

Jon Favreau, Filoni's spouse connected "The Mandalorian" series, arrived to sermon the live-action "Ahsoka" bid starring Rosario Dawson successful the rubric relation and stock details connected different projects the Lucasfilm squad is moving on.

Favreau announced that Jon Watts, who directed "Spider-Man: No Way Home," is helming "Skeleton Crew," an upcoming Disney+ amusement acceptable successful the New Republic, on broadside Chris Ford. The bid stars Jude Law and follows a radical of 4 kids arsenic they effort to marque their mode home. Little other was shared astir the project, which is presently successful production.

To observe the 3rd play of "The Mandalorian," Filoni and Favreau brought retired chap enforcement shaper Rick Famuyiwa alongside the cast, including Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Swallow, Amy Sedaris and Giancarlo Esposito.

Warwick Davis, reprising his relation arsenic Willow, took the signifier alongside Christian Slater and different members of the formed of "Willow" to stock a trailer for the caller Disney+ series. The caller amusement is simply a sequel to the 1988 cult classical of the aforesaid name.

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