Disney and Lucasfilm are expected to reduce the number of live-action Star Wars series in the coming years. Starting in 2025, there would be only one per year.
The cancellation of The Acolytewhich will therefore have only lasted one season, has apparently loosened some tongues in the Disney offices. As reported by The Direct in an article published on September 4, the multinational is considering reducing the number of Star Wars series to be released on the Disney+ platform.
” I heard there are several series in development, but it looks like there will only be one live action series airing per year starting in 2025. “, says insider Daniel Richtman, who is very well informed on the matter. This indiscretion follows comments by Bog Iger: the boss had made it known in 2023 that investments will be lower in the future — ” Spend less on what we do and do less of it “.
Disney Revises Plans for Star Wars Series
It must be admitted that Disney and Lucasfilm have not been light-handed with their Disney+ release schedule since the series aired. The Mandalorian in 2019. Content adapted from the Star Wars universe has multiplied and fans have not really had time to breathe. Disney has also experienced the same problem with Marvel productions: the accumulation ended up tiring and the quality began to decline. The example The Acolyte is glaring: despite a production cost that was apparently prohibitive ($180 million), it was not a success and, worse, there was a bad buzz.
Here’s the pace of live action series releases since 2019 :
- 2019: season 1 of The Mandalorian
- 2020: season 2 of The Mandalorian
- 2021: Book of Boba Fett
- 2022: Obi-Wan Kenobiseason 1 of Andor
- 2023: season 3 of The Mandalorianseason 1 of Ahsoka
- 2024: The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew
Added to this are animated series, such as The Bad Batch (2021, 2023 and 2024) or even Tales of the Jedi (2022). There is a tendency to overdo it, motivated by the desire to offer showcases for Disney+, and it is easy to understand why Disney would seek to backpedal today – especially if profitability is not at the end.
It should also be remembered that Star Wars has several major projects for the cinema: The Mandalorian & Grogua Rey-centric feature film, a “mandoverse” film by Dave Filoni, a Dawn of the Jedi film narrated by James Mangold, a film Star Wars entrusted to Taika Waititi, another directed by Shawn Levy and, finally, the trilogy in the hands of Rian Johnson. Which means that Disney and Lucasfilm will need Disney+ less to make fans dream.
