Kathleen Kennedy Discusses Possibility of More High Republic-Era Shows, Introducing More Fan-Favorite Characters to Live-Action Star Wars

We're barely a week past the most recent Star Wars Celebration event, which gave us sneak peeks at the multiple series in production, and unveiled that three new live-action Star Wars movies are headed our way. However, news and speculation regarding future Star Wars projects rarely ceases, and fans naturally remain curious as to what lies in store on the big and small screen for the galaxy far, far away.



Luckily, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy was recently available to shed a little light on these questions. Entertainment Weekly interviewed Kennedy at Celebration to find out more about the future may hold for Star Wars television.







First, EW asked Kennedy if there were any plans for more High Republic-era shows, given that The Acolyte will be the first live-action project set in that time period. Kennedy's response, while vague, does seem to suggest that Lucasfilm is considering the possibility:

Ever since Star Wars started expanding past the boundaries of the original trilogy, writers have had several eras to choose from when telling new stories in the beloved universe. Stories set in time periods well before or after the movies have entertained fans for decades, so it's good that Lucasfilm is thinking about making shows that don't take place anywhere close to the Skywalker Saga.







That said, television isn't the only medium where Star Wars has found success lately. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor releases in less than two weeks, and the excitement around Respawn's video game series has led some fans to wonder if any characters from those games will get live-action adventures soon. Sadly, it doesn't look like there are any such plans for the near future:

Next, Kennedy spoke about how Lucasfilm decides which projects to make as movies and which ones would work better as streaming shows:

Lastly, Kennedy reiterated her previous stance regarding whether or not Obi-Wan Kenobi will get another season. She didn't fully shut the door on doing more with the character, but if the famed Jedi Master is revisited, it may not be in a second season of his own show:

While Kennedy's answers may prove disappointing to those wanting to see Cameron Monaghan play Cal Kestis in live-action or see more of Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi, fans can at least rest easy knowing that plenty of new Star Wars content is on the way. Whether you prefer movies or television, animated or live-action, video games or books and comics, there's lots to enjoy coming soon.



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