Lucasfilm has announced a robust slate of Star Wars content for 2026, including video games, novels, TV series, and a major theatrical film. Highlights feature new adventures in familiar eras like the Clone Wars and post-Empire galaxy, alongside adaptations of popular Disney+ shows. This marks the franchise's return to cinemas after over six years.
The Star Wars universe expands significantly in 2026 with projects spanning multiple media formats. In video games, two titles lead the charge. Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars, allows players to command an elite squad led by former Republic officer Hawks. Developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, and published by Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games, it arrives later in the year. Meanwhile, Star Wars: Galactic Racer revives podracing thrills from Episode I: The Phantom Menace, featuring races on iconic planets like Tatooine and new tracks. Developed by Fuse Games and published by Secret Mode, it follows racer Shade in the post-Empire era amid the rise of the unsanctioned Galactic League.
Literature enthusiasts will find three novels on shelves. Ashley Poston's young adult tale Eyes Like Stars, set before The Force Awakens, explores love and mystery under the First Order's shadow, releasing July 21. Madeleine Roux's Star Wars: Legacy, bridging The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, follows Rey and Leia Organa repairing Luke's lightsaber, out July 28. Rebecca Roanhorse's Edge of the Abyss, the second in the Reign of the Empire series, tracks Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and Saw Gerrera 13 years after related events, arriving September 15.
On television, live-action series Ahsoka enters its second season, currently in production with returning stars like Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, expected on Disney+ this year. Animated offerings include Maul — Shadow Lord, where Sam Witwer reprises the Sith Lord plotting revenge post-Clone Wars; it premieres April 6 with a two-episode event, featuring a cast including Gideon Adlon and Wagner Moura. Star Wars: Visions Presents expands the anime anthology with The Ninth Jedi spinoff, based on a prior episode, launching later in 2026 without a set date.
Theatrical excitement peaks with The Mandalorian & Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau, bringing Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and Grogu to screens May 22. This first big-screen adaptation of the Disney+ series depicts their role in the New Republic's efforts against scattered Imperial remnants, joined by Jeremy Allen White and Sigourney Weaver.
