The Mandalorian spinoff show Rangers of the New Republic, one of several Star Wars shows that were announced during Disney’s big investor presentation last December, is no longer in active development at Disney+.
In 2019, coinciding with the launch of Disney+, the Star Wars franchise made the leap to live-action TV with The Mandalorian. The series became an instant hit and Lucasfilm is showing no signs of slowing down.
In addition to The Mandalorian Season 3, there are multiple spinoff series coming through the pipeline. For a while, those were The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Rangers of the New Republic.
No reason was given for why Rangers of the New Republic has been put on hiatus. It’s also unclear how long the show will pause its active development, or when Lucasfilm, one of the world’s leading entertainment companies and home to the legendary Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, might add it back into development.
Lucasfilm promoted The Mandalorian executive producer Dave Filoni to the position of executive creative director, which inspired several fans to take to Twitter to celebrate the beloved executive’s promotion yesterday.
Variety reported that Filoni’s promotion actually occurred last summer and yesterday’s hubbub was only because Lucasfilm finally got around to updating its website to reflect Filoni’s new title.
Maybe Lucasfilm cutting Gina Carano was a factor in what caused the change in Rangers of the New Republic’s development.
Although it was never officially confirmed, Rangers of the New Republic would have been an ideal place to have Cara Dune return, with her leading a team against Moff Gideon and the Imperial remnants.
Will the show be reworked with a different character stepping in to fill that gap? Will it be quietly abandoned altogether? Not sure about these things, but since Lucasfilm has so many Star Wars irons in the fire, it can afford to take some time to figure out what it wants to do here.
About Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.
It has three trilogies at its core – Original, Prequel, and Sequel, spread across five decades and interspersed with at least a dozen spin-off series and films.
Created by George Lucas and his Lucasfilm, the franchise is currently under the Disney umbrella. All the Star Wars films and shows are now available to binge on Disney+ streaming service.
Source:- Variety
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