He defies all expectations and paints a startling and thought-provoking picture of a galaxy that yearns for the future as much as it reveres the past. Refusing to be bound by convention and tradition, Rian Johnson instead embraces the rebel heart George Lucas wore on his sleeve throughout the making of the original film. The Last Jedi is a cinematic jailbreak, executed to near-perfection, liberating the Star Wars movie franchise from its Skywalker-centric shackles. With a palpable sense of glee that never once veers into parody or mockery, Johnson delivers a bold, polarizing statement on what Star Wars was, is, and can be. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.”Īnd with those words, The Last Jedi’s writer/director Rian Johnson’s intentions are laid bare. Here’s how to watch and when the episodes officially drop.“Let the past die. As well as stunning themes and imagery, based on what we’ve seen from trailers and preview footage.Īll six episodes of the mini-series drop at once and are relatively short, so you can watch them back-to-back or savor one at a time at your own pace. These shorts will document pivotal moments in both characters’ lives, and because Dave Filoni is the man responsible for bringing these particular stories to life, you know there are going to be tears. In the case of the stories that take place before The Clone Wars, this will be the first time we’ve seen these characters at this time period on the small screen. The series is split between the two characters, and gives more in-depth backstory to their earlier years and how they came to be the characters we recognize them as during the Clone Wars. Tales of the Jedi, originally announced at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, is a limited series that features stories revolving around two Clone Wars-era Star Wars characters: Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. It’s been over a year since animated Star Wars graced our presence. The trailers have dropped, characters have been revealed, and now all that’s left to do is wait for Tales of the Jedi to finally arrive on our screens.