While we won’t see the canceled Kylo Ren movie The Hunt for Ben Solo in 2026, there are several Star Wars projects coming to screens and Disney Parks this year.

Films & TV Series

The Mandalorian and Grogu

The film will be the first Star Wars movie in theaters since The Rise of Skywalkerwas released in 2019. It will be in theaters on May 22, 2026.

Footage was previously shown at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event but not released publicly. The trailer differs from that footage. Watch it below.

The Mandalorian Disney+ series ran for three seasons from 2019 to 2023. A fourth season was in development but it’s not clear if that is still planned or if the film is replacing it.

The film stars Pedro Pascal returning as Din Djarin a.k.a. The Mandalorian alongside Grogu a.k.a. “Baby Yoda.” The cast also includes Sigourney Weaver as Ward, Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt, and Jonny Coyne reprising his role from the Disney+ series as an Imperial Warlord. Zeb Orrelios, voiced by Steve Blum, from Star Wars Rebels appears after a cameo in The Mandalorianseason 3.

Ahsoka Season 2

Expected to release sometime in late 2026, production on the second season of Ahsoka recently wrapped in 2025. Most of the main cast are all expected to return as well. Rory McCann from Game of Thrones will be taking over the role of Baylan Skoll from the late Ray Stevenson, and Hayden Christensen has been confirmed to return.

Also rumored to reprise her role is Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala in season 2 of the Disney+ series Ahsoka. While it’s uncertain where Amidala would fit within the series, there is speculation that she could appear via the World Between Worlds, a realm in which Ahsoka encountered her old Jedi Master in the first season. She could also appear in flashbacks, like those used in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Maul: Shadow Lord

Announced during the 20th anniversary Lucasfilm Animation panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan, a new Star Wars Darth Maul animated series is coming to Disney+ in 2026.

Titled Maul – Shadow Lord, the new series will see the return of Sam Witwer to voice the villain. Witwer first portrayed Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and later reprised his role in Star Wars Rebels and the 2018 film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. This new animated series will be set after the events of the final season of The Clone Wars, when Maul “rises again to lead the underworld factions,” per Star Wars.

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi

Also announced during Star Wars Celebration Japan The Ninth Jedi, a spinoff for Star Wars: Visions, coming in 2026. Star Wars: Visions is an animated anthology series. Volume 1 premiered in 2021, followed by volume 2 in 2023. Volume 3 debuted on Disney+ on October 29, 2025.

The Ninth Jedi, the first Star Wars: Visions Presents limited series. It’s based on “The Ninth Jedi” episode of volume 1 and a sequel episode, “Child of Hope,” in volume 3. The episodes are written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama of Production I.G.

Disney Parks

Mandalorian and Grogu on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Starting May 22, 2026 Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will get a new Mandalorian and Grogu adventure starting on the day the film is released. In the new story, “Hondo Ohnaka catches wind of a deal on Tatooine between ex-Imperial officers and pirates, setting the stage for a high-stakes chase across the galaxy. Guests will team up with Mando and Grogu to track them down and claim a bounty in a dynamic, galaxy-spanning adventure.”

Guests will fly from Batuu to Tatooine, and then have the opportunity to choose their next destination from Coruscant, Bespin, and Endor. Guests in the engineer position will make the decision and get to interact with Grogu. 

Several games, books, and comics will also be added to the Star Wars universe in 2026.

What Star Wars project are you most looking forward to in 2026? Let us know in the comments and on social media.

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