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Star Wars gave fans exciting new looks for Star Wars: Visions, with the surprise announcement that The Ninth Jedi episode from the first season will receive its own limited series. The Ninth Jedi was one of the nine self-contained episodes of Visions Season One, produced by Japanese studio Production I.G.…

The first season of Andor took moments to show the small ways the Empire oppresses its people. Season two’s premiere episodes continue that thread, with the darkest example so far coming in episode three, “Harvest.” Spoilers and a content warning for discussions of assault below. On a farming settlement, Cassian’s old friend…

If Star Wars Celebration Japan is any indication, it looks like we’re about to be spoiled by animated Star Wars projects in the near future. Athena Portillo, Vice President of Animation at Lucasfilm, sat down for an exclusive interview with IGN to discuss two of the most exciting shows they…

Screenshot: Lucasfilm / Kotaku Star Wars Andor is back just over two years after its first season ended on Disney+. The first three episodes of season two premiered on Disney+ on April 22 and the show is just as good as before , with lots of great dialogue, intense action,…

The meeting led by Orson Krennic in episode 1 lays the foundations for a pivotal moment in Star Wars history (Image credit: Lucasfilm/Disney+) Andor season 2 is laying the foundations for an incredibly harrowing moment in Star Wars history The event was set in motion by the meeting held by…

“If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true,” Carrie Fisher writes in her delightful 2008 memoir Wishful Drinking , “and that is unacceptable.” The multi-talented Fisher was many things: an actress appearing in classics like Star Wars, Shampoo, The Burbs, and When Harry Met Sally; a beloved guest…

As the “Star Wars” timeline gets more and more prequels and sequels tacked on, it can be confusing where everything falls – including “Andor” Season 2. Films and shows in the Star Wars universe take place anywhere from hundreds of years before the prequel trilogy to decades after the original…

THERE ARE SOME truly great pieces of work in the history of the Star Wars canon. The original film—which was at first known simply as Star Wars and has since been renamed A New Hope—is one of the most influential movies of all time, first crafting this world and introducing…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter???? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Since filmmaker George Lucas introduced audiences to the ways of the Jedi with Star Wars (now titled A New Hope) in 1977, the chronicles of that galaxy far, far away have grown to 11 movies, nine…