Much of the credit goes to the careful direction of showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. Over the next few years, the streaming service will be home to nearly a dozen Star Wars shows, both live action and animated. Its success has given Disney the confidence to invest in producing more content. The space western, which took inspiration from the days of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood and the films of Akira Kurosawa, captured the hearts of Star Wars fans and casual pop culture consumers.Īfter two seasons, the show has reignited faith in the Star Wars franchise. 'The Mandalorian,' a show that launched with the Disney+ platform several weeks before 'The Rise of Skywalker' entered theaters, had instantly captivated audiences with its back-to-basics Star Wars style in late 2019. And then there were those who wondered how Disney could have let things go so wrong.

Abrams' decision to largely undo the narrative events of 'The Last Jedi' and bring back the presumed dead Emperor Palpatine as the main villain.

There were those that rallied behind J.J.