Lucasfilm has gone full steam ahead with their Star Wars TV series on Disney+. After the conclusion of the core Skywalker Saga, Lucasfilm has told new stories set years before Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. The franchise has always been recognized for bouncing between different time periods, and it is a trend that they have continued. Fortunately for Star Wars fans, this has meant getting new content set in the eras that they love. For those who love all eras of Star Wars, Lucasfilm has introduced them to even more new characters and locales.
The Star Wars galaxy has always been a large place, ripe with great storytelling opportunities. Disney+ has allowed for Star Wars to move away from the traditional focus on the Skywalker family. The time has come for other characters to come to the forefront. With the release of Obi-Wan Kenobi, we’ve decided to reflect on the past three years of Star Wars television. Here are all the Star Wars series on Disney+ so far, ranked.
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6 The Book of Boba Fett
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Bounty hunter Boba Fett was one of the most popular characters of the original trilogy. After the long-awaited Boba Fett film was canceled, a decision was made to instead create a TV series. Picking up directly after the second season of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett showed the aftermath of Fett claiming Jabba’s throne. He was joined by Ming-Na Wen’s Fennec Shand. The return of Temuera Morrison to a live-action Star Wars production was more than welcome, and embraced by the fans. Unfortunately, while The Book of Boba Fett was entertaining, Boba Fett became a supporting character in his own show. There were episodes where he was in the background, or in the case of “Chapter 5,” entirely absent. If The Book of Boba Fett receives a second season, the series would benefit greatly from more of a focus on its titular character.
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5 Star Wars: Visions
Unlike the other series on this list, Star Wars: Visions was a non-canon show separate from the main Star Wars continuity. It was a collection of nine anime-inspired short films from seven Japanese animation studios. The studios were given creative freedom to bring their own cultural perspective and style to Star Wars. Visions was a breath of fresh air, having the free rein to do something different. One of the episodes, titled “The Duel,” told the story of a lightsaber-wielding wanderer defending a village from bandits. It harkened back to some of the franchise’s earliest roots, reflecting the Samurai films that have influenced Star Wars since the very beginning. Other episodes of Visions were wildly different, showcasing the pros of its flexibility as an anthology series.
4 Star Wars: The Bad Batch
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Created by Dave Filoni, Star Wars: The Bad Batch served as both a sequel to and spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It centered on the elite clone trooper squad, Clone Force 99, otherwise known as the “Bad Batch.” They were first introduced in the final season of The Clone Wars and revealed to have unique genetic mutations. These mutations differentiated the Bad Batch from other clones and gifted them special abilities. Starting at the point in the timeline when Order 66 was issued, the Bad Batch were forced to go on the run. Despite all its crazy events, The Bad Batch was actually all about teamwork and family. Omega, a new girl-clone who joined the Bad Batch, was a major highlight of the series.
3 The Mandalorian
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The first Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, paved the way for all the series that came after it. It was such a success that it led to the development of many spin-offs including The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka. Following the lone gunfighter and titular “Mandalorian”, Din Djarin, everything changed when he met Grogu. Grogu was a Force-sensitive Jedi Initiate hunted by malevolent forces such as the Imperial remnant. Djarin was reminded of his own childhood as an orphan, and shifted his priorities to delivering Grogu to the Jedi. Din Djarin and Grogu’s adventures took them across the galaxy, during which they developed an incredible bond. Star Wars has always been about family, and The Mandalorian has essentially been about an adoptive father and his son.
2 Obi-Wan Kenobi
Without question, Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi has become one of the most popular characters in Star Wars history. Director Deborah Chow directed two fantastic episodes on The Mandalorian and has continued to impress with her work on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Anakin Skywalker did not leave Mustafar unscarred, and neither did Obi-Wan. The Jedi Master lost all the people he loved and was forced to go into hiding, distancing himself from anything and everything connecting to his past. He was a survivor and fugitive no longer at peak strength. However, Kenobi was reminded that he still had a purpose in bringing light into a galaxy shrouded in darkness. Obi-Wan Kenobi continued the fan-favorite character’s journey as he went on to become one of the greatest Jedi ever. The time period of the series allowed for exciting fan-service, including the return of Darth Vader and the first live-action appearance of the Inquisitors.
1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Some may still be quick to dismiss animation as being “less than” live-action productions. But Star Wars: The Clone Wars had some of the best Star Wars content that has ever been produced. The computer-animated series was even created by Star Wars creator himself, George Lucas. It significantly expanded upon the prequel trilogy and even made watching Star Wars as a whole a richer viewing experience. Originally developed for Cartoon Network and later Netflix, a seventh and final season was produced exclusively for Disney+. The final season reunited Ahsoka Tano with Anakin Skywalker one last time before Skywalker became Darth Vader. Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka, (via IGN) referred to Season 7’s Siege of Mandalore as “some of the best Star Wars ever made.”
