Disney's 8-Part 10/10 Epic Sci-fi Series Has Officially Resurrected a Dying Franchise

This new series is earning rave reviews by rethinking the Jedi, lightsabers, and some of the franchise’s oldest rules. Star Wars is heading into its 50th anniversary next spring in an unusual position. Lucasfilm certainly isn't short on ways to keep the galaxy-changing franchise alive — there are countless Skywalker-focused books lined up in the next year, Star Wars: Unlimited is expanding deeper into the decade, and even Dungeons & Dragons is getting an official Star Wars crossover. Gaps left by the sequel trilogy are getting filled through books and comics, while Star Wars: Starfighter (starring Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, Amy Adams and Matt Smith) will bring the franchise back to theaters again next year with a brand new story. But its most important format — movies — just suffered a serious setback. The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first theatrical Star Wars movie in seven years, received middling reviews and quickly lost its grip on the box office, breaking a decades-long streak of Star Wars movies dominating theaters. Now, one of Star Wars' smallest and strangest projects is getting almost the opposite reception. Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi arrived on Disney Plus o