Star Warsreleased several new TV shows in 2024, and some of them absolutely rank amongStar Wars’best TV shows. 2024 proved to be an interesting year forStar Wars. Although there were a number of new and returning TV shows,Star Warsreleased no new movies, and news aboutStar Wars’upcoming movieswas minimal.
Even more surprising,Star Wars’upcoming TV showshave become quite thin. At present, onlyAndorseason 2 andAhsokaseason 2 are confirmed. This is quite a difference from 2024, which saw the release ofStar Wars: The Bad Batchseason 3,Star Wars: Tales of the Empire,The Acolyte,LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, andStar Wars: Skeleton Crew. Each of these shows brought something unique toStar Wars, and several of them were truly excellent.
Tales Of The Empire Surprised Star Wars Audiences—In A Good Way
Many Expected Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi Season 2
Tales of the Empirecame as a genuine surprise, as many were expectingStar Wars: Tales of the Jediseason 2 in its place.Tales of the Jedifollowed two story arcs, each comprising three episodes. As one arc was focused on Ahsoka Tano and the other focused on Count Dooku, the assumption was thatTales of the Jediseason 2 would pick two new Jedi and follow the same structure.
Instead,Star WarsannouncedTales of the Empire, a show that did maintain the structure ofTales of the Jedibut focused on characters who joined the Empire. The first, Morgan Elsbeth, was a returning character fromThe MandalorianandAhsokaand aNightsister of Dathomir, and the second was Barriss Offee, a former Jedi who had been thrown in a Republic jail after contributing to the bombing of the Jedi Temple inStar Wars: The Clone Wars. Although it was unexpected,Tales of the Empirewas a thrilling change.
Barriss Offee’s arc was particularly exciting because Barriss hadn’t been seen since Anakin Skywalker cleared Ahsoka’s name and implicated Barriss in the attack on the Temple. HerTales of the Empirestory also saw her become one ofthe Imperial Inquisitorsand then come to terms with what her involvement in the Empire really meant. Morgan’s arc was also interesting because she has become so much more important inStar Wars, especially in light ofAhsoka.
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy Impressively Delivered
Although It Wasn’t Canon, Rebuild The Galaxy Was A Wonderful Addition To Star Wars
LEGO andStar Warshave a long-running relationship, and there have been a number of LEGOStar Warsprojects that have been delightful. However,LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxymanaged to truly stand out as a brilliantStar WarsTV show. AlthoughRebuild the Galaxyis not canon, it brought several very popular ideas to theStar Warsscreen.
Most notable among these was certainly Darth Jar Jar, which began as a joke in theStar Warsfanbase but has since gained significant traction as a theory. Even beyond this character,Rebuild the Galaxybrought back Sith Rey, giving her much more screen time than she got inStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and brought creative ideas like Ewok bounty hunters and surfer Luke Skywalker to theStar Warsscreen.Rebuild the Galaxyalso managed to get Ahmed Best back to voice Jar Jar Binks and Mark Hamill back to voice Luke Skywalker, making it all the better.
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The Acolyte Gave Star Wars Something Brand-New
Although there was significantbacklash toThe Acolyte, thisStar Warsshow truly was one of the best of 2024.The Acolytepromised to be a brand-new type ofStar Warsshow, set during the High Republic Era and focused on stories outside the Skywalker Saga. For the most part, the show delivered.The Acolyteintroduced new Jedi Masters and Padawans, a new Force cult called the Witches of Brendok, and powerful Force-sensitive sisters Osha and Mae.
The show also brought about the very first on-screen appearance of Darth Plagueis inStar Warsand introduced a new Sith, Qimir/the Stranger. Sadly,The Acolytewas canceled, which means these characters' stories and the many ideas from the show may not have a future inStar Wars. Even if that proves true, though,The Acolytewas an exciting addition toStar WarsTV shows, and it didn’t deserve the vitriol and negativity.
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The second-bestStar Warsproject of 2024 wasThe Bad Batchseason 3. Season 3 was the emotional conclusion of the beloved show, and it had to bring an end not only to the Bad Batch’s story but also to the overarching clone story in the franchise.The Bad Batchseason 3 finalemanaged to do that perfectly and, shockingly, even gave the clones a very rare happy ending.
The Bad Batchalso drove home the fact that, despite everything that transpired in theStar Warsprequel trilogy andThe Clone Wars, the clones were people, and they deserved to live full lives, free of both the Empire and the Republic. The show’s ability to so fully stick the landing, in addition to its other positives, such as the beloved members of the Bad Batch themselves, make this the second-bestStar Warsproject in all of 2024. Hopefully, this story also isn’t entirely over yet, as the finale hinted Omega could be seen again.
Skeleton Crew Is Only Halfway Through… But It Is Peak Star Wars
Skeleton Crew Has Managed To Capture The True Spirit of Star Wars
Skeleton Crewmay only be halfway through, but it has already proven to be the single bestStar Warsshow of 2024. In addition to the absolutely brilliantcast of characters inSkeleton Crew, the show’s tone, concepts, and storyline are true to the spirit of the largerStar Warsfranchise. The show has introduced a number of new planets and has managed to dig deep intoStar WarsLegends for characters and plot points. In that sense,Skeleton Crewmanages to be both innovative and respectful of all that has come before—a notorious challenge in this franchise.
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What’s more,Skeleton Crewhas more episodes to come. This could mean thatStar Wars’best show of 2024 is about to get even better. WhileSkeleton Crewmay have been the best overall, though, each of theseStar Warsprojects brought something new and exciting to the franchise.
