Star Wars Is Officially Making TV History In 4 Months With Expansive New Release

Image via MovieStillsDB Published Oct 19, 2026, 10:11 PM EDT Matthew Rudoy is one of ScreenRant's Movie & TV News Editors. He covers the latest in movie & TV news, with a focus on major franchises like Star Wars, The Boys, and Game of Thrones, and also writes some features and reviews. He wrote lists for ScreenRant from 2017-2022, became a news writer in 2023, a senior staff writer in 2024, and an editor in 2025. Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Star Wars is making television history next year. Through Disney+, the number of Star Wars shows in both live-action and animation has expanded significantly, with new releases on the platform including The Mandalorian, The Clone Wars season 7, The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Visions, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Tales of the Jedi, Ahsoka, Tales of the Empire, The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew, Tales of the Underworld, and Maul - Shadow Lord. In 2027, both Ahsoka and Maul - Shadow Lord are releasing their second seasons. The franchise is now further expanding its television footprint, as ESPN has announced that a real-time, animated telecast of Super Bowl LXI set in the Star Wars galaxy will play during the game on Sunday, February 14. Iconic characters from the franchise will be part of the championship action alongside the AFC and NFC championship teams, including C-3PO being voiced by Anthony Daniels, who has played the character since the original movie in 1977. Check out a teaser below: Titled Star Wars Funday Football, the telecast will recreate every play from Super Bowl LXI in real time, with the NFL players being depicted as animated avatars, and the Star Wars characters joining the game at key moments, along with the inclusion of Easter eggs from a galaxy far, far away. The telecast will be streamed on Disney+ and the ESPN app and air on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is being made in collaboration with Lucasfilm, Disney, and the NFL. More to come... TV Show(s) The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions Video Game(s) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, Star Wars Battlefront (2015), Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor First Film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Cast Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal Created by George Lucas Movie(s) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order