Friday, December 12th, is Disney Plus Day, and the excitement from Star Wars fans is off the charts. We’re expected to get a plethora of new Star Wars content.
The end of each year has sort of become the unofficial Star Wars “hype months.” Continuing with this trend there are Star Wars trailers and rumors that are swirling around right now.
Let’s take a look at Star Wars’ next show on Disney Plus.
The Book of Boba Fett
We have an official trailer for Book of Boba Fett, that was released on November 1st. This show is set to debut on December 29th, on Disney Plus.
My reactions have not changed from before the trailer. I am still excited, and I am expecting as good of a show as The Mandalorian has been so far. I do wish however, that we got more from the trailer. We didn’t get to see any references to the Black Sun, The Pikes, or any other major known crime syndicate. In my opinion, involving those clans will make the Book of Boba Fett so much better.
I still believe the we will get 1 or 2 more trailers before the first episode. However, my prediction is that we will not get a second one on Disney Plus Day. I think it would be too soon; but, hopefully I am wrong. We need more hype leading into this show. This show can be great and I have a feeling it will be.
To this point, this was the only official piece of Star Wars content we have gotten. But, the rumors surrounding the unofficial content/releases have been continuing for months. Let’s take a look at some of the unofficial content, that we could be getting confirmation on during Disney Plus Day:
Darth Maul
Unofficially, A Darth Maul animated show is reportedly in the works (per @cinelinx on twitter).
Alright first, if you haven’t watched The Clone Wars or Star Wars Rebels then you are probably confused about why Maul would be getting his own show. Isn’t he cut in half? Well, during The Clone Wars he was saved by one of his brothers and then went on to have one of the best stories in all of Star Wars. His story makes the animations a must watch. So, when would a possible show involving Darth Maul take place?
I believe that this will take place after The Clone Wars season 7, and before we see him in Star Wars Rebels. This is during his time in the criminal underworld. There is a lot that we do not know about what he was doing during this time. But, we do know is that he is leading Crimson Dawn during the events of Solo a Star Wars Story.
For my reaction, I am excited to see this. I love what Disney has done with the criminal underworld in The Mandalorian. Having Maul be in possession of the Dark Saber will also add a layer because the Empire will actively be trying to get a hold of Mandalore during the transition from the Republic to the Empire.
Hoping we can get official confirmation of this show tomorrow.
Let’s transition into one of the most highly anticipated Star Wars shows of all-time.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
I might honestly die when we see a live action flash back with Hayden Christenson. But, lets discuss what we know, the cast. The cast has officially been confirmed by Disney.
Image: Disney
I have 3 predictions for 3 cast member characters. First I believe that, Bonnie Piesse will play Duchess Satine Kryze, Kenobi’s love interest from The Clone Wars. Second, I believe that Sung Kang will play the Fifth Brother inquisitor who is trying to hunt Kenobi. For my boldest prediction, I believe that Kumail Nanjani will play Ezera Bridger. I have no clue how it would work base on timing but I want it to happen. These are just my predictions on who I believe would be the best fit.
Some information that is also public is that Kenobi will only be 6 episodes long. This is very sad but I do believe that each episode will be an hour long. This show will show so many new events and will tie in a lot of what we already know. I also believe that it will tie in a lot with the new shows that have already been on Disney Plus. Once again, I have not clue how, but I know Disney and they want to connect everything. It feels like we’re destined for the show’s first official trailer tomorrow. It was reported by @BingeWatchThis_ on Twitter that we will get that trailer.
Today, we got an official concept art of the future battle between Darth Vader and Ob-Wan Kenobi. This will be one of the best battle’s in Star Wars history.
Image: ScreenRant
Let’s move on to some other anticipated Star Wars shows that we could get a look at on Disney Plus Day.
Ashoka, The Mandalorian, and Rangers of the New Republic
The Ashoka show is truly mysterious, we do not know a lot about it at the moment. However, I believe that I can make some very good educated guesses. So, let’s start out where we left off in Star Wars Rebels. Ashoka and Sabine Wren are off to find Ezera Bridger after he is taken into the unknown regions by the purgil with Grand Admiral Thrawn. Speaking of Sabine, she has reportedly being cast as a main character in Ashoka. I believe that we haven’t seen the last of her, and she'll play a big role going forward. The last time we saw Ashoka was in The Mandalorian looking for Thrawn, and this is where she meets Grogu.
I now think that we will continue with her hunt to find Thrawn were she will meet up with Sabine to finally find Ezera. I believe that this will be moment that all the shows will connect and we will find out that Thrawn has been leading the Empire after the “death” of the Emperor.
This will connect all of the shows that take place during this time period. These shows are Ashoka, The Mandalorian and Rangers of the New Republic. All of these shows will culminate in a giant series finale where Thrawn will finally be defeated in the Battle of Jakku. We have already seen this battle in the Star Wars Battlefront II campaign.
So, if my prediction comes true we will be able to see this battle from many fronts and perspectives. This Battle signifies the end of the Empire and it would only be fitting if we got a giant series finale of everything that lead up to the birth of the Sequels, Disney Star Wars very controversial trilogy. Love or hate it, but everything will eventually connect to the sequels. I wouldn’t rule out a trailer for something involving any of these three shows.
Moving to another mysterious show to pay attention to.
The Acolyte
We really don’t know much about this show, but maybe we will get some clarity on Disney Plus Day. However, it has been reported by The Illuminerdi, that the main character’s name will be “Aura.”
Other than that, the only other things we know is that it will reportedly be during the final years of the High Republic era.
Star Wars fans get ready for a big day, Disney Plus Day will not disappoint.