Lack of movies aside (at least until 2026), Star Wars is in a pretty good place right now, contrary to what the noisiest part of the fandom wants us to believe.
The live-action side of things, confined to Disney Plus for now, has been expanding the canvas with stories that feel different from each other even if they don't always excel, and animation's hit rate has been notable, with The Bad Batch successfully ending its three-season run plus Tales of the Jedi and Star Wars Visions opening up new, exciting possibilities. Does the surprise-dropped, six-episode series Tales of the Empire live up to that promise?
