It's taken 48 years, but Star Wars ' next movie is finally moving on from the Skywalker saga. The Star Wars movies have always been centered upon the Skywalker family; the novelization of the first film even had the subtitle "From The Adventures of Luke Skywalker." It's true that the prequels redefined this, but only by broadening it out to focus on Anakin instead.
Disney's first wave of movies continued that trend, although the definition of a "Skywalker" was widened once again to include Rey. Even the anthology films were oriented around the Skywalker saga; an origin story for Han Solo and a prequel to the original trilogy. But now, finally, Star Wars is stepping away from the Skywalkers .
The Mandalorian and Grogu Doesn't Have A Skywalker In Sight
Lucasfilm has released the