Star Wars: The High Republic - Everything We Know So Far
All you need to know about Lucasfilm and Disney's first steps into a larger world.
With the Skywalker saga now concluded, Star Wars appeared to be moving toward a hiatus of sorts. In mid 2019, however, fans started to hear rumblings about "Project Luminous" form Lucasfilm and Disney.
An official reveal later replaced this code name with the true title of the project, and Star Wars: The High Republic was born.
Lots of new and exciting information has come to light in recent weeks and months, and there is an absolute ton to unpack here.
A look at the writers' room in the official trailer teased that everything from the "Sith Empire" and "Space Battles" to "Relic Hunters" and "Rival Houses" will be represented in the new era, so the scope for storytelling is enormous, bringing epic fantasy like the Game of Thrones series to mind.
More than just a new line of comics, though, the High Republic is literally the next big thing in that galaxy far, far away, and will have ramifications for years to come.
With so much information to digest regarding this exciting new chapter in the Star Wars saga, fans could be forgiven for being a little confused as to the finer details.
Here to help then, is everything we know so far about Star Wars: The High Republic.
10. Where Did The Idea Come From?
The basic premise of the High Republic initiative is to create a brand new chapter in the Star Wars saga, entirely removed from the exploits of the Skywalker family, telling an original set of stories in an as yet unexplored time period.
Make no mistake, this is the next big thing for Star Wars.
Lucasfilm Publishing's creative director Michael Siglain has brought a group of talented writers to the table to tackle this enormous project.
Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Charles Soule, Daniel José Older, and Justina Ireland are the Jedi Masters of this new order, and are responsible for piecing together this grand new adventure.
Defining the overall story arc, locking down the time period, the setting, a core group of heroes and villains, the political machinations of the day, the writing team are redefining Star Wars as we know it.
It has since been reveled that the High Republic initiative will not overlap with any of the mainline Star Wars movies, nor any TV series currently on air or in the works at Disney, giving the writers unprecedented scope to expand the Star Wars mythos.