THE FUTURE OF THE FORCE

IF YOU SPEND enough time on Star Wars Twitter — the third angriest, most divisive Twitter behind Football Twitter and Cupcake Twitter — amidst the million voices crying out in terror, you’ll find the occasional whisper of hope suggesting a radical thought: there has never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan.

And, from a certain point of view, this is correct. Small-screen Star Wars has never been more alive. The Mandalorian is bringing a new kind of spice to the franchise, at once familiar and fresh — a second season is already filming. The seventh and final season of The Clone Wars looks set to give the fan-favourite animated series the send-off it deserves.

New TV outings for Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor and Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi are coming down the pike, even if both have teething problems. The former has brought in writer Tony Gilroy to work alongside original showrunner