NFC East rivals Dallas and Washington play each other twice in the run-in, and what a pivotal pair of games they're shaping up to be. While Mike McCarthy's unit has started to splutter, Ron Rivera's has surged into contention. Read on as we explain how to get a Cowboys vs Washington live stream and watch the NFL online from anywhere.

Considering Washington's start to the season, it's remarkable to find them just two victories behind the division leaders – even more so bearing in mind that their defense has pulled it all together in the absence of Chase Young and Montez Sweat.

Twelve months have now passed since they signed Taylor Heinicke as a backup, only ever to be used in emergencies, and what a year it's been.

Washington swept the Cowboys last season, but that was without Dak Prescott. DP4 owns Washington, and despite the Football Team's newfound solidity, they're still one of the worst in the league at stopping the pass.

Is this the moment Dallas gets its mojo back? Follow our guide for how to watch the Cowboys vs Washington online and get an NFL live stream wherever you are in the world right now.

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If you've mismatched a holiday or you're away on business and you want to watch your country's coverage from abroad, then you'll need to use a VPN. This will help you dial in to a location back in your home country to avoid geo-blocks and regain access to the content and services you already pay for back home.

A VPN is generally perfect for this as it allows you to change your IP address so you appear to be in a completely different location when the big game is on. 

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The Ravens edged a 47–42 whirlwind of a game 12 months ago, but this time around the AFC North leaders are in a rut, while the Browns have had a bye week to address their own shortcomings. With both teams battling for the same playoff spots, read on as we explain how to get a Ravens vs Browns live stream and watch NFL games online from anywhere.

Baltimore could and probably should have had the division sewn up by now, but three defeats from their last six games has really made things interesting.

John Harbaugh's two-point conversion call backfired against the Steelers last weekend – and at the death of another lean outing for Lamar Jackson and a Ravens offense that has averaged less than 16 points over the past four games.

And along with the Browns, they've got a ridiculously difficult run-in.

Cleveland controlled the Ravens offense two weeks ago, but as has been the case all too often this season, Baker Mayfield wasn't able to put points on the board. 

They've had plenty of time to prepare for the rematch though, so follow our guide on how to watch the Ravens vs Browns online and get an NFL live stream wherever you are in the world right now. 

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 series could land fairly soon, with a January or February 2022 launch date looking highly likely, and the leaks and rumors have been coming in thick and fast for all three devices in the line.

These are to be the successors to 2021's Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra, but have also got the big boots of the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 to fill, with 2021's late-year flagship actually canceled, much to the chagrin of Samsung fans.

The Galaxy S22 is therefore the next big flagship from Samsung, and since the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 was cancelled, it will be the first big traditional phone from the company to come out in a year. We did see the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 come out with S Pen stylus support, and the clamshell Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 launch at the same price as flagship phones – but for most consumers, the Galaxy S22 is the next big Android phone.

Below is where we’ll be collating all the leaks, rumors and news we hear about the Samsung Galaxy S22 until its launch, likely in early 2022. We’ll be keeping track of details of the Galaxy S22 release date, price, features and much more, from rumors about its new features to leaked images of what the phone could look like.

Samsung Galaxy S22: what you need to know

Samsung Galaxy S22 release date: Rumors point to a February release for the Samsung Galaxy S22, with an announcement possibly on February 8. That's not been confirmed, but we'd be surprised if it didn't land in early 2022.

Samsung Galaxy S22 price: Pricing is unknown, but for reference the Samsung Galaxy S21 started at $799 / £769 / AU$1,249, and we may be looking at a similar price again.

Design: The Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus will probably look similar to their predecessors, with the S22 Ultra rumored to be getting a more angular design reminiscent of the Galaxy Note range.

Colors: A leak suggests the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus may come in white, black, rose gold, and green shades, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra might come in black, white, green, and dark red.

Display: The Samsung Galaxy S22 is rumored to have a 6.06-inch screen, the S22 Plus a 6.55-inch one, and the S22 Ultra a 6.81-inch one. All three models are expected to have a 120Hz refresh rate, but that's likely to be paired with a FHD+ resolution for the cheaper two and a QHD+ resolution for the Ultra.

Camera: 50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide and 12MP telephoto cameras have been rumored for the S22 and S22 Plus. Things are less clear for the Ultra, but it may have a 108MP main snapper, a 12MP ultra-wide, and two 10MP telephoto ones.

Specs: Expect either the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Exynos 2200 chipset depending on region, coupled possibly with the same RAM and storage amounts as the S21 range. That would mean up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage in the Ultra model, or 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage in the other models.

Battery: Leaks point to a 3,700mAh battery in the S22, 4,500mAh in the S22 Plus, and 5,000mAh in the S22 Ultra. Other than the Ultra those would all be smaller than the batteries in the S21 range. Charging speed on the S22 Ultra might be improved though, possibly coming in at 45W.

Samsung Galaxy S22 release date

Most early Samsung Galaxy S22 release date rumors pointed to January 2022, but it would now appear that a February launch is more likely.

Multiple sources have now pointed to February, with leaker Jon Prosser saying the phone will be unveiled on February 8, then sold on February 18.

That rough time frame makes sense, as we’d expect Samsung to follow a similar schedule to its 2021 plans where the company pulled forward its launch compared to previous years and revealed the phone in mid-January.

We've also heard that the phones entered mass production in late October, which would likely work for a late January or early February launch.

Does that mean we’ll see the Samsung Galaxy S22 series in January or February 2022? There’s no guarantee, and another leak suggests that the company will push back the phone to release the delayed Samsung Galaxy S21 FE instead.

Samsung could decide to default back to its usual flagship release window and push the phone out in February or March. That said, the company may even bring the launch forward and announce the handsets even earlier.

That's specifically been rumored, with a leaker suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S22 range could land in December.

An earlier launch is especially possible since there won't be a Samsung Galaxy Note 21, and since the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE might also have been canceled, meaning there could otherwise be a big gap between mainstream (read: non-foldable) Samsung flagships. But we doubt Samsung would launch two S numbers in one year.

So while no-one knows yet what to expect from Samsung, our best guess for now is a January or February launch, but we’ll be sure to provide more details when leaks start giving us a clearer expectation of the release date.

Samsung Galaxy S22 price

So far we don't know anything for sure about the price of the Samsung Galaxy S22 range, but we’d expect it will be around the same price as the Galaxy S21 range when it launched.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 started at $799 / £769 / AU$1,249, the S21 Plus started at $999 / £949 / AU$1,549, and the S21 Ultra started at $1,199 / £1,149 / AU$1,849.

Samsung Galaxy S22 design

The overall design of the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus might be very similar to the current range, according to one leak, so don't expect big visual changes - other than for the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which might be significantly different.

We've now seen unofficial renders of all three handsets, from a reliable source, which we've embedded below. You can see that the S22 and the S22 Plus stick with the conventional look of their predecessors, while the S22 Ultra goes for something a little bit different. We've also seen a leaked backplate for the S22 Ultra showing a similar design.

These renders also come with whispers that these phones will actually be called the Samsung Galaxy S22, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 22 Ultra. The talk so far has been that the S22 Ultra might replace the Note 22, and if these leaks are right, that's going to come to pass. Another source has chimed in saying the biggest phone will be called the S22 Note.

Based on these renders, the S22 Ultra (or Note 22 Ultra) has a look that's distinctly different from the S22 and the S22 Plus (or S22 Pro) – and it's very reminiscent of what we've seen from Note handsets in the past. Last year's S21 Ultra supported the S Pen stylus, and so should its follow-up.

We've also now seen additional unofficial renders of the Samsung Galaxy S22, which show a camera block with slightly less rounded corners than the Galaxy S21, and a flatter back to the phone, but an otherwise similar design. You can see some of these above.

And we've even now seen hands-on photos that seem to show the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, as you can see below. These match some of the leaks above, complete with an S Pen slot, a curved screen, and cameras that individually jut out from the rear, rather than being housed in a block.

Case renders for the three phones have also now leaked, and these show a similar design to the images above, complete with a Note-like overhaul for the S22 Ultra, and even an S Pen slot. A second set of case images for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra have also emerged, sporting the same design but with a purple color scheme.

Leaked images of tempered glass screen protectors meanwhile suggest that the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus might be slightly thicker and more rounded than their predecessors, but again should otherwise be similar - though one leak points to them having flatter backs.

We've also now seen what appears to be a screen protector for the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and this matches other leaks in having very angular corners.

We've even heard possible dimensions and weights for the Galaxy S22 range. These come from leaker Ice Universe, who claims that the Samsung Galaxy S22 is 146 x 70 x 7.6mm and 167g, the Galaxy S22 Plus is 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm and 195g, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra is 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9mm and 228g. For the most part that would make these phones marginally smaller than their predecessors.

Samsung Galaxy S22 display

We might see slightly different screen sizes with the Samsung Galaxy S22 range to the Galaxy S21, with multiple sources claiming that the Galaxy S22 will have a 6.06-inch screen (down from 6.2 inches on the S21), the Galaxy S22 Plus will have a 6.55-inch one (down from 6.7) and the S22 Ultra might have a 6.81-inch one (up from 6.8).

This matches with a leak from UniverseIce that shows off screen protectors for all three new devices, with similar sizes to what we've heard about above.

Additionally, this source claims that only the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will have an LTPO display, meaning it's likely to be the only model with a variable refresh rate. It might also be the only one with a glass back, as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus will apparently be switched to plastic, with the standard S21 already being plastic.

We've heard the same screen sizes from another source, complete with 120Hz refresh rates paired with a FHD+ resolution on the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus, and a QHD+ one on the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Elsewhere, a leaker has said that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will have the brightest screen Samsung has ever put on a phone.

The range might not have particularly curved screens though, with leaks suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus will have flat displays, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra might only have a very slight curve.

Samsung Galaxy S22 colors

If you weren't fond of the colors offered by the Galaxy S21 range you might be in luck, as one source claims that the colors might be different for the upcoming models.

They say that the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus will come in white, black, rose gold, and green colors, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will come in a choice of black, white or dark red, with another source adding green to the mix.

We've since heard that exact selection of colors (including green for the S22 Ultra) again, so these colors are looking likely.

For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S21 comes in violet, grey, white and pink, the S21 Plus in black, silver, gold, violet and red, and the S21 Ultra comes in black, silver, titanium, navy and brown.

So the green Samsung Galaxy S22 shade could be quite different to anything we've seen from the current models if this leak is right.

Samsung Galaxy S22 camera

On the camera front we've heard from one leaker that the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus will have a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide, and a 12MP telephoto (capable of 3x optical zoom), That would be quite a change from the 12MP main, 12MP ultra-wide and 64MP telephoto of their predecessors, and we've heard a similar claim from another source too.

That idea isn't unanimous though, as various leakers have had slightly different ideas about the cameras. Case in point, a popular one has echoed the above specs but suggested the telephoto will be 10MP.

It also sounds very much like the Galaxy S22 won't have a 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor on its rear camera setup. That's no real surprise – it wasn't on the Galaxy S21 either – but it might disappoint those who wanted it to make a return.

As for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, one report originally suggested it could have a 200MP main camera and an under-display selfie camera.  We've since heard the 200MP claim again, along with a claim that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will have a penta-lens camera with Olympus tech. That Olympus partnership is also something we've heard more than once.

That said, several reports since then have suggested that Samsung won't be including a 200MP sensor, and instead it will go for a 108MP sensor with a "polish" that we haven't seen on previous versions.

We've heard a similar report elsewhere, suggesting that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will have a 108MP main camera, two 12MP telephoto ones, and a 12MP ultra-wide, while the other two models will have the camera configurations leaked above (a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide, and a 12MP telephoto).

The zoom potential of these phones might be the same as the S21 range as well, with the S22 and S22 Plus said to offer 3x optical zoom, and the S22 Ultra both 3x and 10x. That's a claim we've now heard multiple times, though one source points to the zoom snappers being 10MP rather than 12MP.

In fact, another source now points to all the megapixel counts on the Galaxy S22 Ultra's cameras being the same as the S21 Ultra, albeit with slightly different pixel and sensor sizes. That source has since reiterated the claim, so they seem confident of it.

The rumored under-display selfie camera is looking a lot less certain though, as a source has since said that the Galaxy S22 won't have this, because the quality apparently isn't high enough, the camera itself is still supposedly slightly visible under the screen, and Samsung simply can't build enough of them right now.

One source also says to expect continuous optical zoom, meaning that all of the zoom levels up to its maximum optical (likely 10x) would be optical, where most phones have to fall back on digital or hybrid zoom for the middle zoom ranges.

However, given that multiple sources point to the S22 Ultra having two zoom cameras, we're not convinced it would also sport continuous optical zoom, as having two shouldn't be so necessary if it did.

You can see how the camera modules for all three phones might look in the leaked image below.

We've also now heard about the front-facing cameras of the range, with the three phones apparently having the same ones as their predecessors, namely 10MP on the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, and 40MP on the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy S22 specs and features

One source says to expect an Exynos 2200 chipset that would be paired with an AMD GPU. This is something we've heard before, as one much older leak suggested Samsung was working on a new chipset in collaboration with AMD.

This AMD partnership has since been confirmed, and we now know that it will bring ray tracing and variable rate shading capabilities to the chipset, and therefore presumably to the Samsung Galaxy S22.

That said, a leaker claims that Samsung has struggled with producing this chipset, which might mean most places get a Snapdragon one instead (likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1). We've since heard that two CPUs will indeed be used and that most regions will get the Snapdragon version.

Most recently we've heard that the production problems are great enough that all regions might get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. This chipset has been revealed by Qualcomm, and promises a 20% faster CPU, 30% less power use (for better battery life), and more.

Other spec leaks include claims that the RAM and storage amounts won't change from the Galaxy S21 range, with one source saying to expect 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage in the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, and 12GB or 16GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage in the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Indeed, a benchmark for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus lists 8GB of RAM, like its predecessor. This is for the Exynos 2200 model, and the scores achieved are worryingly low - but it seems the phone might have been in a power-saving mode for some reason, which would explain it.

Plus, while the RAM might stay the same in terms of quantities, Samsung might use higher speed RAM, as it's announced RAM that's over 1.3x faster while consuming almost 20% less power - though the company hasn't confirmed whether this RAM will be used in the Galaxy S22 range.

We've also heard that the Samsung Galaxy S22 range might have vapor chambers to keep them cool. This is a feature that Samsung has used before, but not in every recent flagship. However, the company is reportedly considering bringing them back for its 2022 flagships, likely including the Galaxy S22 range.

While keeping the internals of phones cool is vital to maintaining optimal performance though, vapor chambers aren't the only way to achieve this, so it's not necessarily a loss if the Galaxy S22 range doesn't end up with one.

Finally, it's also rumored that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will support Samsung's S Pen stylus, which is likely given that the S21 Ultra does. However, the upcoming phone will probably go so far as to have a slot for it, which the S21 Ultra doesn't.

Samsung Galaxy S22 battery

As for the battery, one leak suggests a 3,800mAh one in the Samsung Galaxy S22, a 4,600mAh one in the Galaxy S22 Plus, and a 5,000mAh one in the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Those sizes would all be slight downgrades on the Galaxy S21 range, except the S22 Ultra, which would have the same size battery if this is right.

Elsewhere we've heard that the battery in the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus might be even smaller, at 4,500mAh. That size has been spotted multiple times now, as has 5,000mAh for the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 meanwhile could get an even smaller 3,700mAh battery according to more than one source – that would be the 'typical' capacity (which is what tends to be advertised), while the 'rated' capacity would apparently be 3,590mAh, and it's a claim we've now heard three times.

Beyond that, Samsung itself has confirmed that it won’t be including chargers in the box with future smartphones, so you should expect to buy a separate charger alongside your Samsung flagship if you’re not already equipped with one. 

And one piece of information has also emerged about the charging speed, as apparently Samsung is testing 45W or 65W powering. Either would be a big improvement on the 25W of the S21 series, though the S20 Ultra had 45W.

In particular, 45W powering has been rumored more than once, but apparently only on the S22 Ultra. That figure is still quite a bit below the competition, with other mid-range and premium Android handsets ranging from 65W to 120W.

There's also a chance that the whole range will be stuck with 25W charging, as a certification listing suggests as much.

What we want to see from Samsung S22

While we wait to hear more about the Samsung Galaxy S22, we've put our heads together to think of some improvements we'd like to see the company make in its next flagship series.

1. Bring back microSD support 

This is a simple one, and it's a clear step down from Samsung, as the company has almost always offered microSD support in its smartphones. For those unclear on the situation, the Samsung Galaxy S21 range doesn't feature a microSD card slot, meaning you won't be able to expand the storage.

Bought the 128GB Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra? You're stuck with that amount of storage no matter how long you use the phone. This is the case from other brands such as Apple, but we preferred it when Samsung offered the option to expand your storage.

2. Include better storage options 

On the topic of storage, the Galaxy S22 range should offer further storage options for people to choose from. That's especially true if the company does decide it doesn't want to offer microSD card support again.

The Galaxy S21, for example, is just available in 128GB and 256GB storage sizes. If you want more space, you've got to opt for the larger Galaxy S21 Ultra.

3. Drop the price further 

The Samsung Galaxy S21 range dropped in price compared to 2020's smartphones, and that's an admirable feat from the company, but we'd like to see the prices drop even further in 2022.

Of course, this is a big ask. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is full of top-end tech, and it's unlikely the company will be able to drop the price down any further than it did with 2021's phone.

That said, there were a lot of spec drops when comparing the Galaxy S21 to the Galaxy S20. If the company continues to offer slightly lower specs than we're used to, we'd like to see the price drop down further to reflect that.

4. Make the standard editions more exciting 

The Samsung Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus may not be the most exciting smartphones, but they're still a great choice. We gave each of them four stars on TechRadar, and we went up to four and a half stars for the slightly more innovative Galaxy S21 Ultra.

We don't know how, but we'd like to see some more features trickle down to those two cheaper handsets that are almost certain to launch in 2022. We'd like to see the company bring top-end features like S Pen stylus support or the 100x digital zoom telephoto camera.

The Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus were a bit of a downgrade on their predecessors, so we'd like to see Samsung make the next models a touch more exciting when they arrive in 2022.

5. Avoid Glasstic

This isn't something that everyone cares about, but the Galaxy S21 moved away from a glass rear and switched to a Glasstic back. That's Samsung's own name for a plastic and glass hybrid, and it doesn't feel as premium.

Both the Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra stuck with glass, and we'd like to see the company opt for that material on every Samsung Galaxy S22 model considering the price of these smartphones.

6. Increased stylus support on the Ultra 

You no longer have to buy a Galaxy Note smartphone to experience the benefits of a Samsung stylus; you can now opt for the Galaxy S21 Ultra. We found the stylus experience to be helpful, and for those who want to have the accessory it's a great option.

That said, the S Pen support isn't as extensive as it is on the Galaxy Note range. You have to opt for the S Pen Pro, for example, to be able to get some features, but that isn't yet available. We're hoping in 2022 that Samsung's S Pen functionality for its S series will be more fully formed.

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The Huawei Mate V could well be the next foldable phone to appear, with a rumored launch date of December 23, and newly leaked images supposedly showing the phone's case suggest that it'll continue Huawei's  focus on camera quality.

The pictures were posted to Chinese social media platform Weibo (via GSMArena) and clearly show two large cut-outs on the back of the device – cut-outs which match the triple-lens rear camera setup of the Huawei P50.

It's not clear how many rear cameras the Huawei Mate V is going to have on the back, but there's plenty of room for them. Previous Huawei foldables, like the Huawei Mate X2, have also boasted some top-notch cameras alongside screens that can bend.

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Coming into the fold

The case images don't give us too many other clues about what else we can expect from the Huawei Mate V. This isn't a phone that has leaked extensively but we can see that it'll be Huawei's first clamshell foldable, in the style of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.

Earlier rumors haven't mentioned much besides predicting that the phone is on the way. We're still waiting for an official announcement about the device, but considering Huawei's previous form for foldables, we can well believe that a new one is on the way.

Rewind a few months and there was talk that Huawei had three foldable phones in the works, and that they'd arrive at more affordable price points. Considering Huawei's ongoing trade ban in the US though, it's not clear how widely they'll be available.

Opinion: we need more than one foldable form factor

We're pleased to see Huawei embracing the clamshell foldable form factor with the upcoming Mate V handset – assuming that the leaks we've seen so far are accurate of course, and that the device will actually launch towards the end of the month.

Phones with a more conventional book-like form factor, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, tend to grab most of the headlines – and they do offer the biggest screens around, with displays close to tablet size when they're opened out.

Clamshell phones such as the Motorola Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 definitely have a role to play too though – their displays might not be as big, but they're easier to use and more compact, and make clever use of smaller secondary screens too.

WIth the Huawei Mate V on the horizon, we should have another clamshell phone to add to the mix (though worldwide availability might be an issue). When big names such as Apple and Google get around to launching their own foldables, we hope that they consider releasing these innovative devices in multiple form factors too.

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The Mandalorian may have changed that galaxy far, far away forever, because for the first time in history, new Star Wars TV shows are now hotter property than the movies.

Lucasfilm confirmed as much in a mega-announcement at Disney’s Investor Day in December 2020, when company president Kathleen Kennedy announced a raft of exciting series coming to Disney Plus. There are currently at least eight high-profile new Star Wars TV shows in various stages of development, with the adventures of Mando and Baby Yoda soon to be joined by The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor and many more – including a second season of Clone Wars spin-off The Bad Batch.

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But Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t forgotten about new Star Wars movies now that The Rise of Skywalker has (apparently) brought the Skywalker Saga to a close – though we may have to wait a while to see lightsabers, X-wings and TIE fighters on the big screen again. Unfortunately, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron movie has been delayed indefinitely, while there have been precious few updates about Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok), Rian Johnson (The Last Jedi) and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige’s own takes on Star Wars movies.

Like a bunch of Bothan spies hunting down Death Star plans, we’ve put together a handy guide to the new Star Wars TV shows and movies we know are currently in production or development at Lucasfilm. There has arguably never been a more exciting time to be a Star Wars fan – the Force is strong with this one.

New Star Wars TV shows

The Book of Boba Fett

As teased by the finale of The Mandalorian season 2, the legendary Boba Fett is getting his own spin-off TV show, launching December 29, 2021 on Disney Plus. The Book of Boba Fett will feature Temuera Morrison reprising his role as the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter, and he'll be joined by his partially cybernetic companion, Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), fresh from her recent appearance in The Bad Batch. 

The series will focus on Fett's efforts to take control of former boss Jabba the Hutt's crime empire on Tatooine, though it's widely rumored that flashbacks will explain what he's been up to since he tumbled into the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

As well as bringing back Ewan McGregor to reprise the Force-wielding role he played in the prequel trilogy, the long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off will feature the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader – with a new showdown promised between Jedi Master and his failed Padawan. 

Now confirmed for a 2022 launch, this new Star Wars TV show is set around a decade after Revenge of the Sith, and while plot specifics are thin on the ground, a sizzle reel released on Disney Plus Day did suggest that Old Ben's mission to keep Luke Skywalker safe will be a priority. "That's definitely a starting place for our story,” said director Deborah Chow, who previously helmed The Mandalorian episodes 'The Sin' and 'The Reckoning'. “The interesting thing is going to be where it goes from there...”

Concept art (check out some of the images in the tweet below) suggests that Obi-Wan won't just be hanging around on Tatooine, with scenes depicting Blade Runner-esque cityscapes, an Imperial base, and – unless we're very much mistaken – Mustafar, the volcanic planet where Kenobi left Anakin for dead in Revenge of the Sith.

The show's supporting cast features The Queen’s Gambit’s Moses Ingram, Eternals’ Kumail Nanjiani, Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma, Homeland’s Rupert Friend and Fast & Furious 9‘s Sung Kang. Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse reprise their prequel trilogy roles as Luke Skywalker’s legal guardians, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru.

Andor

A prequel to 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Andor focusses on Rebel Alliance intelligence officer Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna). Lucasfilm has described this new Star Wars TV show as a spy thriller, and when the crew discuss it in the sizzle reel above, they suggest it'll have movie-scale production values – and 200 named cast members.

Set five years before the Rebels obtained those infamous Death Star plans in Rogue One, the 12-episode series is scheduled for a 2022 launch.

Bourne screenwriter (and Rogue One reshoot overseer) Tony Gilroy is the show's creator, while the ensemble cast features Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw and Kyle Soller. It's also set to feature some veterans of Rogue One, with Genevieve O'Reilly back as Rebel leader Mon Mothma, and Ben Mendelsohn and Forest Whitaker reportedly returning as Orson Krennic and Saw Gerrera, respectively.

Expect Bourne-style espionage in a galaxy far, far away when Andor takes the fight to the Empire next year.

The Bad Batch season 2

The Clone Wars was the TV show that kept Star Wars' fire alive between Revenge of the Sith and Disney’s 2012 Lucasfilm buyout. It's fitting, then, that Disney Plus is sticking with animation for this Clone Wars spin-off about an elite unit of genetically modified Clone Troopers in the early days of the Galactic Empire. 

Greenlit back in August 2021, The Bad Batch season 2 will pick up the story of Hunter, Tech, Wrecker, Echo and fellow clone Omega as they try to stay one step ahead of Imperial forces led by their renegade brother, Crosshair. And with (spoilers!) the cloning facilities on Kamino now destroyed and hints that the show will somehow tie into the events of The Mandalorian, this follow-up season could have big ramifications for the Star Wars galaxy.

The Mandalorian season 3

Little is known about the third season of The Mandalorian, but after the season 2 finale – which saw (spoilers!) Din Djarin handing Grogu over to Luke Skywalker so he could train the little green man in the ways of the Force – we have to assume we'll see Mando traveling alone for a little while. Beyond the Baby Yoda story arc, the third season could also feature a duel for the Darksaber between Mando and Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) – and we're guessing the incarcerated Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) is going to make himself a very awkward prisoner for the New Republic.

Unfortunately, with Carl Weathers (Greef Karga) confirming in an October 2021 tweet that he'd only just started shooting his scenes, we're not going to be seeing Mando's return for some time yet. Given the lengthy post-production process on new Star Wars TV shows, it seems we'll have wait until late 2022 – or maybe even longer – to see it.

Ahsoka

Like The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka is a spin-off from The Mandalorian, and will see Rosario Dawson reprising her role as Anakin Skywalker's former Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano. Having debuted in The Clone Wars animated series – and returned as a key player in Star Wars: Rebels – Ahsoka made a thrilling move to live-action with the Mandalorian episode 'The Jedi'.

Her appearance alongside Mando and Grogu suggested she was on the hunt for the still-alive Imperial officer Grand Admiral Thrawn, a villain introduced in Star Wars Expanded Universe stories a long time ago, and who was added to the newer Disney continuity with the Star Wars Rebels animated series. It's expected the show will touch upon the epilogue of Rebels, which saw Ahsoka and Mandalorian-turned-Rebel Sabine Wren looking for aspiring Jedi Ezra Bridger, who was last seen heading into the unknown with Thrawn. Indeed, it's now been confirmed that Natasha Liu Bordizzo is joining the cast as Wren.

Dave Filoni – Mandalorian director, former Clone Wars/Rebels showrunner and Lucasfilm’s newly appointed executive creative director – will call the shots on this new Star Wars TV show.

The Acolyte

Set at the end of the recently-debuted High Republic era of Star Wars (around two centuries before the events of the original trilogy), The Acolyte is a new Star Wars TV show from the co-creator of Netflix's Russian Doll, Leslye Headland. Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy didn't say much about the show in her December 2020 Disney Investor Day presentation, other than confirming that it's a "mystery thriller" set in a "galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers". 

Past reports have suggested it's a female-centric show with some martial arts stuff included, too – seemingly backed up by the recent news that Dear Evan Hansen, The Eddy and The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is heading up the cast. We can't wait to hear more. 

Lando

An 'event series' from writer Justin Simien (Dear White People), this show will focus on Lando Calrissian – though actor Donald Glover wasn't confirmed to reprise his Solo role as the smooth-talking and hard-gambling Bespin administrator, Disney's announcement video sure used a lot of footage of the actor. 'Event series' usually means miniseries – so expect just one season of this show. Could Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo pop up again too? This one is in its early stages, so you might have to wait a while.

Rangers of the New Republic

This may be one to file as the Star Wars show we never get to see...

Announced back in December 2020, there was much speculation that this spin-off from The Mandalorian could feature X-Wing pilots Trapper Wolf (played by Dave Filoni) and Carson Teva (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), both seen saving Mando from ice spiders in 'Chapter 10: The Passengers'. Teva also had an important role as a kind of space cop in subsequent episodes.

Others believed it would feature Cara Dune, the former Rebel Shock Trooper played by Gina Carano.

Unfortunately, as it stands we won't get a chance to find out if either (or both) theories were correct as May 2021 reports said that "Rangers of the New Republic is no longer in active development”.

This move may be connected to Lucasfilm's decision to part company with Carano in February 2021, after a series of offensive social media tweets from the star.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," Lucasfilm said in a statement. "Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

Now, onto the movies...

New Star Wars movies

New Star Wars movies

With the Skywalker Saga brought to a close (at least for now...) by 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm is venturing into new territory with its slate of new Star Wars movies. With Disney Plus’s Star Wars TV shows seemingly the priority for now, little is known about the films’ storylines at present. But given the filmmaking talent involved, they're set to be exciting additions to that famous galaxy far, far away.

Rogue Squadron

Directed by Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins, the next Star Wars theatrical release after The Rise of Skywalker was set to be Rogue Squadron. It was due to go into production in 2022, ahead of a mooted December 2023 release date.

But, a story in the Hollywood Reporter in November 2021, revealed that Jenkins' commitments to other projects – presumably Wonder Woman 3 and the Cleopatra project she's since left as director (via Deadline) – mean Rogue Squadron has been "taken off the production schedule". There may be more to it than that, however, as former Hollywood Reporter editor Matthew Belloni suggested on Puck that so-called "creative differences” may be to blame for the delay.

Rogue Squadron, of course, is the name of Luke Skywalker's fighter pilots who fought in the Battle of Hoth, and were formed after the Battle of Yavin. In canon, their name is inspired by the heroic actions of the Rogue One team in the movie of the same name.

Rogue Squadron also featured in author Michael A Stackpole's X-Wing series of books from the now-retired ‘Legends’ series of Expanded Universe stories that existed before Disney bought Lucasfilm. It was also the name of a series of video games released on the N64, PC and GameCube. 

If and when it makes it into theaters, Rogue Squadron will follow a new generation of fighter pilots as they "earn their wings", according to Kennedy, risking their lives in a "future era" of the galaxy – in other words, think Top Gun in space.

Jenkins – herself the daughter of a real-life fighter pilot – admitted in a teaser video on Twitter that she has ambitions to make the “greatest fighter pilot movie of all time”, but that she'd been unable to find the right project. Until now...

A Droid Story

Coming to Disney Plus, this co-production between Industrial Light and Magic and Lucasfilm Animation will feature R2-D2 and C-3PO alongside a new hero. Their mission? That's a secret that only the droids know. Expect something light-hearted and fun. Lucasfilm confirmed it's a new Star Wars movie, rather than a TV show, on Twitter. A release date is still TBC.

Taika Waititi's Star Wars movie

Having directed one of the best episodes of The Mandalorian (season 1's finale, where Mando takes down Moff Gideon's TIE Fighter), Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi is also working on a Star Wars movie. This one was announced back in 2020 on Star Wars Day, May 4, and surprisingly it's coming after Rogue Squadron. It's been described by Kennedy as "fresh, unexpected and unique". Waititi is currently writing the film, though he's joked on Instagram that, “As a longtime fan of Star Wars I'm so angry about what I'm about to do to ruin it.”

Last Night in Soho screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns is attached to co-write the screenplay.

Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie

Everything Marvel Studios chief creative officer (aka overlord) Kevin Feige turns to box office gold, so it’s no surprise that his Disney stablemates over at Lucasfilm have given him a call about making a Star Wars movie. He’s reportedly producing his own story in that galaxy far, far away, and – according to Deadline – has lined up Loki head writer and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness screenwriter Michael Waldron to pen the screenplay.

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars movie trilogy

Ever since The Last Jedi hit theaters in 2017, there's been talk of a new Star Wars movie trilogy from writer/director Rian Johnson. Netflix's eagerly anticipated Knives Out sequel is likely to be dominating Johnson’s attention for a good while yet, but – despite many assuming its absence from December 2020’s Disney Investor Day announcements meant Lucasfilm had put it on the backburner – it seemed the trilogy is still a going concern. Until early in 2021, at least...

Author Sariah Johnson  tweeted as much after interviewing Johnson in February 2021:

“Yes, Rian's SW trilogy is still on,” she said. “No dates or timelines because he has other projects going on, but it is happening.”

She added the caveat that, “THAT IS ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT.”

There's been no news since, however, and Matthew Belloni's aforementioned Puck story suggests that Johnson's “planned trilogy was shelved”. In short, this is one to file in the ‘maybe’ pile for now.

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