tends to enjoy the comfort of the known. As the galaxy has expanded on the big and small screens, new stories have been told in and around the original, prequel and sequel trilogies, featuring familiar faces and settings that the audience has had a connection to since childhood in most cases. There’s certainly nothing wrong with this level of familiarity.
It’s something we all crave from time to time — and not just in — be it a family recipe that’s been passed down through multiple generations, or an old, perfect-fitting sweatshirt that’s survived countless washes. But there comes a time when viewers want to step into the unknown, and the latest series, , offers exactly that. Set a century before in the era of the High Republic, the -created Disney+ series explores a time of peace for the Jedi until a dark force emerges, beginning with the murders of two Jedi by ’s Mae.
While 500 years of the High Republic have been set up with precision across various books and other forms of multimedia, mostly got to chart its own course, and for co-stars , and , such freedom in live-action was one of the most attractive prospects about joining this newest installment in the franchise. “It’s really interesting to get to play with the confidence and the naivety that comes with such a peaceful time for the Jedi, and how people can’t see that danger is right there,” Keen tells . Barnett adds: ”I feel like there’s more humanity in all of us, as well.
Not having to be i.
