The films are being written and developed by Simon Kinberg. He worked as a writer on Star Wars: Rebels, but is more notable as one of the key figures behind the X-Men movies.

Details of the plot are still sketchy. Deadline reported that the new trilogy would follow the Skywalker Saga from George Lucas ’s 1977 film and serve as Episodes 10-12. However, anonymous sources cited by The Hollywood Reporter said that it would be set after 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, and would have new characters and a new storyline.