29 Years Later, Star Wars’ Next Movie Officially Makes a Major Empire Story Canon Again

The return of the Empire is a developing storyline set during the time of The Mandalorian. In Season 1 of Ahsoka, Lars Mikkelsen’s Grand Admiral Thrawn came back from exile in another galaxy, and he’s likely uniting various warlords as part of a larger plan. While Thrawn hasn’t appeared yet in The Mandalorian and Grogu, his schemes probably started there. One thing is clear: a significant Imperial storyline is officially part of the Star Wars universe again.








