Rangers of the New Republic, the Disney+ and Lucasfilm series that is a spin-off of the Mandalorian by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau seemed to have been shelved when Gina Carano (Cara Dune) was fired. Kathleen Kennedy hinted that it might still happen after The Book Of Boba Fett and the Ahsoka series, and with a Mando+ panel at Star Wars Celebration next month, we might hear an official Star Wars announcement about the show.

It could have a new protagonist. Maybe Bo-Katan Kryze? Carson Teva? Whatever the case, it is an essential series and in this video, I explore how the New Republic fell and the First Order rose out of the Imperial Remnant before the Sequel Trilogy. It involves Mon Mothma, the Rebellion, Princess Leia of Alderaan and many others in the lead up to the Force Awakens.