Another Star Wars series has been put on ice, marking the fourth shelved Disney+ show in the franchise's streaming era. Since Disney+ launched in 2019, Star Wars has become a dominant force in streaming, releasing 10 seasons of live-action television across seven different series. However, as of 2026, that momentum has hit a notable wall, with a growing number of projects being quietly set aside before reaching audiences.Lucasfilm confirmed, via a recent Empire cover story, that The Mandalorian Season 4 is the latest Star Wars Disney+ project to never see the light of day on the streamer, with series creator Jon Favreau revealing that a fully written fourth season was shelved in the wake of Hollywood's 2023 strikes. Favreau, who penned an entire season's worth of scripts that still sit unused, shifted his focus to the upcoming theatrical film The Mandalorian & Grogu, which blasts into theaters on May 22 instead.For most of its history, Star Wars was a movie franchise at its core, with animated series like The Clone Wars and Rebels sprinkled in to expand the universe and earn devoted fanbases of their own. Read full article on The Direct.