The video games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor have been huge hits, and Cal Kestis‘ compelling story shows that he can lead his own Disney+ show.
As Lucasfilm finally seems to be getting the ball rolling again for Star Wars on the theatrical front, the video game space has been showing the franchise’s continued narrative strength. The latest example is Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The sequel to 2019’s successful Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order fleshes out the journey of Cal Kestis (voiced by Gotham and Shameless actor Cameron Monaghan), with his story feeling every bit as worthy of a live-action series.
Shows like Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka look promising given Rosario Dawson’s pitch-perfect performance in season 2 of The Mandalorian and Filoni’s passion for the franchise. Should Lucasfilm want more Jedi-centric storytelling on Disney+, the Star Wars Jedi games have rich characters (all hail Turgle!) and intriguing storylines that could be an ideal fit for the episodic format that made Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor so compelling.
Note: The following article contains mild spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.Familiar yet fresh
There’s something to be said about Lucasfilm’s continued refusal to let the Skywalker Saga go, so creating another Star Wars project set within the Empire’s reign is far from a novel concept at this point. Andor is doing an excellent job of making this setting exciting again in its own right, effectively by becoming a sci-fi spy-thriller.
Both Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and now Survivor, still manage to balance ingenuity with familiarity. As gamers know by now, they are set well within the heat of the Dark Times and Great Jedi Purge, forcing these light-siders into exile, but the games do well to use that premise within a curated slice of the universe.
