Wed, August 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
The world of Star WarsTV shows is a vast one. Disney+ houses over 15 different projects, ranging from the extremely serious live-action projects all the way to more experimental and beloved animated entries.
No matter what type of Star Wars fan you are, there is something for you to enjoy. However, not every Star Wars show is made the same, nor received as such. Every project spans different eras of the iconic franchise, and all of them come with their own stories and adventures ot highlight.
Some are better than others, though, and with that in mind, we’ve broken down five of the best Star Wars TV shows currently on Disney+, including the newly released Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi, which is available to stream now.
Best Disney+ Star Wars TV shows ranked
5) Star Wars Visions Presents
To be fair, many shows could have fit this spot, including several volumes of Star Wars: Visions. Ultimately, the new show The Ninth Jedi takes the spot for what it doesn’t do. So many projects in the world of Star Wars still fixate on the Skywalker saga, and as a result often include the same characters we’ve seen over and over visiting the same locations we’ve seen countless times.
The Ninth Jedi changes a lot of that. The new series is based on the Star Wars: Visions episode The Ninth Jedi, which released during the first season of its run in 2021. Created by acclaimed director Kenji Kamiyama (known for writer and directing the legendary anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), the series takes place generations after the Jedi Order has already become extinct, and follows a lone sabersmith who continues crafting lightsabers as an honor to the tradition.
The show expands on the premise even more, and is an absolute marvel. Of course, the galaxy is a chaotic place, so there’s still tons of adventures to go on, but The Ninth Jedi never feels bogged down in old lore or having to recycle previous content, and shines as a result. The animation and writing are also stellar, which helps, but The Ninth Jedi is above all a great example of what the future of Star Wars can be if Disney lets go of its previous era.
4) The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian is often credited with bringing back the love of the live-action world of Star Wars. While the show’s final season and subsequent movie soured most fans on the franchise overall, it still deserves some praise for what it did. The show followed the adventures of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), a Mandalorian who stumbles on a child, Grogu, who is of the same species as Star Wars’ Yoda and Yaddle.
The first two seasons of The Mandalorian gave fans everything they could ever want out of a Star Wars television show. Weekly episodes chronicled different adventures between the pair, there was humor, serious moments, and even tons of interesting creatures shown off. The show even managed to incorporate cameos well, including both major and minor ones from the past of Star Wars.
Unfortunately, The Mandalorian lost its way a bit in 2023. Three years after its second season, The Mandalorian Season 3 didn’t capture the magic of the first two seasons. 2026’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, while not a bad movie, also ended their adventures on a less-than-high note overall. We’ll always have those first two seasons, though.
3) Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew
This one might surprise some folks, but Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew is genuinely one of the best Disney+ shows to come out of the Star Wars universe. The show, which premiered in 2022 and was created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford, tells the story of a group of children searching for their way home after getting lost in the vast galaxy of Star Wars.
While many likely discounted the show thanks to it starring mostly kids, they missed out. The show is the closest thing we’ll likely get to a classic, 1980s-style project akin to The Goonies in the Star Wars universe. The show is carried by its young cast, but also led by Jude Law, who plays a rogue space pirate with mysterious ties to the Jedi Order.
The children and Law play off each other perfectly, and the show manages to capture the lighthearted nature of a classic Star Wars adventure, all while still incorporating some great moments. If you’re looking for a classic-feeling Star Wars project, you might want to give this one a chance.
2) Star Wars: The Bad Batch
It wouldn’t feel right having a list like this without something associated with The Clone Wars on it, and The Bad Batch is simply too good to leave off. Originally released in 2021 and running for three seasons, Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and set in the aftermath of the Clone Wars following Order 66. The show follows Clone Force 99, a squad of Clone Troopers with genetic mutations, who resisted Order 66 and are now on the run from the Empire.
The animated show is, as many Star Wars animated projects end up being, excellent. The project manages to include tons of incredible action sequences in along with even making some mundane tasks like watching the group look for odd jobs incredibly interesting. The show can sometimes get a little too choppy with how it deals with the overall plot of the story, but is still one of the best bits of animated content Star Wars has ever produced.
1) Andor
There was never any doubt what would be #1 on this list, and there really shouldn’t ever be. Andor is and will likely always remain the best Disney+ Star Wars project ever made, and for good reason. Created by Tony Gilroy, Andor is a prequel to both 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the original 1977 Star Wars film. The show follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he goes from thief to rebel revolutionary, all while the blossoming Rebel Alliance tries to form under the watchful eye of the Galactic Empire.
When Andor was first announced, many (including myself) thought it was an unnecessary thing to make. Boy, were we wrong. The show featured some of the best acting ever done in Star Wars, with standout performances from Luna, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Denise Gough, and more. Instead of focusing on space adventures and antics, Andor dove right into the ground-level stakes of building the Rebel Alliance, and what that meant for the people doing it behind-the-scenes.
Most importantly, Andor also treated Star Wars with the gravitas that very few projects do. The show pulled no punches in exploring the very real political underbelly of the franchise. The show explored themes of revolution, fascist occupation, freedom, what it means to be free, and standing up in the face of tyranny when it seems impossible to. Every live-action show, and even every movie, that releases in the Star Wars canon will be compared to Andor, which is cemented as one of Star Wars’ most exceptional projects.
