Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen Lucasfilm announced last December that it was dramatically expanding its output of live-action TV series on Disney Plus following the success of “The Mandalorian,” many fans rejoiced at the prospect of a far wider exploration of the “Star Wars” universe.Other fans, however — the ones who have devoured Lucasfilm’s animated series “The Clone Wars,” “Rebels” and “Resistance” — probably just wondered what took Lucasfilm so long.Since 2003, Lucasfilm has used its animated series to deepen the story of the Skywalker Saga, covering the fall of the Galactic Empire, and then the rise and fall of the First Order in the wake of the Empire’s collapse.
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