How to Watch Star Wars: New Jedi Order in 4K

Star Wars: New Jedi Order is the upcoming Lucasfilm feature directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, starring Daisy Ridley as Rey Skywalker. When the film arrives on digital platforms, InfinityTV's 150,000+ Movies & Series library will carry it in full 4K Ultra HD.

What Is Star Wars: New Jedi Order?

Star Wars: New Jedi Order is a sci-fi film produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures — specifically an upcoming American science fiction action-adventure feature set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker. It is directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy — the Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker and two-time Academy Award winner known for documentaries and prestige drama — making it her first major theatrical feature.

The screenplay is written by George Nolfi, known for co-writing The Bourne Ultimatum and writing-directing The Adjustment Bureau. Nolfi was brought on to the project in early 2025.

The film stars Daisy Ridley reprising her role as Rey Skywalker, the character she first played in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The story is set 15 years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), following Rey as she attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order in a post-war galaxy — a task as formidable in scope as anything the Star Wars saga has tackled.

No additional cast has been formally announced at the time of writing. Filming is scheduled to take place in Brisbane, Australia, with a production start in 2026. Given that Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled for May 28, 2027, New Jedi Order is most likely targeting a late 2027 or 2028 release window.

You can track the film's confirmed details on IMDb.

Why Is Star Wars: New Jedi Order a Major Event?

Several factors distinguish New Jedi Order within the broader Star Wars release slate.

What makes Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's direction significant?

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the first woman of colour to direct a Star Wars film. Her background is in character-driven, emotionally grounded storytelling — a deliberate counterweight to the spectacle-first approach that characterised some of the sequel trilogy entries. Her appointment signals that Lucasfilm wants to build the next chapter of the saga around character interiority, not just action set pieces.

Daisy Ridley has spoken publicly about the project with consistent enthusiasm despite the long development cycle. In late 2025 she said the film "will be worth the wait," suggesting the production team is taking time to get the script right before committing to cameras.

How does the story connect to existing Star Wars films?

New Jedi Order picks up 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker — a significant time jump that allows the film to tell a new kind of Star Wars story. Rather than focusing on a conflict with a galaxy-spanning military threat, the premise centres on the painstaking, unglamorous work of institution-building: what does it actually take to found a new Jedi Order from scratch?

This is structurally different from the Skywalker Saga films, and it is different from the animated and live-action Disney+ series that have expanded the galaxy since 2019. It represents an attempt to find a new emotional register for the franchise — one built around idealism, craft, and community rather than war.

Why does the Brisbane filming location matter?

Australia's Queensland region has become a significant production hub, used for films including Thor: Love and Thunder and the Indiana Jones productions. Production in Brisbane indicates a large-scale, internationally supported production with significant VFX infrastructure nearby.

How to Watch Star Wars: New Jedi Order in 4K

Star Wars: New Jedi Order is in production and does not yet have a confirmed theatrical release date. Here is how to be ready to stream it the moment it becomes available:

1. Subscribe to InfinityTV — all InfinityTV plans include access to the full on-demand library of 150,000+ Movies & Series. Lucasfilm and Disney titles arrive in the library as they become available on digital platforms.
2. Download the InfinityTV app on your Smart TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, Android TV box, or mobile device.
3. Search for "New Jedi Order" in the InfinityTV app once the film has been released to streaming.
4. Select the 4K UHD stream — InfinityTV delivers 99.9% uptime on its server infrastructure, ensuring large space-opera films stream smoothly without buffering.

Star Wars films are designed for maximum-screen theatrical impact: wide-field space sequences, practical creature effects, and detailed environments that reward 4K presentation.

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The Star Wars Cinematic Slate for 2026–2028

New Jedi Order fits into a busy period for Lucasfilm's theatrical ambitions.

The Mandalorian and Grogu releases on May 22, 2026, bringing the live-action TV duo to the big screen for the first time. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal and the cultural phenomenon that is Grogu (colloquially known as Baby Yoda), it is the first proper Star Wars theatrical release since The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars: Starfighter follows on May 28, 2027 — a film focused on starfighter pilot culture and combat.

New Jedi Order is expected to arrive after Starfighter, meaning 2027 or 2028. Disney and Lucasfilm have made no secret of their ambition to release Star Wars films more regularly, using the Disney+ series to maintain engagement between theatrical events.

InfinityTV's 22,000+ live TV channels include entertainment news channels that will carry extensive coverage of major Star Wars releases, including interviews, premiere coverage, and making-of content.

What Kind of Film Is Star Wars: New Jedi Order?

Star Wars: New Jedi Order is a science fiction adventure film set in the Star Wars universe — a franchise that began with the original 1977 film directed by George Lucas and has since expanded into one of the most commercially and culturally significant entertainment properties in history. The New Jedi Order film is specifically a sequel in the Skywalker Saga, following the events of the sequel trilogy (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker) and focusing on the character of Rey.

What makes this film distinctive among Star Wars projects is its premise: rather than centring on a war or a military conflict with clear sides, it is focused on the constructive, institutional work of rebuilding the Jedi Order — a task that has never been the primary focus of any theatrical Star Wars film. The closest parallel in the franchise is Luke Skywalker's brief Jedi school seen in The Last Jedi and The Book of Boba Fett, but that was a secondary element of larger stories. New Jedi Order places it at the centre.

Daisy Ridley as Rey is the film's anchor. Rey Skywalker's arc across the sequel trilogy — from scrappy desert scavenger to the heir of the Jedi tradition — is one of Disney-era Star Wars's clearest through-lines. The choice to set New Jedi Order 15 years later gives the character substantial time to have changed, failed, learned, and tried again. This is a Rey who has been attempting to rebuild the Order for 15 years — not a triumphant hero enjoying the fruits of victory but a person engaged in the difficult, daily work of an enormous undertaking.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's documentary background is directly relevant here. Her films — including Saving Face (2012, Academy Award for Best Documentary Short) and the Emmy-winning A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers — are built on observing human beings attempting to change entrenched systems under difficult conditions. That thematic preoccupation maps directly onto Rey's project of institution-building.

Preparing for New Jedi Order: Essential Watch Guide

To fully appreciate where Rey's story goes in New Jedi Order, the Skywalker Saga context matters enormously. InfinityTV subscribers can access the back catalogue through the on-demand library.

Key watch priorities:

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Rey's introduction as a scavenger on Jakku
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Rey's training with Luke Skywalker; Luke's arc
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Rey's lineage revealed; the Palpatine confrontation; Rey Skywalker
• The Book of Boba Fett (2022) — Grogu's choice and Luke's Jedi training facility
• Ahsoka (2023) — the post-Return of the Jedi New Republic era

For companion context on the Disney+ streaming era, see our guide to the best new movies arriving on InfinityTV in 2026 and our broader streaming guide for new releases.

Frequently asked questions

When is Star Wars: New Jedi Order released? Star Wars: New Jedi Order does not have a confirmed release date as of June 2026. The film is in active production, with filming scheduled in Brisbane, Australia in 2026. Given the position of other Lucasfilm theatrical releases, a late 2027 or 2028 release is most likely. InfinityTV will carry the film in its on-demand library when it becomes available on digital platforms.

Who directs and stars in Star Wars: New Jedi Order? The film is directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and written by George Nolfi. Daisy Ridley stars as Rey Skywalker. No additional cast has been formally confirmed at the time of writing.

What is the story about in New Jedi Order? Set 15 years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), the film follows Rey as she works to rebuild the Jedi Order from the ground up. The premise focuses on character and institution-building rather than galaxy-spanning military conflict.

Can I watch Star Wars: New Jedi Order on InfinityTV in 4K? Yes. When Star Wars: New Jedi Order is released to digital platforms, InfinityTV will carry it in the on-demand library with 4K UHD streaming available. InfinityTV's infrastructure delivers 99.9% uptime and supports high-bitrate 4K HDR streams. All InfinityTV plans include the full on-demand library.

What internet speed do I need for 4K Star Wars streaming? For smooth 4K HDR streaming, InfinityTV recommends a minimum connection speed of 25 Mbps. A 50 Mbps or higher connection ensures maximum visual quality for VFX-heavy sequences without compression artefacts.