Star Wars Celebration: "Andor," "Willow," and more / "Stranger Things" S4 disclaimer / "Good Fight" ending w/ S6

Plus the weekend calendar, Foster joins "True Detective," "Man vs. Bee," two new Netflix true-crime docuseries, and more

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"Andor" teaser Disney+ and Lucasfilm previewed a number of upcoming shows during this year's Star Wars Celebration fan event. Day One of the convention on Thursday featured new trailers for the "Rogue One" spinoff "Andor" and a sequel series following up on the 1988 fantasy film "Willow." More: "Andor," a prequel series starring Diego Luna as Rebel spy Cassian Andor, has already shot a 12-episode first season; a 12-episode Season 2 is currently in development, and will lead directly into the film "Rogue One." Disney also announced a new "Star Wars" Disney+ series -- subtitled "Skeleton Crew" -- from "Spider-Man: No Way Home" director Jon Watts; Jude Law will co-star. "Skeleton Crew" centers on a group of kids from a small planet who get lost in the galaxy and must find their way home; it takes place around the same time period as "The Mandalorian" and "Ahsoka." Season 3 of "The Mandalorian" will hit Disney+ in February 2023; attendees at the live event saw a quick preview of Season 3 footage. Disney also showcased a promotional image from the upcoming fifth "Indiana Jones" film and brought out composer John Williams and star Harrison Ford to greet fans. IGN

Netflix added a warning card to the front of the new Season 4 premiere of the sci-fi drama "Stranger Things." The card notes that, though the episode was filmed one year ago, the opening scene in some ways recalls this week's tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. More: The scene in question features the character of Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) in the aftermath of a violent massacre, in which several young people have apparently been killed. The note adds: "We are deeply saddened by this unspeakable violence and our hearts go out to every family mourning a loved one." The warning card was added for US viewers only. Netflix uploaded the first eight minutes of "Stranger Things" Season 4 to YouTube last week. The first portion of "Stranger Things" Season 4 is now streaming on Netflix; the final two extra-length episodes will follow on July 1. VARIETY

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WEEKEND CALENDAR FRIDAY, MAY 27 OBI-WAN KENOBI: Six-episode limited series -- set between the "Star Wars" films "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV: A New Hope" -- in which the titular Jedi master (Ewan McGregor) lives in exile on Tatooine and watches over a young Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely). Hayden Christensen, Joel Edgerton, and Bonnie Piesse reprise their "Star Wars" film roles as Anakin Skywalker, and Owen and Beru Lars; the cast also includes Moses Ingram, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, and Sung Kang. "The Mandalorian" vet Deborah Chow directs. [Disney+] WE FEED PEOPLE: National Geographic documentary feature from filmmaker Ron Howard profiling chef José Andrés and his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, which provides healthy food and humanitarian relief to recent disaster victims. [Disney+] MARVEL STUDIOS' ASSEMBLED: THE MAKING OF MOON KNIGHT: The latest installment of Disney+'s behind-the-scenes specials looks back at the limited series about the mercenary-turned-superhero, a human avatar for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Series stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy all participated. [Disney+] STRANGER THINGS: The sci-fi horror series -- in which a mysterious portal to a dark dimension, populated by demonic creatures, opens in '80s Hawkins, Indiana -- returns on Friday for its fourth season. Season 4 is split into two parts; the final two extra-length episodes arrive in July. Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp co-star; Robert Englund joins the cast this year. [Netflix] SHORESY: Canadian comedy series spun off from "Letterkenny," starring creator/writer Jared Keeso as the titular character, who moves to Sudbury to join the town's struggling minor-league ice hockey team, the Bulldogs. (Keeso previously played Shoresy, with his face constantly obscured, on "Letterkenny.") The cast also includes Tasya Teles, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Blair Lamora, Keilani Rose, and Terry Ryan. [Hulu] CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES: The unscripted series -- based on a popular segment from James Corden's "Late Late Show" -- finds groups of celebrities sharing a car and singing along to their personal favorite playlists. Season 5 guests include Simu Liu & Jessica Henwick; cast members from "The White Lotus"; Anitta & Saweetie; TikTok's D'Amelio Family; Zooey Deschanel & Jonathan Scott (who met on the set of "Carpool Karaoke"); and a collective of All Elite Wrestling stars. [Apple TV+] HELPSTERS: The educational kids series from creator Tim McKeon ("Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends") and Sesame Workshop follows a group of monsters who help people solve problems using careful planning, creativity and timework. Season 3 arrives today and features special guests Bradley Cooper, James Monroe Iglehart, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. [Apple TV+] EMERGENCY: Satirical thriller film about a trio of college students who return home from a night of hard partying to find an unconscious woman in their apartment. Concerned they'll be blamed, they attempt to deal with the situation without calling the authorities. RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, and Sabrina Carpenter co-star. K.D. Dávila and Carey Williams wrote and directed, respectively, based on their own 2018 short. [Amazon] KICK LIKE TAYLA: Hour-long documentary profile of Australian Rules Football player and boxing champion Tayla Harris, who strives for greatness in her chosen sports while confronting stereotypes and negative attitudes toward female athletes. [Amazon] IAIN STIRLING: FAILING UPWARDS: Stand-up special capturing the comedian's performance at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, during his "Failing Upwards" tour. [Amazon] ROOMS WE LOVE: Debut reality series from Magnolia Network in which interior designers from across the US show off their favorite rooms and discuss their creative process. [Discovery+] SUNDAY, MAY 29 DEMON SLAYER KIMETSU NO YAIBA: The eighth collection of episodes from the popular anime series finds Tanjiro and his friends searching for more demons alongside the Hashira Tengen Uzui in a bustling "entertainment district." [Hulu]

The Paramount+ legal drama series "The Good Fight" will end after its upcoming sixth season. In total, Christine Baranski has played her character, Diane Lockhart, in 13 seasons of TV across two series. More: "The Good Fight" debuted in February 2017 as a spinoff to the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife." Showrunners Robert and Michelle King made the decision to wrap up the series following a final 10-episode season; Robert King told Variety they don't want to "overstay [their] welcome." While "The Good Wife" was essentially an episodic procedural, "The Good Fight" opted for season-long story arcs. The Kings also co-created "Evil" for CBS and Paramount+. VARIETY

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Jodie Foster grabbed one of the lead roles in the upcoming fourth season of the HBO mystery anthology series "True Detective." Foster will co-star as one of two detectives investigating the inexplicable disappearance of six men from an Arctic research station in Alaska. More: This will be the first new season of "True Detective" since Season 3 aired in 2019; the first season, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, premiered in 2014. Mexican filmmaker Issa López ("Tigers Are Not Afraid") will write, direct, and executive produce the new season; Foster is also onboard as an executive producer. Though she acted in a number of TV roles early in her career, this will be Foster's first major series as an adult; she was Emmy-nominated for directing an episode of the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black." VARIETY

Netflix dropped a trailer for "Man vs. Bee," the new slapstick comedy series from "Mr. Bean" creator Rowan Atkinson. The actor and comedian stars as a housesitter who does battle with a pesky insect while looking after an elegant mansion. More: Jung Lusi, Claudie Blakley, Tom Badsen, and Julian Rhind-Tutt co-star. Atkinson co-created the series alongside his "Johnny English" collaborator, William Davies. The series hits Netflix on June 24. DAILY BEAST

"Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet" Netflix released trailers for two upcoming true-crime docuseries. The six-episode anthology "Web of Make Believe" comes from filmmaker Brian Knappenberger ("The Internet's Own Boy") and features various stories about the intersection of crime, misinformation, and technology. More: Individual episodes of "Web of Make Believe" will look at the harassment technique known as "swatting"; conspiracies surrounding the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich; and a woman who becomes a mouthpiece for a white nationalist group. "Web of Make Believe" hits Netflix on June 15. The streamer also uploaded a new trailer for "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey," a profile of fundamentalist Mormon cult leader Warren Jeffs from "Who Killed Malcolm X" filmmaker Rachel Dretzin. "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey" debuts on June 8. VARIETY

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Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." Editor Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles.

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