Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Tuesday that the short-term priority for "Star Wars" is TV.

His comments come at a time when Disney's "Star Wars" film plans are in question and the company has yet to announce updates for a planned film trilogy after producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exited the project.

Meanwhile, there are several "Star Wars" TV projects in the works at Disney Plus.

"The Mandalorian" is the perfect blueprint for the franchise moving forward, as the hit show expanded the franchise for new and old fans alike.

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The future of the "Star Wars" franchise is on the small screen.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Tuesday, during the company's Q1 earnings call, that the short-term priority for "Star Wars" is television. He praised "The Mandalorian" — the first "Star Wars" live-action series that debuted on the company's streaming service, Disney Plus, when it launched in November — and teased potential spin-offs.

There's the "possibility of infusing ['The Mandalorian'] with more characters and taking those characters in their own direction in terms of series," Iger said.

Iger's comments come at a time when Disney's "Star Wars" film plans are in question

There's still a "Star Wars" movie on the release schedule for 2022, which is intended to start a new trilogy. But the "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exited the project as writers and producers in October and Disney has yet to announce any updates.

Iger had said in 2018, after "Solo" disappointed at the box office, that audiences should expect a "slowdown" on "Star Wars" movies. He has since expressed regret about greenlighting too many movies in too short a time.

Daisy Ridley as Rey in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" Disney/Lucasfilm

While the Disney-era "Star Wars" movies have been major hits (besides "Solo"), there has still been a dramatic decrease at the box office between the three films of the new trilogy. "The Rise of Skywalker" is the worst-reviewed and the lowest-grossing of the three.

The movies have also been plagued by behind-the-scenes complications. "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams replaced "Jurassic World" director Colin Trevorrow on "The Rise of Skywalker." "Michael Clayton" director Tony Gilroy oversaw reshoots and script changes on "Rogue One." Ron Howard replaced Phil Lord and Chris Miller as the director on "Solo" late into production.

If the future of "Star Wars" is TV, then "The Mandalorian" is the perfect blueprint

"The Mandalorian" proved that "Star Wars" can make the leap to prestige TV with a movie-like budget, memorable characters, and new stories that went beyond the Skywalker Saga of the films.

This is why viewers who aren't even "Star Wars" fans could enjoy the series.

Iger acknowledged as such on Tuesday, when he said that the problem with the movies overseas in places like China, where "Star Wars" movies have flopped under Disney, is that viewers there didn't grow up with the movies. But with something like "The Mandalorian," he said one doesn't need to know anything about "Star Wars" to watch it.

Baby Yoda in "The Mandalorian" Lucasfilm

Iger told Bloomberg in November that there didn't seem to be much demand for "Star Wars" standalone movies after "Solo." Experts that Business Insider spoke with at the time disagreed. Boxoffice.com chief analyst Shawn Robbins argued that "Rogue One" proved that there is still an appetite if the movies feel like "events."

But he also said that the reaction to "The Mandalorian" would be "indicative of how people feel" about the franchise.

The series took the idea of a "Star Wars" standalone movie and remade it for television. Disney released the eight episodes weekly, so for two months, "The Mandalorian" (and Baby Yoda) was a phenomenon.

Disney is going all in on Disney Plus TV projects

"The Mandalorian" was a rousing success for Disney Plus and was the most "in-demand" TV series in the world (before being dethroned by "The Witcher" in December), according to data company Parrot Analytics. "Baby Yoda" became an internet sensation and demand for merchandise has been high.

Season two, and more "Star Wars" TV shows, are on the way.

The final season of the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" arrives this month; "The Mandalorian" season two debuts in October; a "Rogue One" prequel starring Diego Luna is in the works; and while production on an Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor has been halted (according to multiple outlets), Iger emphasized that the series is still going forward on Tuesday.

Disney Plus itself has exceeded expectations and has gained 28.6 million subscribers since launching in November and isn't likely to slow down any time soon.