Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker skipped out on a saga tradition as evidenced by some recently released concept art.
J.J. Abrams was brought back on board for The Rise of Skywalker after previously helming The Force Awakens.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams collaborated on some music for The Rise of Skywalker.
The sequel trilogy as a whole is divisive amongst Star Wars fans, with The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker being placed under the microscope more so than the first installment.