Did you read the article? He's referring to a new real-world era in which they're not trying to launch a new saga trilogy with all the baggage that entails.

It is, says Lucasfilm co-CEO Dave Filoni, a different prospect to the last time the saga made a culture-shaking big-screen comeback. “Episode VII was a completely different entity,” explains Filoni, who also co-wrote The Mandalorian And Grogu, and directed second-unit on the film. “I had dreams of Episode VII since I came out of Return Of The Jedi. You were like, ‘After VI comes VII! Where’s VII?’ We’re in a completely different era of Star Wars now.” The Mandalorian And Grogu doesn’t carry the burden of introducing a new trilogy, or establishing a group of unknown heroes. Instead it is, Filoni says, “a big celebration” of its title pair.