'Luke Skywalker' Star Wars Series May Be Coming to Disney+

‘Luke Skywalker’ Star Wars Series May Be Coming to Disney+. Since his appearance in the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, Star Wars fans have a new hope that we will get to take a deeper dive into the story of Luke Skywalker as a full fledged Jedi.

According to Giant Freakin’ Robots, Disney+ and Lucasfilm are developing a Luke Skywalker centric live-action series that will follow the events of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and how Luke creates his own Jedi Academy. It is currently unknown if the series will include the eventual fall of the Academy and Ben Solo’s turn to the Dark Side along with the creation of The Knights of Ren.

The news comes after reports of Karen Gillan being eyed to play force-sensitive assassin Mara Jade, the currently non-canon wife of Luke Skywalker. Mara has yet to be featured, or even mentioned, in the Star Wars films and shows, but she could make her live-action debut in the rumored Disney+ series.

Though Mark Hamill reprised his role as Luke for The Mandalorian Season 2 finale, it is unknown if he would reprise his role for the series or if the role would be recast to save production costs. Popular fan re-castings include actors Sebastian Stan and Logan Lerman. It should be noted that neither Disney+ or Lucasfilm have confirmed the rumors at this time, so be sure to take it with a grain of salt until a confirmation is shared by the studios.

What do you think of a Luke Skywalker live-action series? Do you think Lucasfilm should recast the role fo the series, or grin and bear the high budget to keep Mark Hamill as Luke? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

This is a developing story, so be sure to check back here at Chip and Co. for updates and all things Star Wars and Disney+!

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Source: Giant Freakin’ Robots

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