ABC boss teases ‘Star Wars’ live-action show possibility

“We will continue to have conversations with them”, she revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills. “I think one of the biggest changes we need to do is increase the pool of diverse candidates in the beginning…” So it’s unclear just how a “Star Wars” series would play out on the network.

“We relaunched our app because of the demand from our audience for streaming was there”, Dungey said. “That company [Lucasfilm] exists under a huge banner of secrecy”. If you feel Marvel is secretive, Lucas takes it to a whole ‘nother level.

ABC, which is owned by Disney, is in talks to turn Star Wars into a TV show.

While the Star Wars franchise has spun-off several animated series, including two current series, Star Wars Rebels and Lego Star Wars, a live-action series has thus far eluded them.

As with Marvel, Lucasfilm and ABC are now sibling companies under Disney.

United States network ABC has said it has held talks with Star Wars makers Lucasfilm about bringing the sci-fi blockbuster to television as a primetime series.

Where those talks are at the moment, though, Dungey couldn’t say. But Underworld could also inspire other concepts for a Star Wars TV show.

It sounds like we’re finally going to see live-action Star Wars storytelling make its way to television.

Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) in a scene from 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Years ago, a series by Lucasfilm producer Rick McCallum was in the works but was eventually scrapped because it was deemed too expensive. Surely a universe as filled with potential as Star Wars would qualify?