RUMOR: Secret ‘Star Wars’ Series May Debut On Disney+ In 2020

According to a report by Inverse, a new and secret live-action Star Wars series may debut on Disney Plus next year.

Disney Plus launched its slate of Star Wars shows with The Mandalorian, a space-western consisting of eight seasons and a second one already ordered for the streaming service. With production on the next Star Wars series, which centers on Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, scheduled to begin in 2020, many expect it to be the next show in the franchise to hit Disney Plus.

However, Making Star Wars editor Jason Ward has informed Inverse of a new Star Wars that has not been announced but is currently in production. According to Ward, who previously leaked that Yoda’s species would play a role in The Mandalorian, Marvel and Lucasfilm have teamed up to bring a Doctor Aphra series to Disney Plus:

“I’m hearing it’s a Lucasfilm-Marvel venture with both companies teaming up to bring a Star Wars show to the small screen. It’s not clear if Kevin Feige, who Disney recently approached to work on an unannounced Star Wars project, will be involved with the Doctor Aphra show in any way.”

In the Marvel Star Wars comics, Doctor Aphra debuted in the 2015 Darth Vader miniseries as a criminal archeologist who worked for the Sith Lord before cutting ties with him. The character’s creator, Kieron Gillen, has gone on record saying, “I normally say Aphra’s a lesbian,” making her one of the only LGTBQ+ people in the Star Wars franchise.

Disney Plus’ line-up of Star Wars series includes the aforementioned Obi-Wan Kenobi series and a prequel show centered on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. Are you interested in seeing a Doctor Aphra series on Disney Plus? Let us know below!

Here is the official synopsis for Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian:

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.

The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. The Disney Plus series was written by Jon Favreau, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist is also on board as a co-executive producer.

Dave Filoni will direct the first episode of the Star Wars series and additional episodes will be helmed by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope director Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones director Deborah Chow.

The Mandalorian will premiere exclusively on Disney Plus on November 12, 2019.

Source: Inverse