George Lucas Once Planned a Palpatine-Focused STAR WARS TV Series, According to Ian McDiarmid

'There Might Be an Assassination Attempt, and of Course It Wouldn't Succeed' — George Lucas Wanted a Star Wars TV Series to Show the Rise of Emperor Palpatine 'Like Hitler's'

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George Lucas Nearly Made a Palpatine-Focused ‘Star Wars’ TV Series, Says Ian McDiarmid

Before Disney+ became the home of major “Star Wars” shows, George Lucas was already thinking about bringing the galaxy far, far away to television. According to Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid, Lucas once had an idea for a TV series centered on the rise and power of the famous Sith villain. McDiarmid shared the story... The post George Lucas Nearly Made a Palpatine-Focused ‘Star Wars’ TV Series, Says Ian McDiarmid appeared first on Comic B…

Lucas Wanted An Emperor Palpatine TV Series

British acting veteran Ian McDiarmid has spoken about plans for a scrapped “Star Wars” TV series based around his character of Emperor Palpatine. Speaking at Spacecon 2026 in San Antonio recently (via IGN), McDiarmid briefly discussed plans for the cancelled series, which he was told of directly by George Lucas himself. It seems Lucas pitched him the idea of starring in the project, one which never made it into production, which would’ve chroni…

Star Wars: Scrapped George Lucas TV Show Would Have Gone in a Dark Direction

Image Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid opens up about George Lucas’ cancelled Star Wars TV show. The series would have come out before Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars IP in 2012. What do we know about the scrapped George Lucas Star Wars show? According to McDiarmid, the cancelled Star Wars show would have explored Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power. McDiarmid said in a Spacecon 2026 panel (via Popvers…