{"id":39949,"date":"2026-07-24T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=39949"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:23:20","slug":"public-announcement-set-for-rediscovered-star-wars-animated-series-co-developed-by-george-lucas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=39949","title":{"rendered":"Public Announcement Set for Rediscovered Star Wars Animated Series Co-Developed by George Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/public-announcement-set-for-rediscovered-star-wars-animated-series-co-developed-by-george-lucas.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>**Star Wars Detours: A Long-Awaited Comeback**<\/p>\n<p>*Star Wars Detours* is an animated comedic series born from the partnership between Star Wars creator George Lucas and the creative talents behind *Robot Chicken*, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. The series had its initial public debut at Star Wars Celebration VI in August 2012, just a few months before Disney&#8217;s acquisition of Lucasfilm. After the acquisition, Disney chose not to release the series, which remained mostly unfinished.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 14 years, and *Detours* is finally poised to become publicly available through the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a project conceived by George Lucas to honor storytelling across diverse forms. During a panel named \u201cInside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u201d at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Seth Green confirmed that select episodes of *Detours* would be featured in the museum&#8217;s exhibition set to open in September. This announcement represents a significant moment for fans who have been eagerly anticipating the series.<\/p>\n<p>In his comments, Green noted, \u201cWe created a show with George, an animated series. He aimed to develop *The Simpsons* in the Star Wars universe. It\u2019s titled *Detours*, and there\u2019s\u2026going to be a selection of episodes from that show showcased for the public.\u201d He also conveyed his excitement for the project, describing the experience of working on *Detours* as one of the most rewarding he has ever encountered.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the series was planned to comprise nearly 40 finished episodes, with more than 60 scripts written for additional episodes. However, post-Disney acquisition, concerns emerged regarding the timing of introducing beloved characters in a humorous format before the premiere of *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*, the first film of the new trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued in 2013, Lucasfilm and Disney clarified, \u201c*Detours* was created and developed before we decided to proceed with the new *Star Wars* trilogy. Following that choice, Lucasfilm has reassessed whether debuting an animated comedy prior to the launch of *Episode VII* is appropriate. Consequently, we\u2019ve opted to delay the release of *Detours* until a later time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What ensued was a prolonged hiatus, extending for over a decade, during which only a few episodes of *Detours* would eventually be displayed in a museum environment. Fans of the franchise can now anticipate a distinctive exploration of familiar characters and narratives presented in a comedic manner, finally granting *Star Wars Detours* the exposure it has been waiting for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/public-announcement-set-for-rediscovered-star-wars-animated-series-co-developed-by-george-lucas.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>**Star Wars Detours: A Long-Awaited Comeback**<\/p>\n<p>*Star Wars Detours* is an animated comedic series born from the partnership between Star Wars creator George Lucas and the creative talents behind *Robot Chicken*, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. The series had its initial public debut at Star Wars Celebration VI in August 2012, just a few months before Disney&#8217;s acquisition of Lucasfilm. After the acquisition, Disney chose not to release the series, which remained mostly unfinished.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 14 years, and *Detours* is finally poised to become publicly available through the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a project conceived by George Lucas to honor storytelling across diverse forms. During a panel named \u201cInside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u201d at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Seth Green confirmed that select episodes of *Detours* would be featured in the museum&#8217;s exhibition set to open in September. This announcement represents a significant moment for fans who have been eagerly anticipating the series.<\/p>\n<p>In his comments, Green noted, \u201cWe created a show with George, an animated series. He aimed to develop *The Simpsons* in the Star Wars universe. It\u2019s titled *Detours*, and there\u2019s\u2026going to be a selection of episodes from that show showcased for the public.\u201d He also conveyed his excitement for the project, describing the experience of working on *Detours* as one of the most rewarding he has ever encountered.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the series was planned to comprise nearly 40 finished episodes, with more than 60 scripts written for additional episodes. However, post-Disney acquisition, concerns emerged regarding the timing of introducing beloved characters in a humorous format before the premiere of *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*, the first film of the new trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued in 2013, Lucasfilm and Disney clarified, \u201c*Detours* was created and developed before we decided to proceed with the new *Star Wars* trilogy. Following that choice, Lucasfilm has reassessed whether debuting an animated comedy prior to the launch of *Episode VII* is appropriate. Consequently, we\u2019ve opted to delay the release of *Detours* until a later time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What ensued was a prolonged hiatus, extending for over a decade, during which only a few episodes of *Detours* would eventually be displayed in a museum environment. Fans of the franchise can now anticipate a distinctive exploration of familiar characters and narratives presented in a comedic manner, finally granting *Star Wars Detours* the exposure it has been waiting for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}