STAR WARS DETOURS SERIES
The series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation in collaboration with Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Other well known actors lend their voices for different characters: Seth Green voices Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Catherine Taber as Princess Leia, Andy Richter as Zuckuss, “Weird Al” Yankovic as 4-LOM, Abraham Benrubi as Darth Vader, and Seth MacFarlane as Palpatine.
Each episode is approximately 6 minutes long and features several Star Wars alums reprising their roles including Anthony Daniels, Ahmed Best, and Billy Dee Williams. The site also reports that in addition to the original 39 episodes produced, several additional un-produced episodes have been recently completed, and there are potentially 52 episodes that could debut on the streamer.ĭetours is set between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and offers a comedic take on what happened between the prequel trilogy. Detours was the last creation under the watch of George Lucas before Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012 and sadly never saw the light of day.Īccording to The Vulcan Reporter, the long-lost series could hit the streaming service as soon as May 4th (Star Wars Day). Keep checking for new developments on these and future projects.Star Wars: Detours, a CGI-animated comedy series that was never released, is reportedly set to hit Disney+ next month. We are incredibly proud of the teams at Lucasfilm Animation for creating some of the most amazing animation ever produced for TV. As a result, we’ve decided to postpone the release of Detours until a later date.
Detours was conceived and produced before we decided to move forward with the new Star Wars trilogy, and in the wake of that decision, Lucasfilm has reconsidered whether launching an animated comedy prior to the launch of Episode VII makes sense. In the video below, Supervising Director Dave Filoni offers a peek of what is to come in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.Īt Star Wars Celebration VI last year, George Lucas gave fans a glimpse at the animated comedy series Star Wars Detours from Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, and Todd Grimes. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we’re continuing production on new Clone Wars story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. You can expect more details in the months to come.Īs part of this shift, we have also made some key decisions affecting Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Detours.Īfter five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. We are exploring a whole new Star Wars series set in a time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming. In addition, Star Wars Detours, the new series that was announced last year, has been postponed as a result of plans for the new trilogy of movies.Īs we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming. Though new episodes aren’t being produced for Cartoon Network, new content is still being written and will be released at some point. Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming to an end after five seasons.
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