ABC is Still Holding Out Hope For That Long-Rumored Live-Action STAR WARS TV Show

If you've been reading this site or just generally keeping up with Star Wars news for the past few years, there's a good chance you've heard of Star Wars: Underworld, the long-rumored live-action TV series that was supposedly going to be made before Disney bought Lucasfilm and kickstarted the film franchise again. Legend has it that over 100 scripts were commissioned and completed for the project before it was abandoned, but Kathleen Kennedy has said those scripts are "gold" and that she wants to "develop those things further." You can read more about it here.

Every once in a while, a report will surface saying that a live-action Star Wars show is being considered, so here we are with the latest version of this ongoing tease. New ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey spoke about the possibility at the Television Critics Association press tour:

Ohh, as a fan, I would absolutely love to say ‘yes.’ The conversations with Lucas[film], we have had conversations with them and will continue to have conversations with them. I think it would be wonderful if we could find a way to extend that brand into our programming. […]

It’s all a little bit hush-hush. That company exists under a big shroud of secrecy. If you feel Marvel’s secretive, [Lucasfilm] takes it to a whole other level … [Talks] are ongoing. We don’t have an official timeline yet.

So, again, nothing concrete at this point. But for fans who have been hanging onto hope that the story of Underworld will one day make it to the inside of your TV screens (or phones, or computers...etc), the fact that "talks are ongoing" is still a good sign.