Ben Sherwood, the man behind the Disney/ABC broadcast and entertainment networks, discusses ABC and specifically the live action Star Wars TV show.
Is there a plan for a live-action Star Wars series?
The live-action Star Wars plan rests in the hands of [Walt Disney Studios chairman] Alan Horn, [Lucasfilm president] Kathy Kennedy and the great folks at Lucasfilm. Somewhere we hope in a galaxy not too far away there will be a television show that will air on one of our networks. But I wouldn’t get anybody’s hopes up too high. They have a lot of movies to make between now and then. We are deep into a very productive relationship with Lucasfilm making [Disney XD’s] Star Wars Rebels. And we are in ongoing conversations with them on what is the next Star Wars animated show.
“Ongoing conversations with them on what is the next Star Wars animated show.” My money is on a series set between Return of the Jedi and
The Force Awakens but who knows. Wherever it’s set it’s got the right people behind it.
