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Star Wars Detours

Lucasfilm completed dozens of animated Star Wars comedy episodes with Seth Green, announced the series publicly, and then locked the entire production away after Disney changed course.

HOW CLOSE TO REALITY95/100
CATEGORYFilm & TV
LIFECYCLE2010—2013
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Quick facts

Existence state
Never Born
Peak stage
near release
Research confidence
high
Last verified
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What it was

An unreleased animated comedy series created by George Lucas, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich.

The series placed exaggerated versions of familiar Star Wars characters into sitcom-like stories between major saga events.

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Existence timeline

Production begins

Lucasfilm Animation develops a comedy series with Stoopid Buddy.

Series announced

Creators reveal Detours at Star Wars Celebration.

Episodes completed

Dozens of instalments and additional scripts are produced.

Disney acquisition

Lucasfilm enters a new franchise-planning period.

Release postponed

Lucasfilm says the comedy no longer fits the immediate direction.

Archive remains sealed

Only promotional material and an unauthorised leaked episode reach viewers.

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Why it ended

Lucasfilm postponed release after the Disney acquisition as new films and television projects reshaped the franchise's tone and continuity.

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Last confirmed trace

Official trailers, convention footage, a leaked episode and creator interviews reveal parts of the otherwise completed production.
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What it left behind

Its large number of finished but withheld episodes makes it one of modern television's most substantial unseen series.

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How we classified it

The proposed archive unit never reached ordinary public access in the form being documented.

The strongest verified milestone maps to near_release under Arrival Score V1.

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Sources & verification

Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.

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