A new 'Star Wars' TV series is coming from Jon Favreau
 

A new 'Star Wars' TV series is coming from Jon Favreau
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Jon Favreau is the next white guy headed to a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm has just announced that Favreau will write and executive produce the as-yet-untitled live-action Star Wars series. Details are scarce, but you knew that already – details are always scarce with these Star Wars projects.

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No premiere date has been announced, but we do know the show will debut on Disney's direct-to-consumer platform – think of how Star Trek Discovery helped launch CBS All Access.*

Favreau's been a Disney favorite for a while. He helped kick off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and his "live-action" remake of The Jungle Book was such a hit that he's doing the same thing for The Lion King, due out in 2019.* Read more...

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