Report: Jon Watts developed eight-episode Star Wars series for Disney+
Knights Edge Media reports the western-themed live-action project had a writers' room from January to August 2026; Lucasfilm has not confirmed it.
Jon Watts was developing an eight-episode, western-themed live-action Star Wars series for Disney+ before he was hired to direct a new Star Wars film, according to a report from Knights Edge Media. Lucasfilm has not confirmed the project.
The report states that a writers' room for the series was assembled from January to August 2026. It also says the project was not a second season of Skeleton Crew, the Star Wars series Watts co-showran.
According to the report, the series appears to have stalled after Watts was brought on to direct a Star Wars film. No further details on the status of either project were included.
Disney+ launched in November 2019 and initially relied heavily on Marvel and Star Wars series. Skeleton Crew ran from December 2024 to January 2025 and holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Separately, Starfighter is set to open in theaters on May 28, 2027, and Simon Kinberg is writing a new Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars Celebration is scheduled for April 2027 in Los Angeles, and 2027 marks the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars film, which Disney will re-release in IMAX in its original unaltered cut.
Quick answers
Has Lucasfilm confirmed the Jon Watts Star Wars series?
No. Lucasfilm has not confirmed the reported series.
What was the reported series about?
According to Knights Edge Media, it was planned as eight episodes with a western theme and was not a second season of Skeleton Crew.
When did the writers' room work on the project?
The report says a writers' room was assembled from January to August 2026.