Star Wars TV series confirmed

"It would cover the 20 years in the life of Luke Skywalker growing up that remains a mystery to most film-goers."

Hmm... this sounds so familiar. An adopted farmboy with paternal issues who is destined for greatness hangs out with his friends in the middle of nowhere and eventually meets an old person who tells him of his future. Perhaps the planet Coruscant is so close you almost don't need a spaceship to get there.

How will this work, exactly? Luke doesn't know anything about the Force when he meets Obi-Wan, and the Empire is barely a presence on Tatooine until the death star plans end up there. On the other hand, Tatooine is a planet run by the hutts, and Luke did a lot of racing in his youth, so this could make for some good TV. The events leading up to his friend Biggs going to the Imperial academy and then defecting to the Alliance could be great, but that would be seasons 4-5, at least.

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