A former Lucasfilm producer says George Lucas' abandoned live-action Star Wars show would've cost $40 million an episode and "blown up" the franchise.

"The problem was that each episode was bigger than the films, so the lowest I could get it down to with the tech that existed then was $40 million an episode." Star Wars: Underwor

George Lucas named Dexter Jettster after his son, Jett Lucas, but based the character on the acclaimed actor Ernest Borgnine.

George Lucas’ “Star Wars” producer Rick McCallum recently appeared on an episode of the “Young Indy Chronicles” podcast and teased what would’ve been “Star Wars: Underworld,” an ambitious television series that was one of the last “Star Wars” projects Lucas was working on before he sold the franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4.

Star Wars wouldn't exist without the skill and imagination of George Lucas, but even he wasn't immune to making mistakes when he ran the franchise.

Underworld has become the hottest “show that never was” to be rediscovered by social media platforms and franchise pundits. Thanks to new insights from one of Star Wars‘ most influential creators (producer Rick McCallum,

Star Wars' best TV show is very similar to one of George Lucas' passion projects; even he never intended the franchise to be solely kid-friendly.

You may have always loved Dex, but do you know who he's named after? None other than George Lucas's son, Jett. The nickname "Jettster" really turned out to be a great name for an

When the Star WarsSkywalker Saga seemingly ended 20 years ago with Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas still planned to keep the franchise alive in some capacity. In addition to the comic books and novels,

It completely blows my mind that 60 episodes of a live-action Star Wars show from the George Lucas era have been written...and yet remain unused.