Star Wars Detours, an animated comedy series that was shelved over a decade ago, will finally see a limited public airing of select episodes. The show, produced by Lucasfilm Animation in 2013 with creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, was reportedly held back due to concerns that its comedic, parodic tone would not serve as an ideal introduction to the Star Wars universe for newcomers.
Details emerged during a Lucas Museum panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where Green announced that curated selections of episodes will be presented at the museum. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is slated to open in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026. This marks the first official acknowledgment of the series in over ten years and offers a rare glimpse into the unreleased project for a limited audience.
Star Wars Detours was conceived to explore the events occurring between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV – A New Hope, bridging the prequel and original trilogies with humor. Initial footage was shown at Star Wars Celebration VI in 2012, but Lucasfilm postponed its release the following year, with official cancellation announced in 2015. The only known instance of the show being accessible to fans was a six-minute episode that was briefly leaked online in 2020 before being taken down.
The series attracted notable talent, including Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Lando Calrissian and "Weird Al" Yankovic voicing a droid named 4-LOM, and was set to feature new original songs by Yankovic. The decision to screen episodes at the museum echoes strategies employed by other cultural institutions. Studio Ghibli's Ghibli Park airs exclusive short films, and a recent Evangelion exhibition featured a short movie that garnered significant attention. George Lucas, known for his appreciation of Japanese culture, may have drawn inspiration from such initiatives to drive engagement with the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
