Star Wars will finally air its rarest unreleased show, but only few fans will be able to watch

Jul 24, 2026 - 13:17

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Star Wars will finally air its rarest unreleased show, but only few fans will be able to watch

Published Jul 24, 2026, 5:47 AM EDT

After 13 years, fans finally get a chance to watch Star Wars Detours

Star Wars detours screenshot with the emperor and Darth Vader

Star Wars' unreleased animated comedy series, Star Wars Detours, has been the object of fans' desire for more than a decade. Produced in 2013 by Lucasfilm Animation in collaboration with Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, the show never aired due to concerns that its parody nature would not be the best introduction to the franchise for new fans. Now, fans finally have a chance to have a look at this gem from the Star Wars vault.

During the Lucas Museum panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Seth Green revealed that a curated selection of episodes will be showcased at the museum, which is expected to open in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2026. While this means that only a few lucky fans will be able to watch the series, it's still a big step forward and the first official acknowledgment in more than a decade.

Star Wars Detours was conceived as a comedy take on the events happening between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV – A New Hope, thus functioning as a bridge between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. Footage debuted at Star Wars Celebration VI in 2012, but the following year, Lucasfilm postponed the release. In 2015, its cancellation was officially announced. The only chance fans got to see the show was a six-minute episode that was leaked in 2020 and quickly taken down.

The series had some pretty big names attached, including Billy Dee Williams voicing Lando Calrissian and "Weird Al" Yankovic voicing a droid named 4-LOM. The show would have also featured new "Weird Al" songs. If this isn't enough to convince Disney and Lucasfilm to release Star Wars Detours in full, I really don't think they'll ever change their minds.

Airing rare footage to attract visitors to a museum isn't a new strategy. For example, Studio Ghibli's Ghibli Park airs short anime films that can only be seen there, and a recent Evangelion exhibition had a short movie that became so popular that Studio Khara was almost forced to share it online despite initial plans. George Lucas has always been inspired by Japanese culture and entertainment, so perhaps he took a page from Miyazaki's and Anno's books this time to ensure the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be successful. To the lucky fans who'll get to witness more of "Weird Al" in Star Wars, I envy you.