The advent of Disney Plus gives Lucasfilm a whole new playground to work with in developing fresh Star Wars content. There are only so many movies the studio can make but perhaps more TV shows and miniseries can be produced now that’ll fill in the gaps in the franchise’s timeline and explore characters we don’t know too well in the films.
Case in point: Maz Kanata. We Got This Covered is hearing that Lucasfilm could be developing a TV series set for the streaming service that would focus on the orange-headed wise woman played by Lupita Nyong’o. Sources tell us that the project would serve as a prequel to the sequel trilogy movies.
Maz might not immediately jump out as a character from the Disney era that absolutely needs their own spinoff, but there’s definitely a lot of mystery surrounding her that could be explored in this D+ show. In The Force Awakens, Maz is famously in possession of the Skywalker lightsaber, which has yet to be explained. Plus, her in-depth knowledge of the Force is also puzzling.
Her brief cameo in The Last Jedi established that Maz has perilous adventures all on her own, too, ones apparently so important she couldn’t aid the Resistance in their time of need. Nyong’o also served as the narrator for the Forces of Destiny animated series of shorts. And, naturally, she’s also set to appear in The Rise of Skywalker, arriving this December.
There’s no word yet on how far along the development process this one is, but Lucasfilm already has a lot on their plate – in terms of both Star Wars movies and TV series – so it may not be at the top of the pile right now. Let us know what you think about the idea of a Maz Kanata spinoff in the comments.
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