Jon Favreau to create ‘Star Wars’ series for Disney streaming platform

Development deepens long-standing ties with studio.Jon Favreau will write and serve as executive producer on a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s upcoming streaming platform.Lucasfilm announced the development on StarWars.com on Thursday morning (March 8).Favreau has played roles in both Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series and in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story.

The untitled Star Wars live-action series does not yet have a release date.“I couldn’t be more excited about Jon coming on board to produce and write for the new direct-to-consumer platform,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said.

“Jon brings

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