... George Lucas and executive producer Rick McCallum want all the scripts for the show's first season to be completed before production begins.
"They are working with writers on scripts," a Lucasfilm representative said in response to a query.
"They won't set a production date [for Season 1] until the scripts are done."
But work on the unnamed show's scripts appears to be at an advanced stage, but lets be honest here, so they should considering the writing of the live-action show began a good two years ago.
The Star Wars show would be set between Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope, and will not feature any major characters from the movie series and the rumor is, it is in preproduction in Australia, officially that is not confirmed though.
The show is being developed independently by Lucasfilm with writers from all over the world and has not found a home on any TV network yet.
For the casting:
"They met with people in several countries (including Australia) early on but they are not currently casting. They are not going to start casting until the scripts are completed," said a Lucasfilm rep.
Many thanks to the Chicago Tribune, link below.
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