STAR WARS: Lucasfilm Rumored To Be Developing A Series Set In The KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC Era

Star Wars fans have been clamouring for some kind of Knights of the Old Republic-based project for many years, and we're now hearing that a series set in the same era is in the works...

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By MarkCassidy - Jan 05, 2025 02:01 PM EST

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Source: Via SFF Gazette

We've been hearing whispers of a potential Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic adaptation at Lucasfilm since before The Force Awakens was released, but we never really had anything solid to go on until plans for a project based on the massively popular video game appeared to be confirmed by Kathleen Kennedy herself several years ago.

Although she didn't specify whether it would be a movie or a TV series for the Disney+ steaming service, Kennedy mentioned that "something to look at" based on the classic property was in the works during a 2019 interview.

We haven't had any updates since, but it seems the studio may finally be preparing to move forward with a KOTOR-based series.

According to Daniel Richtman, "Lucasfilm is developing a show set during the Knights of the Old Republic era."

Though this doesn't necessarily mean that the series will be a direct adaptation of the game (which seems highly unlikely), we'd be very surprised if at least some of the main characters didn't appear.

The events of Knights of the Old Republic and the Expanded Universe/Legends are not considered part of the current canon, but we have seen Lucasfilm cherry-pick certain characters and events over the years. KOTOR did influence Leslye Headland's recent The Acolyte series to some extent, but the show was cancelled and will not return for a second season.

#Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy talked to us about the future of #StarWars – including a Knights of the Old Republic movie and female filmmakers taking the helm, as well as Palpatine’s surprise return in the trailer for @StarWars #EpisodeIX pic.twitter.com/HCjEhdlRv7
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) April 16, 2019

Set almost 4000 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire, KOTOR started out as a LucasArts game released in 2003, but there have since been a plethora of spin-off novels and comic books.

A live-action take is something fans have been hoping to see for many years, and it looks like they might finally get their wish.

What do you guys make of this rumor? Any interest in a Knights of the Old Republic Disney+ series? Drop us a comment down below.

"It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, saviour or conqueror... you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!"

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ObserverIO - 1/5/2025, 2:06 PM

Cool. That's what the fans have been pretty much universally wanting. So we're probably all really happy about that... right....? Star Wars fans? Happy? LMFAO.... Just kidding. Go ape.

dagenspear - 1/5/2025, 7:31 PM

@ObserverIO - Why would they be happy about the company they don't trust trying to adapt a story they like. What should they expect except disappointment from Disney.

HeavyMetal4Life - 1/5/2025, 2:09 PM

Make it a movie trilogy, otherwise they might cancel it.

TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 2:10 PM

@HeavyMetal4Life - well , they could still cancel it if it doesn’t do well or underperforms

Knightstar - 1/5/2025, 2:11 PM

Why do they keep giving these fools money...

dagenspear - 1/5/2025, 7:22 PM

@Knightstar - LORD willing, insulting isn't right. Jesus is Lord!

UncleHarm1 - 1/5/2025, 8:10 PM

@dagenspear -

HeWhoComments - 1/5/2025, 2:13 PM

They need to just retire the brand. All of it is for nostalgic feels. They havent landed anything with fans since Mandalorian S1 and S2
GIVE IT UP

SonOfAGif - 1/5/2025, 2:25 PM

@HeWhoComments - Andor?

Vigor - 1/5/2025, 6:04 PM

@HeWhoComments - skeleton crew?

McMurdo - 1/5/2025, 6:46 PM

@SonOfAGif - Andor too but Andor just goes to to show you how potent and ripe for storytelling this universe can be when Kathleen Kennedy isn't involved. I get people like to give her credit for hiring Favreau, but Mando s1 and 2 are Favreau's babies. You'd have to be completely deluding yourself if you think Favreau handed baby Yoda off to Luke to have him return in a completely separate series months later. That had corporate intervention all over it. This IP is dead with Kenendy at the helm.

cacarr - 1/5/2025, 8:40 PM

@McMurdo - She gave the green light to Andor, yes? Amazingly. Hard to believe that series exists. One must grudgingly give some credit to Disney there. Andor season 1 is a top-10 all-time season of TV.

McMurdo - 1/5/2025, 8:46 PM

@cacarr - I gave the green light to my brother to fart in the car on the way to Florida, doesn't mean I ate the cranberry cheese cake that raised it.

marvel72 - 1/5/2025, 2:18 PM

Yeah I'll believe it when I see it. Disney Star Wars is piss poor with only two shows being any good.

bkmeijer1 - 1/5/2025, 2:20 PM

With Star Wars, I'll believe it when I see it. If it happens, I hope it's just set in that era and not an adaptation of the games. Rathes see remakes of them made canon.

TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 2:52 PM

@bkmeijer1 - thinking about it , you are right that an adaptation of the games might not have worked since I do know it’s so much about choice and making decisions that determine your outcome

That active nature of the gamer wouldn’t be in this and having them take down the character on an already pre determined path and the conclusion of that just wouldn’t be that engaging

bkmeijer1 - 1/5/2025, 5:05 PM

@TheVisionary25 - exactly. They can still keep the Revan twist, but that just doesn't pack the same punch as going through it as a player.

And it's already a beloved story, so might as well let old and new players experience that themselves. No need to shift medium for that imo.

GirshwinDavies - 1/5/2025, 2:21 PM

Took em long enough

dagenspear - 1/6/2025, 10:57 PM

@BlackStar25 - I think a series is the strongest way to do that. Cover Revan, Exile and Sith Emperor in a solid 4 season run to me.

WakandaTech - 1/5/2025, 2:25 PM

Should be a high budget trilogy of films

A Disney+ show will not cut it

dagenspear - 1/5/2025, 7:23 PM

@WakandaTech - Movies about what. A series is exactly the only way I think to make the whole story work to me. A movie trilogy I think wouldn't fit.

harryba11zack - 1/5/2025, 2:26 PM

at this point it doesn't really matter where they Set the story In, the creative team first need a reboot and they should probably give the rights back to marvel.

fanboy03191 - 1/5/2025, 2:26 PM

After the Alcolyte hell no.

HashTagSwagg - 1/5/2025, 2:31 PM

They could announce that they're remaking 7,8 and 9, the result would still be the same. All the "creative" mains need to step as far away from the IP as possible.

McMurdo - 1/5/2025, 6:49 PM

@HashTagSwagg - it would be the same if Kennedy is involved yes.

AnEye - 1/5/2025, 2:33 PM

Too little too late honestly from me

Evansly - 1/5/2025, 2:36 PM

Finally! I'm so over the Skywalker era

TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 2:44 PM

@Evansly - I guess the Filoni & Favreau stuff has had ties to the saga with Luke & Anakin but it still feels mainly seperate from that saga imo though Obi Wan definitely tied into it

Just focusing on this one family makes the galaxy feel smaller so hopefully that won’t be the case moving forward with different characters in different time periods

Evansly - 1/5/2025, 2:53 PM

@TheVisionary25 - I completely agree! There is so much rich material to choose from, this is a big win for audiences.

They could really make it scary for the Jedi

NotAFanofHeroes - 1/5/2025, 7:03 PM

@Evansly - Same. It’s so trash now. Nobody likes Rey except kids cause she is one dimensional. Give us something new

SirDuckAlot - 1/5/2025, 2:42 PM

Star Wars brand is very tarnished. I don't think the general population really cares anymore besides the nerds.

MarvelousMarty - 1/5/2025, 2:46 PM

Disney pretty much killed Star Wars. Never thought I'd say that but it's true.

ItsNotForMeWahh - 1/5/2025, 2:48 PM

HegoD - 1/5/2025, 2:50 PM

Keanu for Revan

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/b5a97a2b-be15-4aa4-a4dd-9b8072cb410f/scale-to-width/755

KwisatzHaderach - 1/5/2025, 2:50 PM

About time. Not like we haven’t been asking for this since they copped the IP

TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 2:53 PM

I’m honestly not that familiar with the games so I would not mind seeing a version of that on the big/small screen but would prefer just a story set in that era as The Acolyte was.

If this is true then we likely won’t hear about until Star Wars Celebration in Japan at the most this year where hopefully we get more updates on the future of the franchise…

As of now , we only have Mando & Grogu listed as a movie while Andor & Ahsoka S2 are next in the live action tv show pipeline with no animation announced so we’ll likely get more announcements there in April.

DocSpock - 1/5/2025, 2:56 PM

This is the 887th Star Wars movie/TV show they have threatened to make in the last decade. Surely this is some kind of record.

DarthOmega - 1/5/2025, 3:53 PM

Not while Kennedy is still there. Her regime seems to want to use Star Wars as a platform for a particular kind of messaging, story be damned. The same with Star Trek. I'd love to see the Old Republic get the spotlight, but I have zero confidence in her ability to handle it right.

dagenspear - 1/5/2025, 7:22 PM

@DarthOmega - And that message is making women get with evil monsterous men who've victimized them and people they care about and that being played like it's meaningful. Yeah, it only happened twice, but that's pretty nonsensical to me that it happened at all.

DarthOmega - 1/5/2025, 9:29 PM

@dagenspear - Oh shit. Lol. Didn't even think about that. Both Rey and Osha both got with toxic evil men. Flawed messaging lol

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STAR WARS: Lucasfilm Rumored To Be Developing A Series Set In The KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC Era

Star Wars fans have been clamouring for some kind of Knights of the Old Republic-based project for many years, and we're now hearing that a series set in the same era is in the works...

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SKELETON CREW's Latest Episode Included Millennium Falcon, R2-D2, And More STAR WARS Easter Eggs - SPOILERS

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