Disney could make an upcoming ‘Knights Of The Old Republic’ show

Disney Star Wars TV is drifting in a rather nebulous fashion at the moment, but it could be taking a big turn into something different if a new report is to be believed.

This comes from insider Daniel Richtman, where he says that “Lucasfilm is developing a show set in the era of the Knights of the Old Republic.” This echoes something Kathleen Kennedy said in 2019, acknowledging that something was happening with KOTOR, but we haven’t had any real details since then. Now, I guess we have… a report on a TV show, at least.

Like I said, Disney Star Wars TV is in a weird place. To recap:

• The Mandalorian is apparently about to end with the first true Star Wars movie since 2019’s Rise of Skywalker.
• Ahsoka will have a season 2, but it will likely be a full three years after season 1.
• Andor returns for season 2 this year but it’s a tough ending.
• There is nothing in the works regarding new episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi or The Book of Boba Fett.
• The Sidekick was canceled without having a season 2.
• Skeleton Crew is still underway and has received much praise, but viewership seems low and the budget is still $136 million. It’s unclear if it works well enough to return.

Perhaps a Knights of the Old Republic show could bridge the gap between A) Disney needing to move more out of the Skywalker era and B) something that has more roots in Star history and lore Wars that the recently created High Republic, the setting of The Acolyte.

When you say Knights of the Old Republic to a long-time Star Wars fan, it’s a video game series that comes to mind, KOTOR 1 and 2 and possibly, The Old Republic MMO. The KOTOR games in particular are beloved by gamer fans, but there’s no indication here that this would be a direct adaptation of those, just something set in that era. And of course, a lot happens during this time. Importantly, this would be the only time in Star Wars cinematic history where the Sith are rampant rather than just a few at a time.

But exactly how big is television? Disney’s budget has been a disaster for these series, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on projects that often don’t attract the audiences that seem worth it. A series like The Acolyte could have survived for a second season if it simply hadn’t cost over $200 million for reasons that weren’t entirely obvious on screen.

A KOTOR series sounds better than most other ideas, I suppose. Again in terms of quality, the best Disney Star Wars TV projects have been much more unexpected like Andor and Skeleton Crew.

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