George Lucas’s Star Wars: Underworld’ TV Series Revealed to Have Been Too Costly to Produce

The scrapped project would have cost $40 million per episode, making it the most expensive TV show of its time, with over 60 scripts already written.

George Lucas developed a TV series titled 'Star Wars: Underworld' in the early 2000s, aiming for a darker, grittier tone exploring the criminal underworld of Coruscant.
The show was projected to cost an unprecedented $40 million per episode, totaling approximately $2.4 billion for 60 planned episodes.
The series would have featured complex, mature storylines, with John Williams slated to compose the score, and was described by producer Rick McCallum as groundbreaking and challenging.
Despite significant development, including completed scripts and test footage, no network was willing to fund the project due to its astronomical budget.
The cancellation of 'Star Wars: Underworld' remains a major regret for Lucas and his team, with some speculating it could have reshaped the franchise's future.