There was this tweet going around asking Lucasfilm to recast Luke and give us a show set right after Return of the Jedi. One season per year, Luke travels around collecting Jedi knowledge, meeting Clone Wars characters, fighting Sith cults, Imperials, pirates – you name it.
Lucasfilm, please just give us the story we actually want. Recast Luke, and make a show about the aftermath of Return of the Jedi. Every season is a year. He gathers Jedi knowledge, meets Clone Wars characters, fights sith cults, Imperials, and pirates. Would you watch? pic.twitter.com/ODNYsieUN9
— Ryan Arey 🇺🇦 (@ryanarey) March 15, 2025
At first glance, it sounds cool. But honestly? I don’t agree. I wouldn’t want that kind of show. And here’s why.
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It Makes the Galaxy Feel Too Small
One of the biggest problems I have with this idea is how it pulls in so many familiar characters. Every time they do this – Luke meets Ahsoka, Luke meets Grogu, Luke meets Clone Wars people – it just shrinks the galaxy more and more.
I get that these connections are supposed to feel exciting, but it kind of breaks the world for me. Like, Chewbacca knew Yoda in Revenge of the Sith, but he never said a word to Han about the Jedi? Stuff like that doesn’t add up. It makes the universe feel like it’s run by one small friend group instead of being, well, an actual galaxy.
We’ve Had Enough of the Same Characters
I really think it’s time to move on from Luke, Vader, and that whole circle. We’ve been living in their timeline for decades. There are other parts of this universe that could be way more interesting.
I’d rather see something completely new – maybe stories set 1,000 years before the films or way after the sequels. Different Jedi, different politics, different Force traditions. When I watched Andor, I liked that it didn’t rely on lightsabers or legacy characters. It was fresh, and it showed that Star Wars doesn’t always have to stick to the same formula.
Too Much Fan Service Gets in the Way
I don’t want another show that’s just cameos and easter eggs. If this Luke show becomes another list of who he meets next – Ahsoka, Rex, Quinlan Vos, whoever – it’s going to feel less like a story and more like a checklist.
I’ve already seen what happens when they lean too hard into that. Book of Boba Fett started off solid, but halfway through, it just stopped being about Boba. It turned into The Mandalorian Season 2.5. The story lost focus because they were too busy bringing in characters for the reaction factor.
That’s the kind of thing I’d worry about here too.
Jedi vs Sith Again? I’m Tired of That
The tweet mentioned Sith cults and Jedi knowledge, and all I could think was: again? Every time they bring back the Jedi-Sith dynamic, it feels like they’re stuck in the same cycle.
There are so many other Force-related ideas they could dig into. There’s the Nightsisters, the Guardians of the Whills, the stuff we saw on Jedha – there’s variety out there. I’m not saying no more lightsabers ever, but not everything has to come back to Jedi vs Sith again and again.
And honestly, it’d be cool to see a Star Wars show that’s more about politics, espionage, or war – just without Force users at the center of everything.
The Timeline Is Already Kind of a Mess
We already have bits and pieces of Luke’s post-ROTJ life. Some of it’s from comics, some from The Mandalorian, some from The Last Jedi. And they don’t always line up.
If you try to fill in all the gaps with a big new show, you risk making things even messier. What if it contradicts stuff from The Rise of Kylo Ren? What if it doesn’t match the Luke we see training Grogu? That’s a lot of pressure to make everything work, and I’m not sure it’s worth the risk.
Recasting Luke Isn’t the Real Solution
I’m all for recasting instead of using weird CGI faces. Sebastian Stan looks the part, and even Mark Hamill is okay with it. But recasting doesn’t fix the bigger issue.
What’s the story really offering? Because if it’s just Luke going around fighting bad guys and running into people from old shows, that’s not enough. It needs to be more than that.
I keep thinking about that one short mission in Battlefront II, where Luke helps an Imperial just because the guy asked. That scene was simple, but it said everything about Luke’s character. That kind of quiet, thoughtful writing means more to me than any action sequence or character cameo.
That Battlefront II moment is probably my favorite Luke appearance in recent years. No lightsaber fight, no long speech – just him helping someone because it felt right. And that stuck with me more than any deepfake Luke ever has.