Lando Calrissian, the beloved Star Wars scoundrel, will be getting his very own Disney+ series, Lando, from Justin Simeon. Simien’s past work includes the critically and popularly acclaimed film Dear White People, as well as the hit Netflix series of the same name. The show will be the latest and highest-profile outing for Lando to date, thrusting one of the franchise’s most popular side characters into the main character seat for the first time.
Introduced in the 1980s, The Empire Strikes Back as the conniving, double-crossing. Still, the well-intentioned governor of Cloud City, Lando Calrissian, quickly became a vital piece of the Star Wars universe. He returned in 1983’s Return of the Jedi and has recently seen a significant resurgence in the series, appearing in both The Rise of Skywalker (played as he was in the original trilogy by Billy Dee Williams) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (played by Donald Glover).
Now, Disney has announced that the Bespin-based gambler, conman, and space pilot will be getting his own series on Disney+. It’s unclear who will play the iconic role or when in the saga Lando will be set, but given the huge span of canonical time the character is active in the storyline, there are near-endless possibilities. At this time, there is no definite release date planned.
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