Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Before Disney bought Lucasfilm, George Lucas pitched Ian McDiarmid a Palpatine show — not Sith lightning and secret apprentices, but a prestige political drama about the Emperor running the galaxy.

The show that never got made might've been the darkest thing Lucas ever created.

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George Lucas Almost Made a Palpatine TV Show

May the dark side be with you!

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