That live-action Star Wars show also would have explored young Han Solo
While the U.S. warily eyes the United Kingdom—fearing that it’s readying to tell the story of a young Han Solo’s upbringing as a shipbuilder’s apprentice, pure of heart, and his being driven into the pirate trade for want of the acceptance of high society—it seems we could have once seen a decidedly more American version of Han’s story. Writer-director Stephen Scaia has revealed that plans were in place for a young Han to be a central figure in Star Wars: Underworld, the previously promised live-action Star Wars TV series he worked on before it was shelved, due to overwhelming production expenses. That show had been described by producer Rick McCallum as comparable to Deadwood and The Godfather in terms of its seedy, adult tone in its look at the crime bosses and bounty hunter cocksuckers who populate the underworld of Coruscant and beyond. It was a world that would have made perfect sense as a backdrop for a young, roguish Han Solo, back before he became neutered by love and loyalty.