After more than a decade in storage, Star Wars: Detours is finally getting in front of an audience. Seth Green announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 that a curated selection of episodes from the long-shelved animated sitcom will be shown at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, which opens on 22 September. It’s the first time the public will have had any chance to see the completed show since it was frozen in development back in 2012.
Quick Facts
- What: Star Wars: Detours — a completed animated sitcom shelved since 2012
- Where: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles
- When: Museum opens 22 September 2026; episodes shown throughout the day
- Cost: Included with museum admission
What Is Star Wars: Detours?
Star Wars: Detours was a comedic animated series made in collaboration with George Lucas, designed as a lighthearted, sitcom-style take on the Star Wars universe. “He wanted to make Simpsons in the Star Wars universe,” Green told the Comic-Con panel. “It’s called Detours, and there’s going to be a curation of episodes from that show on display for the public in the theater.”
The show was officially announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2012, though Lucas and Green had been discussing the project publicly as early as 2010. By the time of its announcement, the creative team had already completed 39 full episodes. Reviews and clips shown around its 2012 reveal generated real excitement — the comedic tone was a deliberate departure from the mainline Star Wars animated series of the time.
“We made a show with George — an animated series. He wanted to make Simpsons in the Star Wars universe.” — Seth Green, SDCC 2026
Why Was It Shelved?
The series was effectively cancelled before it ever aired. Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in late 2012 changed the direction of all Star Wars animated and live-action projects, and Detours — with its broad comedic tone — didn’t fit the new strategy. The show was quietly shelved, with no broadcast deal, no streaming release, and no public episodes. At New York Comic-Con in 2013, Green confirmed to IGN that 39 episodes had been completed before the project was frozen.
Since then, the show has existed in a kind of limbo. Occasional fan speculation about a potential release on Disney+ never materialised. The animated episodes sat in storage while the Star Wars universe expanded with new series, films, and streaming content that largely left Detours behind.
The Lucas Museum Setting
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is George Lucas’ own institution, dedicated to the art of visual storytelling — paintings, illustration, film, and animation. Its opening on 22 September in Los Angeles marks the culmination of years of planning and construction. Two dedicated theaters sit inside the museum: the Robert Flaherty Theater and the Slavko Vorkapich Theater. Both will run curated film and animation selections throughout the day, with visitors able to drop in and out as they please.
Showing Detours episodes in this context reframes the animated series as a piece of creative history rather than a failed TV pitch — which, given its origins as a George Lucas passion project, is probably the more accurate way to look at it. The museum setting gives the show a venue that doesn’t require Disney to greenlight a full release.
What You Need to Know
The Star Wars: Detours episodes will be part of the museum’s regular programming when it opens on 22 September. Visitors to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art can watch the curated selection during their visit — there’s no separate ticket or booking required beyond standard museum admission. It isn’t a full public release of the series and there’s been no announcement about a streaming debut, but it is the first time any completed Detours episodes will have been seen outside of the production team.
What’s Next
Green gave no indication that a wider release is planned. The museum exhibition appears to be a one-time curation decision rather than a precursor to a Disney+ drop or home video release. Whether seeing the animated episodes in public reignites interest in a proper release remains to be seen — but after 14 years, even a museum screening feels like progress for the most talked-about shelved show in Star Wars history.
