Three decades after his last adventures on the small screen, it appears Indiana Jones could be heading back as Variety report that Lucasfilm and Disney could be looking at an Indiana Jones TV series for Disney Plus.
The Mouse House and Lucasfilm have specifically been bringing up the possibility of a streaming show set in the world of the globe trotting archaeologist in general meetings with writers of late, sources say. They are still looking for a writer to take on the project, thus no plot details are available. Given that, it is unknown if a series would serve as a prequel to or spinoff of the film franchise, or if it would tie into the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones film, similar to how Disney has tied its Marvel shows on Disney+ into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The move to potentially develop an Indiana Jones show comes as Harrison Ford has stated he is done playing the character after the fifth film, which is due out in 2023. In addition, sources say Disney is currently exploring a number of options to keep the franchise going, which could mean a series, new films, other media, or a combination thereof.
Reps for Lucasfilm declined to comment.
With the 90’s show, championed by Bob Iger when he was at ABC, largely focusing on the historical adventures over the serial style action-adventures of the movies – and ushering in many of the digital advances that made The Phantom Menace possible – a modern TV show could take advantage of modern techniques to deliver that swashbuckling Indy style action to a weekly TV format, whilst still informing viewers about the historical figures Jones met in his younger years, assuming that’s the time period the show focuses on, of course.
