Indiana Jones TV Series Eyed for Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety

Disney is actively looking to make an Indiana Jones TV amusement for Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

The Mouse House and Lucasfilm person specifically been bringing up the anticipation of a streaming amusement acceptable successful the satellite of the globe trotting archaeologist successful wide meetings with writers of late, sources say. They are inactive looking for a writer to instrumentality connected the project, frankincense nary crippled details are available. Given that, it is chartless if a bid would service arsenic a prequel to oregon spinoff of the movie franchise, oregon if it would necktie into the upcoming 5th Indiana Jones film, akin to however Disney has tied its Marvel shows connected Disney+ into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The determination to perchance make an Indiana Jones amusement comes arsenic Harrison Ford has stated he is done playing the character aft the 5th film, which is owed retired successful 2023. In addition, sources accidental Disney is presently exploring a fig of options to support the franchise going, which could mean a series, caller films, different media, oregon a operation thereof.

Reps for Lucasfilm declined to comment.

Should a bid determination forward, it would not beryllium the archetypal amusement astir Indiana Jones to marque it to air. “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” aired for 2 seasons connected ABC from 1992-1993, with 4 made-for-TV specials airing connected The Family Channel (now Freeform) betwixt 1994 and 1996. Ford made a cameo quality successful 1 episode, but the amusement focused chiefly connected the aboriginal years of the quality with Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier playing him astatine antithetic times successful his life. George Hall played an aged Jones, bookending each episode.

Indiana Jones is 1 of the astir iconic popular civilization characters of each time. Ford has played him successful 4 blockbuster films to day — “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Temple of Doom,” “The Last Crusade,” and “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” George Lucas and Philip Kaufman created the character, with Stephen Spielberg having directed the archetypal 4 films successful the franchise. The 5th movie is directed by James Mangold. Collectively, the 4 films person grossed astir $1.3 cardinal worldwide.

The thought that Disney would privation a amusement built astir Indiana Jones is not altogether surprising. The media conglomerate has been harvesting the champion known IP from its catalog to physique up its streaming level for years now. In summation to the palmy motorboat of its Marvel shows, Disney+ besides presently has aggregate live-action “Star Wars” bid connected its roster, including the deed bid “The Mandalorian.” Other examples see “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” arsenic good arsenic upcoming shows similar “Willow” and “The Muppets Mayhem.”