MUMBAI: Lucasfilm Animation on has announced that it is on course of developing a new animated Star Wars series that will take a comedic and irreverent look at the characters from the sci-fi franchise.

The film to be produced by Jennifer Hill will be directed by Todd Grimes.

Though there is no network announced for the new series, but given the close ties that Lucasfilm Animation and Green and Senreich‘s maintain with Cartoon Network, a deal with Cartoon or its subsidiary Adult Swim appears likely.

The new comedic Star Wars series follows Lucasfilm Animation‘s series Star Wars: The Clone Wars that airs on Cartoon Network.