Following news that Justin Simien had parted from the Disney+ and Lucasfilm series, Variety confirms that Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen Glover, have come on to develop the Lando Calrissian series Lando.

News first broke of a Lando Calrissian limited series being developed in December 2020, with Dear White People creator Justin Simien attached to the project. The filmmaker, who recently directed the LaKeith Stanfield-starring Haunted Mansion remake for Disney, later parted ways with the Star Wars series. Sources confirm that Stephen and Donald Glover came on to develop project prior to the ongoing WGA strikes.

Originally played by Billy Dee Williams in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Donald Glover first appeared as Calrissian in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which starred Alden Ehrenreich as a younger Han Solo.

Glover spoke with GQ about his return to the role earlier this year, revealing he was in talks with Lucasfilm about the possibility of stepping again into Lando’s shoes.

“I would love to play Lando again. It’s a fun time, being him. It just has to be the right way to do it. Time is precious. The past couple of years, this pandemic shit, it really had people experience time… People realize their time is valuable. You only get so much. I’m not interested in doing anything that’s going to be a waste of my time or just a paycheck. I’d much rather spend time with people that I enjoy. It just has to be the right thing, and I think it could be. Lando is definitely somebody I like to hang out with.”