Donald Glover To Write "Lando" Disney+ Series With Brother, Stephen

BYCole BlakeUpdated on August 25, 2023546 Views

Warner Bros. Pictures And InStyle Host 18th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party - Arrivals

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 08: Writer Stephen Glover (L) and actor/writer Donald Glover, winners of Best Series - Musical or Comedy for 'Atlanta,' attend the 18th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party hosted by Warner Bros. Pictures and InStyle at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen, will be writing a Lando Calrissian series for Disney+.

Donald Glover will be teaming up with his brother, Stephen, to write Lucasfilms' upcoming Lando series for Disney+. The Glover brothers will replace Dear White People creator, Justin Simien, who is no longer attached, according to Variety.

Donald previously performed as Lando Calrissian in the 2018 Star Wars prequel movie Solo. For the film, he played a younger version of the character first portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Donald Glover With Stephen Glover At The Emmys

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Writer Stephen Glover (L) and actor Donald Glover attend the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Simien reacted to the reports on his Instagram Story. "Donald is a national treasure. Glad he and Stephen get to carry the character forward their way. Can't wait to see. Rooting for everybody Black," he said in the post.

Glover previously confirmed that he'd be open to returning as Lando for a future LucasFilms project during a recent interview with GQ. “I would love to play Lando again. It’s a fun time, being him," he told the outlet. "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."

Stephen worked with his brother on their FX series, Atlanta, as well as the 2019 film, Guava Island. LucasFilms has yet to confirm a release date for Lando, but be on the lookout for more information from HotNewHipHop.

[Via]

About The Author

Cole Blake

Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.