Star Wars Characters Who Deserve Their Own Disney+ Show

After various successes like the animated epic "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," the Space Western "The Mandalorian," and the recent spin-off companion piece "The Book of Boba Fett," it seems like "Star Wars" has found a second life as Disney+ series. While "Star Trek" has thrived on television since its inception, "Star Wars" is still relatively new to live-action TV shows, but you wouldn't know that if you've been binging each new episode. As Din Djarin and "Baby Yoda" Grogu became household names, it's easy to think of a few "Star Wars" characters that we would like to see in their own spotlighted series, especially with characters such as Luke Skywalker consistently returning to the screen.

While we're anxiously awaiting the upcoming shows, here are some of most interesting "Star Wars" characters that we want to see most in the streaming spotlight. From popular characters from George Lucas' original trilogies to those who have thrived in the Disney-era Marvel comics, there's always room for more "Star Wars."

If you haven't heard of Doctor Aphra, then you're seriously missing out. After first appearing in Marvel's "Darth Vader" comic series as the Dark Lord's one-time sidekick (until he tried to kill her), Aphra has clung tightly to the "Star Wars" fandom and continued to reappear in various "Star Wars" books until finally landing one of her own. An archeologist by training and a bounty hunter by trade, it's Aphra's "street-smarts" that have kept her alive all this time, and out of Vader's Force-fueled grasp. Aphra also leads an exciting entourage of familiar "Star Wars" characters, including the Wookie Black Krrsantan of "Boba Fett" fame, the sociopathic protocol droid Triple-Zero, and the homicidal assassin droid BT-1. 

Aphra's complex relationship with Rebel sympathizer Sana Starros (the one-time wife of Han Solo, seriously) and her one-sided rivalry with the crazed Kho Phon Farrus could easily be explored in a live-action series, as well as her eventual return to Vader's side as she bounties for the Empire. Aphra has even met up with Luke, Leia, and Han on occasion, which, as we've learned from Luke's most recent appearances, would be like eye-candy to us "Star Wars" fans.

Anyone who has watched "Star Wars Rebels" knows that Kanan Jarrus, Ezra's Jedi master, doesn't make it to the series close. After rescuing his true love Hera Syndulla, Jarrus sacrificed himself to help his fellow Rebels survive. But there's more to Jarrus' story than what we explicitly saw in Rebels. In fact, Kanan Jarrus isn't even his birth name, it's Caleb Dume. Dume was a Jedi apprentice before the events of "Revenge of the Sith" and survived Palpatine's Order 66, only to turn to a life of crime and trade his lightsaber in for a blaster. It was in this life of crime that he eventually met Hera and became the leader of the Ghost crew before Ezra joined at the beginning of "Rebels."

Jarrus' origin story would work exceedingly well as a Disney+ series, especially if flashbacks to his time at the Jedi Temple with his master Depa Billaba were incorporated into Dume's life on the run. Of course, some of these stories have already been touched on in the Marvel Comics and on "Rebels," but a long-form series would allow more time for Kanan Jarrus to be rounded out, and would give audiences more time with this fan-favorite.

Speaking of video game characters, the most obvious "Star Wars" character that fans would love to see get his own series is Darth Vader's former apprentice, and protagonist of "The Force Unleashed" video games: Galen Marek aka Starkiller. While Starkiller's story is no longer canon, that doesn't mean that it couldn't be again. With a few tweaks, Starkiller could return as Darth Vader's secret apprentice who hunts Jedi after the Great Jedi Purge, all the while struggling with a moral dilemma that would make him compelling each week. It would probably be easy to get Sam Witwer (who did the motion capture, voice, and was the basis for the character design) back for the character, as he's seemingly always involved in some sort of "Star Wars" project.

Starkiller's could be played as either a hero or a villain, which means that a series would be within Marek's character no matter what path he followed. On a similar note, in "The Force Unleashed II," Vader cloned Starkiller after his former apprentice betrayed him and joined the Rebels. The idea that a "Star Wars" series could follow both a light side and dark side wielding version of the same character would be incredibly unique, and a confrontation between the two versions of Marek would be explosive.

This is an unconventional choice, but in truth, "Solo: A Star Wars Story" isn't really that bad. Of course, everyone wants more Harrison Ford, but after the sequel trilogy it's doubtful that the classic Han will ever make his way back to the big (or small) screen. Alden Ehrenreich, however, could easily return as the scruffy-looking nerf herder, and with the way "Solo" ends (and with no sequel in sight, sadly) there are plenty more stories to tell. Han and Chewie on the run in the Millennium Falcon, at their peak no less, is something that all "Star Wars" fans should want to see, especially after watching Han's death in "The Force Awakens."

We might see this duo again in the upcoming "Lando" series — if it takes place in the past with Donald Glover playing the titular character (and that's a big if) — but is it too much to ask that Han and Chewie get their own miniseries? We certainly don't think so.

Probably the "Star Wars" character who has gone through the most physical trauma, Darth Maul (or simply Maul) has been a fan-favorite since "The Phantom Menace." Maul, played by Ray Park in the films, is a force to be reckoned with for sure, and his triumphant return in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (voiced by Sam Witwer) made him an even more formidable foe. Maul's story eventually came to an end in "Star Wars Rebels," where he fought old Ben Kenobi to the death, but his past is still ripe with some pretty fascinating stories.

Maul is one of those characters who we don't necessarily need to see again, but we always want to. His intriguing character design and his even more interesting backstory from before the prequels make him one of the most popular, and most explored, "Star Wars" characters on this list — one we would love to see once more on Disney+.