How A Mini-series On This Star Wars Character Could Work
If you are a Star Wars fan you are in no doubt excited for the second season of the Emmy-winning series The Mandalorian. With the countless rumors of fan-favorite characters appearing as well as some of them making their live-action debuts, it might leave you to speculate who else could get a show.
Could it be a fan favorite? An entirely new character? or maybe a character who has yet to be fleshed out? If you thought about any of these possibilities (especially the third option) then allow me to recommend the first character for this concept: Count Dooku
So how could a show based on the Separatist leader and Sith Lord work exactly? While we got some great backstory in Attack of the Clones and in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, why not go a bit more in-depth with that? We know that there is a ten-year gap between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. So perhaps that is where we could start the story about the Count.
Dooku was a padawan to Master Yoda and eventual master to Qui-Gon Jinn, as well as having a hand in creating a grand army for the Republic. This show could easily start right after the events of The Phantom Menace with Dooku having flashbacks to when he was Qui-Gon's master as he struggles with the loss of his student and friend.
While there is plenty of time to cover the Count's upbringing, the biggest parts of the show would have to consist of the following: Why Dooku became the Sith Lord Tyranus, his involvement with the creation of the clone army, and the disappearance of Jedi Master Syfo Dias, and his rise as the leader of the Separatist movement. Along the way, plenty of fan-favorite characters can be included such as Jango Fett, Asajj Ventress, General Grievous, and many more.
All of this can be covered within a ten-year time period with important events that take place before The Phantom Menace serving as flashbacks. With ten years between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, you have ten years' worth of a compelling, dark, and mysterious story that would be a terrible opportunity to waste on the big or small screen.
Opinions and Perspectives
I've always thought Count Dooku was such an underutilized character. A show about his fall from grace would be absolutely fascinating!
The idea of exploring those lost 10 years between Episode I and II really intrigues me. There's so much potential storyline there.
While I love Christopher Lee's portrayal, I'm not sure Dooku is compelling enough to carry an entire series on his own.
Actually, I disagree. His journey from respected Jedi Master to Sith Lord would make for incredible character development.
Just imagine getting to see young Qui-Gon as Dooku's padawan in those flashback sequences. That would be amazing!
I'm most interested in seeing how they'd portray his relationship with Yoda. That must have been complex.
The political intrigue of forming the Separatist movement would make for some really compelling TV.
This could fill in so many blanks about the clone army's creation. I've always wanted to know more about that.
Watching Dooku interact with Jango Fett during the early stages of the clone army would be fantastic.
I'm curious about how they'd handle the Syfo Dias storyline. That's always been a bit mysterious.
The show could really explore why the Jedi Order was so flawed during this period.
Not every character needs their own show. I'd rather see something completely new.
But that's exactly why this would work. We know the ending but not how he got there.
Would love to see more about his relationship with Ventress. Their dynamic was always interesting.
The flashbacks to his time as a Jedi Master would add so much depth to his character.
I wonder if they'd show his first meeting with Palpatine. That would be a crucial moment.
The whole story about how he left the Jedi Order could be its own season.
Does anyone else think this might make the character too sympathetic? He's supposed to be a villain.
Complex villains are the best kind. Look how well it worked for Breaking Bad.
I'd watch it just to see more of the pre-Clone Wars era Jedi Order.
They could really dive into why he believed the Republic was corrupt.
Never thought about it before, but his arc is pretty similar to Anakin's in some ways.
The show could explore his aristocratic background too. That's barely been touched on.
Seeing him slowly turn to the dark side would be so much more interesting than just seeing him as a villain.
I'm worried they might retcon too much of his established story.
The political aspects might be too boring for casual fans.
Not if they balance it right with action and character development.
Would be great to see how he recruited other systems to join the Separatists.
I'd love to see more about his friendship with Qui-Gon before it all went wrong.
The show could explain why he kept his title of Count even after becoming a Sith.
Think about all the awesome lightsaber training sequences we could get.