He teases that fans should expect to see Emperor Palpatine again in an upcoming Disney+ series. “There’s a certain show coming soon set right around the time I may have considered to be very active,” McDiarmid revealed (via Star Wars News).
Currently, there are only two upcoming Star Wars prequel series that McDiarmid’s Emperor Palpatine might potentially appear in this year.
It also features the return of fellow Star Wars alums Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and Joel Edgerton as Owen Lars.
In a recent appearance at the Imperial Commissary Collectors Convention, Star Wars vet Ian McDiarmid has opened up about his future with the popular sci-fi franchise, following his 2019 return in The Rise of Skywalker.