Pssst, Rumor Alert: Live-action Star Wars TV series in preproduction in Australia?!

Scifiwire.com reports that their sister site based in Australia , SCI FI TV, is rumored to be in preproduction gearing up George Lucas' proposed live-action Star Wars series which will be shot in Australia.

The site, citing anonymous sources, adds that the show is assembling high-quality writers from the Aussie TV industry, including writers from "Love My Way" and "Secret Life of Us", who have been approached by Lucas' longtime producer Rick McCallum.

The untitled series is supposedly set to debut in 2010, though there has been no word of a distributor yet. The series will reportedly be set between the eras of Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope and will not feature any major characters from the film series.

This should be interesting if true. Check back for more news as it develops.