Star Wars Rebels
American animated television series
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- Star Wars Rebels is an American animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the shared universe of Star Wars .
- It depicts the Galactic Empire hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire emerges.
- The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the previous animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–14; 2020).
- The series premiered as a one-hour television film, Spark of Rebellion , on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD.
- The third season premiered on September 24, 2016, with the television film, Steps Into Shadow .
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WikipediaStar Wars Rebels is an American animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the shared universe of Star Wars. It takes place 14 years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and progresses toward the events of the original film (1977). It depicts the Galactic Empire hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire emerges. The visual style of the series is inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the previous animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–14; 2020). The series comprises four seasons.
The series premiered as a one-hour television film, Spark of Rebellion, on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD. The second season premiered on June 20, 2015, with a one-hour television film, The Siege of Lothal. The third season premiered on September 24, 2016, with the television film, Steps Into Shadow. The fourth and final season premiered on October 16, 2017, with another one-hour television film, Heroes of Mandalore. Its final episode aired on March 5, 2018.
Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman served as executive producers of the first season. Weisman left the show after the first season. Filoni was also the supervising director for the first two seasons, a role he relinquished after accepting a promotion that expanded his creative role into overseeing all Lucasfilm Animation projects; he chose Justin Ridge to succeed him for the third season. Filoni re-assumed the role for the fourth season.
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