Star Wars Rebels
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 Star Wars Rebels facts

• Set fourteen years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and five years before the original 1977 Star Wars, Rebels takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy
• Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form
• The visual style of Star Wars Rebels is inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie
• It premiered as a 44-minute film, Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, on October 3, 2014 on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD
• Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg and Greg Weisman served as executive producers of season one
• Kinberg stated that the first season would contain 16 episodes (released as four shorts, a film, and 13 episodes) and that the series will feature new characters along with ones from the original trilogy
• Weisman left the show after season one
• Filoni also was 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 s쳮d him from the third season onward
• The third season was announced on November 30, 2015
• On July 16, 2016, during Star Wars Celebration, the official trailer for the third season was released and uploaded to the Star Wars YouTube channel