Star Wars Rebels is an upcoming CGI animated series produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm
Animation.
It is set to take place between 14 years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
and 5 years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which the Galactic Empire is
securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling
rebellion against the Empire is taking form.
The visual style of Star Wars Rebels is heavily inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy
concept art by Ralph McQuarrie.
The series is scheduled to premiere in October 2014 as a one-hour special on Disney Channel,
and will then air as a series on Disney XD channels worldwide.
Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman have all been announced as executive producers.
Kinberg has stated that the first season would contain 16 episodes and revealed that the
series will feature new characters along with characters from the original trilogy.
Plot Set five years before Star Wars Episode IV:
A New Hope, the series follows a motley group of rebels—all of whom have been affected
by the Galactic Empire in one form or the other—that band together in a small group
aboard a freighter starship called the Ghost.
The series will also focus on the origins of some of the groups that form the Rebel
Alliance.
Cast and characters Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Kanan Jarrus, a renegade
Jedi who survived Order 66.
He keeps his lightsaber under lock and key and brandishes a blaster instead to avoid
the attention of the Empire.
He is the leader of the crew of the Ghost and is highly eager to fight against the Empire.
He is sarcastic but also distraught over the destruction of his culture and former way
of life.
Taylor Gray as Ezra Bridger, a charismatic 14-year-old con artist, thief, and pickpocket
living on the Outer Rim world of Lothal as the Empire strip mines the resources of his
homeworld for Sienar's TIE fighter production.
Unbeknownst to him, he is able to use the Force, and has used it to get out of certain
predicaments.
Stealing to survive, he has no real loyalty to anyone.
Steve Blum as Zeb Orrelios, a seasoned and intelligent Lasat enforcer who serves as the
muscle of the Ghost crew.
His physical appearance is based on Ralph McQuarrie's original conceptual artwork for
Chewbacca.
Tiya Sircar as Sabine Wren, a female Mandalorian with expert knowledge of weapons, combat,
and explosives.
She is also a graffiti artist who tags Imperial facilities with anti-Imperial propaganda after
an attack, decorates her quarters on the Ghost, and frequently modifies her armor.
Executive Producer Dave Filoni revealed in an interview that her design was based on
an idea he had for The Clone Wars.
Vanessa Marshall as Hera Syndulla, the Twi'lek female who owns and pilots the Ghost.
She is the mother-figure of the crew, and brings them all together.
C1-10P, Hera's astromech droid.
Due to being crafted from spare parts since his masters could not afford anything new,
he is very irritable and seems to not care about his owners.
His physical appearance is heavily modeled on the original Ralph McQuarrie conceptual
artwork for R2-D2.
Jason Isaacs as the Inquisitor, an unnamed Pau'an who wields a double-bladed lightsaber
and is tasked by Darth Vader to hunt down the remaining Jedi left in the galaxy.
He is the main antagonist of the series.
His unique lightsaber design was based on an unused concept from The Force Unleashed
video game.
David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus, a member of the Imperial Security Bureau who serves under
the Inquisitor.
Billy Dee Williams reprises his role as Lando Calrissian.
James Arnold Taylor reprises his voice role as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Anthony Daniels reprises his role as C-3PO.
References
External links Official website
Star Wars Rebels at StarWars.com Star Wars Rebels at the Internet Movie Database
Star Wars Rebels on Facebook