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Star wars rebels season two official trailer
Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. Set fourteen years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and five years before Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 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.
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- Star wars rebels season two official trailer
- Premise
- Cast and characters
- Broadcast
- Home media
- Ratings
- Critical response
- Film
- Novels
- Comics
- Video games
- References
The series 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. The first season consisted of 16 episodes (released as four shorts, a film, and 13 regular episodes) and the series features new characters along with ones from the original trilogy. The second season of 22 episodes premiered on June 20, 2015. The third season of 22 episodes premiered on September 24, 2016, with the hour-long episode "Steps Into Shadow". On March 3, 2017, it was announced that the series is renewed for a fourth season that is set to premiere in the third quarter.
Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg and Greg Weisman served as executive producers of season one. Weisman left the show after season one. 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 from the third season onward.
The series has been generally well-received and has often received in excess of one million viewers per episode.
Premise
Fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and the rise of the Galactic Empire, a motley group of rebels unite aboard a freighter starship called the Ghost and conduct covert operations against the Imperial garrison on and around the planet Lothal and on other planets in the galaxy.
Cast and characters
Broadcast
The first two episodes, titled Spark of Rebellion, premiered on October 3, 2014 on Disney Channels worldwide and on Family Channel in Canada.
In Australia, the series premiered on October 17 on Disney XD. The Siege of Lothal premiered on June 28, 2015 and the second season debuted on October 18.
In Canada, the series premiered on October 19 on the DHX-owned Disney XD. However, due to DHX Media losing the rights to Disney content, the show was later moved to Disney Channel. The second season premiered on November 7 and it was moved to the Corus-owned Disney XD channel on December 1.
In the Middle East and Africa, Spark of Rebellion premiered on October 11 and the series debuted on October 18 on Disney XD. Siege of Lothal premiered on October 10, followed the official season premiere on October 17.
In Southeast Asia, Spark of Rebellion premiered on Disney XD on October 4 and the series officially started on November 29. Siege of Lothal premiered on October 3 on Disney XD and Disney Channel and the second season was released on October 24.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series debuted on October 16 on Disney XD. Siege of Lothal premiered on July 18, 2015 followed by the second season debut on October 17.
Home media
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD in the US at all retailers on October 14, 2014. DVD bonus features include character shorts, a 3D model kit of the Ghost ship, and a preview of season 1.
The Complete Season One of Star Wars Rebels was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on September 1, 2015 in America, and in Germany on September 10, 2015. The Season 1 collection contains the expanded version of Spark of Rebellion with the Darth Vader/Grand Inquisitor prologue shown on ABC-TV.
The Complete Season Two of Star Wars Rebels was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30, 2016 in North America.
Ratings
In the United States, the one hour special garnered 2.74 million viewers on Disney Channel and 2.40 million viewers on ABC. Worldwide, it delivered a total of 6.5 million viewers. On Disney Channel, the first and second episodes delivered 2.33 million and 1.92 million viewers, respectively. The third and fourth episodes garnered 2.32 million and 1.84 million, respectively. The fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes were watched by 1.43 million, 1.30 million, and 1.60 million viewers, respectively. The eighth and ninth episodes got 1.92 and 1.44 million viewers, respectively.
In Canada, the second episode was watched by 274,500 viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast ever on the network. In the United Kingdom, the film was the highest-rated broadcast that week, with 81,000 viewers.
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave a 100% approval rating for seasons one and two with an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 for season one and 7.5 out of 10 for season two. Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the series has received an average score of 78, based on four reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". IGN and Variety in particular had strong praise for the pilot film, Spark of Rebellion, with their only criticism being the appearance of the Wookiees in the film, being cited as not all that impressive compared to the rest of the animation.
Film
Chopper and the Ghost appear in the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Hera's name is also called on a loudspeaker at the Rebel base on Yavin 4, where Chopper can be briefly seen. In addition, the Ghost takes part in the climatic battle over Scarif during the titular squad's attempt to steal the Death Star plans, providing assistance in defending the Rebel fleet under attack by the Imperial Navy, while other Rebels attempt to disable the shield gate over the planet.
Novels
In September 2, 2014, Del Rey Books published Star Wars: A New Dawn, a prequel novel telling the story of how Kanan and Hera met.
In 2017, a new novel, entitled Thrawn, is to be released. The book will mark the entrance of Grand Admiral Thrawn into the current canon. It is being written by the character's original creator, Timothy Zahn. The book is scheduled to be released on April 11, 2017.
Comics
From April 1, 2015 through March 16, 2016, Marvel Comics published a 12-issue comic series, titled Kanan, and set during the events of the first season. Written by former executive producer of the series Greg Weisman and illustrated by Pepe Larraz, Jacopo Camagni and Andrea Broccardo, the story is centered on Kanan having flashbacks to his days as a Padawan in the Jedi Temple and The Clone Wars. The other members of the Ghost crew also appear.
Video games
So far none of the video games are considered canon within the Star Wars story-line.