Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...

'' is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm and

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. Beginning fourteen years after ''

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'' and five years before '' A New Hope'', ''Rebels'' takes place during an era when the

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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 series was previewed throughout August 2014 with a set of shorts introducing the main characters before the

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pilot episode premiered on Disney Channel on October 3, 2014. The regular series premiered on

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on October 13, 2014. The second season started on June 20, 2015, and the third season premiered on September 24, 2016. The two-part season three finale aired on March 25, 2017. On March 31, it was announced that the show would return for a fourth season. On April 15, executive producer

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announced that the fourth season would also be the final season. On September 2, 2017, a second trailer for season four was released during a panel at Fan Expo in Canada, and the date for the season's premiere was announced as October 16, 2017. Season 4 premiered on October 16, 2017, with the two-part episode "Heroes of Mandalore", and continued to air until November 13, 2017. The series picked up on February 19, 2018, after a winter break and preparations for the release of the film '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. Disney XD then proceeded to release two episodes a week, before airing the final two episodes on March 5, 2018. A total of 75 episodes were aired.

Series overview

Episodes

Shorts (2014)

Season 1 (2014–15)

Season 2 (2015–16)

Season 3 (2016–17)

Season 4 (2017–18)

References

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Rebels episodes Lists of American children's animated television series episodes