Good news rebels, the Disney empire has decided to renew your favorite show for another season. Disney XD’s hit animated tv series “Star Wars Rebels” will carry their fight against the Empire for a third season following an announcement that production has already started on the new episodes.
‘Rebels’ is set before the events of “A New Hope” and we’ve seen a few cameos from previous Star Wars stories and future ones. Remember what happens on ‘Rebels’ is part of the new official canon for the Star Wars Universe that was rebooted after Disney bought Lucasfilm. So this is another year to tell stories that can impact future Star Wars stories, including “Star Wars: Rogue One” the first non-saga movie to be made in the Star Wars universe.
“We are proud to bring our audience a third season of ‘Star Wars Rebels,’ a series that has resonated across generations.” said Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD. “The creative team behind the series continues to do a brilliant job in delivering on the key tenets that fans have come to expect from a Star Wars property, including adventure, hope and the battle between good vs. evil.”
“We’re very proud of our incredibly creative Rebels team,” says Lucasfilm SVP of Development, Kiri Hart. “The show continues to tell fun, heartfelt, exciting new Star Wars stories week after week, and it’s beloved by fans of all ages. Season Three will see our Rebel heroes face new obstacles and find new allies in their fight against the Empire.”
To date, “Star Wars Rebels” ranks as Disney XD’s #2 series in Total Viewers (1.3 million), Kids 6-11, Boys 6-11 and Boys 2-11. It’s the channel’s #1 program among Adults 18-49 and Men 18-49. In the most recent quarter tabulated (3Q15), “Star Wars Rebels” reached over 48 million unique Total Viewers in 157 countries/territories and in 30 languages. “Star Wars Rebels” has also generated nearly 4 million video starts on WATCH Disney XD.
The transformative second season of “Star Wars Rebels” featured the return of fan-favorite clone troopers Captain Rex, Captain Gregor and Commander Wolffe, and the debut of new characters including the Seventh Sister, a cunning and crafty Inquisitor who is tasked by Darth Vader to track down the rebels. Following a series of critical events, the lives of our heroes will be changed forever as Season Three begins.
“Star Wars Rebels” is created by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Sherlock Holmes”) and Carrie Beck. The Lucasfilm Animation production is executive-produced by Filoni and Kinberg.
The Season Two voice cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, Captain Gregor and Commander Wolffe, David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus and Sarah Michelle Gellar as the Seventh Sister Inquisitor.