Disney simply pulled a quick one. Star Wars films and exhibits are sometimes introduced years earlier than being launched, however the firm simply revealed a brand new TV program that premieres subsequent month. Tales of the Empire is an animated present produced by Dave Filoni, the person who lower his tooth on cartoons like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels earlier than transferring onto stay motion stuff like Ahsoka.
Because the title suggests, that is one thing of a companion piece to 2022’s Tales of the Jedi. It’s an anthology sequence that spotlights totally different characters inside the empire as they, uh, heroically attempt to defeat the nefarious rebels and convey order to the galaxy. You’ll be able to count on appearances by lots of your darkish aspect faves, together with Grand Admiral Thrawn, Basic Grievous and the Grand Inquisitor.
Identical to how Tales of the Jedi put the highlight on two characters, Ahsoka and Rely Dooku, this new sequence could have its personal duo to comply with. There’s Morgan Elsbeth, a major antagonist in Ahsoka and one episode of The Mandalorian, with the trailer indicating that Tales of the Empire will reveal how Thrawn and Elsbeth turned besties. The present may even deal with Barriss Offee, a former Jedi Knight who fell to the darkish aspect in the course of the Clone Wars.
Regardless of being animated, the characters can be performed by their stay motion actors. Lars Mikkelsen returns as Thrawn and Matthew Wooden is as soon as once more portraying Grievous, the evil cyborg who’s in dire want of some cough syrup. Diana Lee Inosanto is again as Elsbeth and Meredith Salenger is voicing Offee.
The present premieres on everybody’s favourite corporate-sponsored pseudo-holiday, Could the Fourth, often known as Could 4. All six episodes can be obtainable to stream on Disney+ upon the discharge date. The stay motion Star Wars: Acolyte follows this with a premiere on June 4.
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