Star Wars Forces of Destiny
animated television series
Star Wars Forces of Destiny is a 2D animated web series by Lucasfilm Animation released through Lucasfilm's YouTube channel. Set across multiple eras of the Star Wars franchise, it is a collection of two- to three-minute shorts mostly centering on female characters featured in previous Star Wars installments. The series premiered on July 3, 2017, beginning the daily release of a set of eight episodes; these episodes subsequently began broadcasting on Disney Channel on July 9. An additional eight episodes were released in late 2017, and the second season of sixteen episodes was released in 2018.
First announced and presented in April 2017 during Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Forces of Destiny is part of a franchise expansion initiative by Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and includes a companion toy line by Hasbro and a series of youth-aimed books. The series is the first 2D animated series produced by Lucasfilm since the 2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars series and the first 2D project by Lucasfilm Animation.
Premise
The animated micro-series anthology mostly focuses on female characters such as Princess Leia Organa, Sabine Wren, Jyn Erso, Rose Tico, Ahsoka Tano, Qi'ra, Padmé Amidala, Hera Syndulla, and Rey.
Cast and characters
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Olivia Hack as Qi'ra
Felicity Jones (season 1) and Helen Sadler (season 2) as Jyn Erso
Vanessa Marshall as Hera Syndulla
Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata
Daisy Ridley as Rey
Tiya Sircar as Sabine Wren
Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala
Gina Torres as Ketsu Onyo
Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico
Shelby Young as Princess Leia Organa
Matt Lanter and Jim Cummings reprised the roles of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and space pirate Hondo Ohnaka from The Clone Wars and Rebels. Tom Kane returned as Jedi Master Yoda from The Clone Wars, while Taylor Gray and Ritesh Rajan reprised the roles of Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger and Mandalorian warrior Tristan Wren from Rebels.
Film actor John Boyega returned as defected First Order stormtrooper Finn, with Mark Hamill returning as Luke Skywalker and Anthony Daniels once again providing the voice of protocol droid C-3PO.
Other characters to appear include smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, the ewok Wicket W. Warrick, and droids R2-D2, BB-8 and Chopper.
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