Ahsoka, Qui-Gon & Count Dooku Return in New Anthology Series, Tales of the Jedi

When it’s not dedicating whole legends to one particular character or faction, Star Wars is putting out anthology experiences covering various pieces of George Lucas’ area opera. Star Wars Visions offered us a various appearance at all parts of the galaxy, however the next anthology series is going a various path by constricting its focus to one particular group of individuals. That’s ideal, we’re going back to the Jedi.

Tales of the Jedi was revealed formally at Star Wars Celebration on Saturday, which will be a brand-new animated series offering us a appearance at various Jedi from different points in the spiritual order’s turbulent history in the period of the prequels. Dave Filoni, a directing hand behind huge animation tentpoles The Clone Wars and Rebels—along with The Mandalorian and the upcoming Ahsoka series—serves as author and executive manufacturer on this series, in case you required an additional factor to get thrilled.

Tales shares its title from a 35-issue Dark Horse comic book series from the ‘90s. It endedupbeing one of the veryfirst genuine efforts at structure up Star Wars’ Expanded Universe, focusing on Jedi whose lives preceded the Original and Prequel trilogies. This version of Tales are a series of shorts intended on doing some additional character work “in a method I couldn’t do in Clone Wars,” stated Filoni. While making Mandalorian, he was likewise composing Tales scripts to pass the time inbetween flights. Eventually, he was asked by co-producer Carrie Beck if he might simply make the thing.

Naturally, these shorts will will function fan favorites such as Ahsoka Tano, who we’ll see in a trio of different shorts that period her whole life. One piece of principle art at the panel revealed her as a youngling training at the Jedi Temple, and another saw her dealingwith off versus an Inquisitor. A 15-minute brief entitled “Life and Death evaluated at the panel, and focused on the early, pre-apprentice life of Ahsoka. It likewise included scenes including her mom, who will be voiced by Janina Gavankar, star of the 2017 Star Wars Battlefront II game.

Another character to get their own shorts will be Count Dooku, at a time priorto he endedupbeing a Sith who got notified of his demotion bymeansof decapitation. His 3 stories will function Mace Windu and his apprentice, a young Qui-Gon Jinn who will be voiced by not one, however two Neesons. Liam will return to reprise the function, while his boy Michael will voice a moreyouthful variation of the character.

The brand-new Tales may not completely scratch the itch those old stories did back in the day, however they needto do a much muchbetter task at making the prequel period Jedi as cool as the franchise wants you to believe they are most of the time. Look for Tales of the Jedi to hit Disney+ this fall.

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