Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels is an upcoming feature-length television movie by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation. The film will air on Disney Channel on October 14, 2014 as a kickoff to the upcoming series of the same name, which will air on Disney XD.

Originally intended to be a one-hour special, Disney announced that it was rebranded into a movie in February of 2014. The movie and series will take place between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.