Star Wars Rebels is less than a month away from its season premiere, its fourth and final one, to be exact. But as newly revealed episode titles (and their premiere dates) reveal, the excellent animated series will be closing the gap between its story and that of the Star Wars movies more and more as we approach the series finale. Some titles make clear references to the ongoing strife on the planet Mandalore, a self-contained bit of military conflict captured by the series itself, while others make nods to the greater war against the Empire and the rise of a new rebellion. This promises to be the most exciting season yet and that's really saying something!
Created by Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dave Filoni, the Star Wars Rebels voice cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, David Oyelowo as Kallus, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn. Warwick Davis joins the cast this season as Rukh, Admiral Thrawn’s deadly assassin.
Here's the rundown courtesy of StarWars.com:
Star Wars Rebels returns for its fourth and final season beginning Monday, October 16, on Disney XD. Many episodes will be broadcast back-to-back through November 13, making for an hour of action and adventure courtesy of the Ghost crew. (Even Chopper is excited!)
You can mark your calendars for the following episodes:
- Monday, 10/16 – “Heroes of Mandalore” Parts 1 & 2
- Monday, 10/23 – “In the Name of the Rebellion” Parts 1 & 2
- Monday, 10/30 – “The Occupation” and “Flight of the Defender”
- Monday, 11/6 – “Kindred” and “Crawler Commandeers”
- Monday, 11/13 – “Rebel Assault”
Following a holiday break, Star Wars Rebels will be back in early 2018 for its final run of episodes leading up to the top-secret series finale.
Look for new episodes every Monday with five airings throughout the day at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT, 3:00 a.m. ET/PT, 7:30 a.m. ET/PT, 5:30 p.m. ET/PT, and 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD, the Disney XD App, and VOD.
StarWars.com’s Rebels Recon behind-the-scenes series will be posted after the 9:00 p.m. ET/PT broadcast, and episode guides will be published on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT.
For more on Star Wars Rebels, be sure to get caught up with the following links:
- ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 4 Trailer Heralds the Beginning of the End
- ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Sam Witwer on Playing Darth Maul, Seeing ‘Star Wars’ Done Right
- ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Blu-ray Rewards Fans and Connects the Canon Universes
- A Comprehensive (Canon) Guide to Marathoning ‘Star Wars’
