You don’t have to wait until December for new Star Wars stories. There will actually be some released next week when short-form animated series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny officially premieres on YouTube.
The show, which features the voices of Star Wars actresses Daisy Ridley, Felicity Jones, Ashley Eckstein, Tiya Sircar, Lupita Nyong’o, and others, will debut on YouTube.com/Disney on July 3. Then, a new short will appear on the page every day at 1o a.m. PST, culminating in a TV broadcast on Disney Channel July 9.
Here’s a new look at the series.
And since we know you’re wondering if these stories are canon—it seems like they are. You can read more specifics on the stories and where they fit into the timeline below.
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DISCUSSION
The concept of this show: Awesome.
The art direction of it: ehhhh? I don’t hate it, but I’m typically not a fan of dark outlined, often 2 dimensional animation. On one hand it immediately makes me think of Archer. On the other it’s not terrible looking, just not my preference.