'Star Wars Rebels' Episodes Will Be Uploaded Every Week To YouTube For Free
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It started as a (seemingly) more kid-friendly successor to The Clone Wars. But during its 4-season run, Star Wars Rebels became so much more: The show introduced the Inquisitors and the mysterious Bendu, brought Grand Admiral Thrawn back in current Star Wars canon, showed what happened to Ahsoka Tano after she had left the Jedi Order, and sealed the fate of (Darth) Maul. It referenced ancient battles between the Jedi and the Sith, introduced the World between Worlds realm, and showed the formal foundation of the Rebel Alliance (which connects the show to the currently running season two of Andor).
Initially broadcast at Disney XD, all episodes of Star Wars Rebels are currently available on Disney+. Still, now there is an additional outlet for those who want to either revisit the adventures of Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, Sabine Wren, Zeb Orrelios, Ezra Bridger, and the always grumpy droid Chopper, or experience Rebels for the first time:
Lucasfilm has begun to make episodes of the show available for everyone for free on its Star Wars Kids channel on YouTube.
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New episodes are added every Friday in the order of their original broadcast.
Additionally, the company provided the following synopsis of the show:
It is a dark time in the galaxy as the Galactic Empire continues to tighten its grip on the people through oppression and fear, compelling a few brave individuals to band together in resistance. The motley crew of the starship Ghost stands up for those who cannot fight for themselves, providing the spark to ignite a rebellion.
If Lucasfilm keeps providing one new episode per week, it will take roughly one and a half years until all 74 episodes are available. It might be a coincidence, but the time the last episode is released on YouTube could align nicely with the release of the second season of Ahsoka, which started shooting recently. In many ways, this show is like a fifth season of Rebels, introducing not only the live-action versions of the show’s main characters but also continuing the story after the somewhat cliffhanger at the end of season four of Rebels.
Making Rebels available also for non-Disney+ subscribers would certainly help a better understanding of the broader context of Ashoka, and lastly, also Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse movie.
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