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Star Wars Forces of Destiny

Star Wars Forces of Destiny, a collection of animated shorts considered canon, explores various time periods within the Star Wars saga. This micro-series, totaling sixteen episodes, initially premiered online via Disney's YouTube channel on July 3, 2017. Following the debut of the initial eight episodes, it transitioned to television broadcasting on July 9, 2017. Accompanying the series are dedicated toy and book lines. Furthermore, a 5-issue weekly comic book mini-series was launched in January, 2018 by IDW Publishing.

Development

In September 2016, Disney Television president Ben Sherwood publicly stated his collaboration with Lucasfilm on a fresh animated project. Concurrent with the premiere of _Star Wars Rebels' _ third season, it was revealed that Dave Filoni would be relinquishing his role as Supervising Director to concentrate on "future animation development." Around the same period, Jennifer Muro announced via her Twitter account her involvement as a writer for an upcoming Lucasfilm endeavor.

The project's official unveiling occurred in an Entertainment Weekly article dated April 13, 2017. This article disclosed the series' title, the cast and crew involved, and the planned release of the first eight episodes on Disney's YouTube channel, with an additional eight episodes slated for broadcast on Disney Channel in the fall. Subsequently, at Celebration Orlando during the "Heroines of Star Wars" panel the following day, the episode "BB-8 Bandits," which ultimately became the second episode released online, was shown to the public for the first time.

Release and reception

The initial eight shorts were made available on YouTube daily from July 3 to July 9, culminating in their release on Disney Channel, as announced on June 27, 2017. An additional eight episodes were then released in October. To coincide with the show's release, a collection of books and comics aimed at young readers, as well as a line of toys from Hasbro, were also made available.

During the Forces of Destiny panel at HasCon on September 9, it was revealed that more shorts were being planned for release in 2018. On March 16, 2018, it was announced that eight more episodes would premiere on March 19 on Disney's YouTube channel, and seven additional episodes were subsequently released on May 4.

As of November 12, 2019, the complete series can be streamed on the Disney+ platform.

Media

The episodes that were put together into Volume 1 were initially made available on home video as a DVD. This disc was included with other Star Wars releases, exclusively at Walmart, during the Christmas season of 2017. "Ewok Escape" was one of the "sneak peeks" featured on the Coco Blu-ray disc.

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