Star Wars Forces of Destiny
| Star Wars Forces of Destiny | |
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| Based on |
Star Wars by George Lucas |
| Developed by | Dave Filoni |
| Written by | Jennifer Muro |
| Directed by | Brad Rau |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Lupita Nyong'o |
| Composer(s) | Ryan Shore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carrie Beck |
| Running time | 2–3 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Lucasfilm Animation Ghostbot |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube |
| Original release | July 3, 2017 |
Star Wars Forces of Destiny is a 2D animated web series by Lucasfilm Animation released through Disney's YouTube channel. Set across multiple eras of the Star Wars franchise, it is a collection of two to three minute shorts centering on female characters featured in previous Star Wars installments. The series premiered on July 3, 2017, beginning the daily release of a set of eight episodes; these episodes subsequently began broadcasting on Disney Channel on July 9. An additional eight episodes will be released and broadcast in fall 2017.
First announced and presented in April 2017 during Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Forces of Destiny is part of a franchise expansion initiative by Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and includes a companion toy line by Hasbro and a series of youth-aimed books. The series is the first 2D animated series produced by Lucasfilm since the 2003 Clone Wars series and the first 2D project by Lucasfilm Animation, which formed after the development of Clone Wars.
Focusing on female characters across multiple eras and installments of the franchise, the series explores how each character's decisions affect her destiny.
Matt Lanter reprised his role as Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who later becomes the Sith Lord Darth Vader and father of Luke and Leia.John Boyega will also reprise his role as defected First Order stormtrooper Finn. Other characters to appear include smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO, R2-D2 and BB-8, and bounty hunter Ketsu Onyo.
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