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05 BBY – 01 BBY
Age of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels

Poster of Star Wars Rebels
2014-2018 - 4 seasons

Show runner(s): Dave Filoni, Justin Ridge
Music by: Kevin Kiner
Starring: Taylor Gray, Freddie Prinze Jr., Vanessa Marshall, Tiya Sircar, Steve Blum

05 BBY – 01 BBY

An animated television series set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, this show takes place in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.

14 episodes
1-2. Spark of Rebellion

Airdate: 03 October 2014
Director(s): Steward Lee, Steven G. Lee
Writer(s): Simon Kinberg

Street thief Ezra Bridger is an orphan on Lothal, an Outer Rim world. He interferes with the theft of blaster rifles from the Empire by three Ghost crew members: leader Kanan Jarrus, Mandalorian saboteur Sabine Wren, and Lasat strongman Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios.

3. Droids in Distress

Airdate: 13 October 2014
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Greg Weisman

The Ghost crew steal a shipment of disruptor weapons from Minister Maketh Tua to sell to Vizago, accidentally bringing the Imperially serviced droids C-3PO and R2-D2 with them in the process. Zeb objects to the mission since the same weapons were used to nearly wipe out his species, the Lasats.

4. Fighter Flight

Airdate: 20 October 2014
Director(s): Steven G. Lee
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

Chopper ends up causing a fight between Ezra and Zeb, so Hera sends them out on a supply run together to keep them from bickering with each other, specifying that they do not return without a rare meiloorun fruit.

5. Rise of the Old Masters

Airdate: 27 October 2014
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

Ezra has started his Jedi training, but struggles with the basics while Kanan also struggles in his new role as a mentor. The rebels discover an underground transmission reporting that Jedi Master Luminara Unduli has survived Order 66 and is being held in a high-security Imperial prison on Stygeon Prime.

6. Breaking Ranks

Airdate: 03 November 2014
Director(s): Steven G. Lee
Writer(s): Greg Weisman

Ezra goes undercover as an Imperial Academy cadet to help foil a shipment of kyber crystals.

7. Out of Darkness

Airdate: 10 November 2014
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

Chopper's antics cause Ezra and Zeb to forget to carry out an important repair on the Phantom. Hera and Sabine set out to an abandoned Republic asteroid base to retrieve supplies provided by Fulcrum, an anonymous informant whom Hera has been in contact with.

8. Empire Day

Airdate: 17 November 2014
Director(s): Steven G. Lee
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

Kanan tries to teach Ezra how to use the Force to make a connection to other living creatures. The rebels destroy the Empire's new prototype TIE fighter during a parade celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Empire's creation.

9. Gathering Forces

Airdate: 24 November 2014
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Greg Weisman

Learning that Tseebo failed to save his parents from being abducted by the Empire, Ezra lashes out at Tseebo for betraying his parents' trust. Amidst the chase, the Imperials manage to attach a homing beacon on the hull of the Phantom, which Kanan opts to detach from the Ghost in hyperspace with himself and Ezra on board to mislead the Imperials.

10. Path of the Jedi

Airdate: 05 January 2015
Director(s): Dave Filoni
Writer(s): Charles Murray

Concerned with Ezra's previous display of the dark side against the Inquisitor, Kanan brings him to a hidden Jedi Temple on Lothal to be tested for his readiness in Jedi training.

11. Idiot's Array

Airdate: 19 January 2015
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

Zeb bets and loses Chopper to smuggler Lando Calrissian in a game of Sabacc, forcing the Ghost crew to assist Lando with a dangerous smuggling run to get their droid back. However, during the smuggling run Lando trades Hera to crime lord Azmorigan in exchange for a puffer pig, which can detect precious minerals for mining purposes, leaving Hera to escape in an escape pod.

12. Vision of Hope

Airdate: 02 February 2015
Director(s): Steven G. Lee
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

During lightsaber practice, Ezra has a fragmented vision of meeting Gall Trayvis, an exiled Imperial senator and rebel sympathizer, and assumes that Trayvis knows about his parents.

13. Call to Action

Airdate: 09 February 2015
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Greg Weisman, Simon Kinberg

Grand Moff Tarkin visits Lothal to deal with the rebels. In light of discovering that Trayvis is actually an Imperial spy, the rebels debate broadcasting a message to the nearby star systems about their cause.

14. Rebel Resolve

Airdate: 23 February 2015
Director(s): Justin Ridge
Writer(s): Charles Murray, Henry Gilroy

After failing to find where Kanan is being detained, Hera is urged by Fulcrum to put the crew of the Ghost into hiding. Against Hera's orders to leave Kanan, Ezra devises a plan to rescue him.

15. Fire Across the Galaxy

Airdate: 02 March 2015
Director(s): Dave Filoni
Writer(s): Simon Kinberg

The crew of the Ghost seize an Imperial transport and use the TIE fighter that Zeb and Ezra had previously stolen to infiltrate and disable Tarkin's star destroyer in the Mustafar system.

20 episodes
1-2. The Siege of Lothal

Airdate: 20 June 2015
Director(s): Bosco Ng, Brad Rau
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

On orders to hunt down the Rebels and especially the Jedi among them, Darth Vader begins an oppressive campaign against Lothal's populace in order to find the group.

3. The Lost Commanders

Airdate: 14 October 2015
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Sergio Paez
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

Having barely escaped total destruction of the rebel cell Phoenix Squadron by Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano sends the Ghost Crew to locate a former military commander somewhere in the Seelos system who has the knowledge of useful hideouts in the Outer Rim.

4. Relics of the Old Republic

Airdate: 21 October 2015
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Steven Melching

The Empire tracks the Lothal Rebels to Seelos. Admiral Konstantine and Agent Kallus arrive at the Seelos System to capture the Jedi.

5. Always Two There Are

Airdate: 28 October 2015
Director(s): Brad Rau
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

Zeb, Sabine, and Chopper, with Ezra volunteering himself to avoid Kanan and Rex, head out to an old republic medical base in search of vital medical supplies only to be encountered by the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother.

6. Brothers of the Broken Horn

Airdate: 04 November 2015
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Bill Wolkoff

Ezra receives a distress signal from Vizago's ship. Ezra and Chopper decide to see what has happened.

7. Wings of the Master

Airdate: 11 November 2015
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Sergio Paez
Writer(s): Steven Melching

Phoenix Squadron tries to break an Imperial blockade in order to provide food supplies to those who need it, but their transport is destroyed and the mission fails.

8. Blood Sisters

Airdate: 18 November 2015
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

Sabine is sent by Hera to acquire an unknown information courier. She goes with Ezra and Chopper and they find that the courier is a clunky droid.

9. Stealth Strike

Airdate: 25 November 2015
Director(s): Brad Rau
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

Ezra and Commander Sato are captured when a new Imperial weapon—an experimental Interdictor cruiser—generates a gravity well strong enough to pull ships out of hyperspace.

10. The Future of the Force

Airdate: 02 December 2015
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Bill Wolkoff

Ahsoka informs Kanan that she's continuing her investigation on the Sith Lord Darth Vader, but finding information on him is difficult. In the meantime, she receives word of two sets of coordinates that cross the Imperial net.

11. Legacy

Airdate: 09 December 2015
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

Ezra has a vivid dream about his parents, which he is convinced is a vision which will lead him to discover their fate.

12. A Princess on Lothal

Airdate: 20 January 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Steven Melching

While Ezra grapples with the news about his parents, the rebels make plans with Senator Bail Organa to secure three much-needed cruisers.

13. The Protector of Concord Dawn

Airdate: 27 January 2016
Director(s): Brad Rau
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy,& Kevin Hopps

With the Empire tightening its cordon around Lothal, the Rebels look for a new smuggling route. Hera and Sabine head out to the world of Concord Dawn to request safe passage from the Protectors, the Mandalorian faction that controls the world.

14. Legends of the Lasat

Airdate: 03 February 2016
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

Following a tip from Hondo, the Ghost crew rescues a pair of Lasats from Imperial custody: Chava the Wise and Gron, who both recognize Zeb as Captain of the Lasan Honor Guard.

15. The Call

Airdate: 10 February 2016
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Bill Wolkoff

The Ghost crew is on a mission to capture a fuel shipment from the Mining Guild to the Empire, in order to restock the Rebel fleet's own dwindling supplies.

16. Homecoming

Airdate: 17 February 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Steven Melching

In order to provide a safe shelter for their fighters, the Rebels plan to capture an Imperial carrier currently stationed above Ryloth, Hera's home planet.

17. The Honorable Ones

Airdate: 24 February 2016
Director(s): Brad Rau
Writer(s): Kevin Hopps

The Ghost crew receives a tip about Imperial activity around the planet Geonosis and go to investigate only to find the planet completely devoid of life and evidence of a large weapon having been constructed in orbit.

18. Shroud of Darkness

Airdate: 02 March 2016
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

Ezra and Kanan, after facing off with the Inquisitors again, decide it is not safe for them to be around the Rebels while they are being targeted by the Empire, and decide to get advice from Ahsoka.

19. The Forgotten Droid

Airdate: 16 March 2016
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

While on a Ghost crew mission to steal fuel, Chopper steals a replacement strut for his original leg.

20. The Mystery of Chopper Base

Airdate: 23 March 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Steven Melching

After finally finding a planet that is safe from the Empire, the Rebel fleet lands to set up their base. However, one of their scouts goes missing after setting up a sensor beacon.

21-22. Twilight of the Apprentice

Airdate: 30 March 2016
Director(s): Dave Filoni
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, Steven Melching

Ahsoka, Ezra, Kanan and Chopper arrive on Malachor – a Sith world long forbidden to the Jedi – in search of knowledge, discovering a cavern containing a Sith Temple amid the site of an ancient battlefield between Sith and Jedi who used cross guard lightsabers. They soon are attacked by a new Inquisitor, the Eighth Brother, who is hunting a mysterious hermit calling himself "Old Master".

19 episodes
1-2. Steps into Shadow

Airdate: 24 September 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng, Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Steven Melching, Matt Michnovetz

Six months after the events of the previous season, Ezra leads a mission to rescue Hondo Ohnaka from an imperial prison, wielding a new lightsaber and displaying Force skills that he's learned from the Sith Holocron in the process.

3. The Holocrons of Fate

Airdate: 01 October 2016
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy

Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and some rebel soldiers are about to dock on to another rebel cruiser. That cruiser is seen to be damaged so they board to investigate.

4. The Antilles Extraction

Airdate: 08 October 2016
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Gary Whitta

The Rebellion begins suffering heavy casualties due to Imperial ambushes on their convoys, and they risk running out of pilots. Fortunately, they receive a tip from a new "Fulcrum" that several Imperial cadets at Skystrike Academy are willing to defect.

5. Hera's Heroes

Airdate: 15 October 2016
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Nicole Dubuc

The Ghost crew makes a supply run to the Twi'lek resistance on Ryloth, only to find out from Cham that under Thrawn's leadership, the Imperials have begun to seize the upper hand, and have captured their home and converted it into their headquarters. This also means that their "kalikori", an important family heirloom, is in Imperial hands as well.

6. The Last Battle

Airdate: 22 October 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Brent Friedman

On a salvage mission to an old Clone Wars battlefield led by Captain Rex, the Ghost crew is captured by a unit of old battle droids. Their commander, a Super Tactical Droid named "General Kalani", managed to avoid the army-wide shutdown command and wants to pit his forces against Rex and the Jedi in order to conclude whether the Separatist or Republic forces are superior once and for all.

7. Imperial Supercommandos

Airdate: 05 November 2016
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Christopher Yost

Sabine continues to try to convince Fenn Rau to have his Protectors formally join the Rebellion, but Fenn remains staunchly loyal to Mandalore.

8. Iron Squadron

Airdate: 19 November 2016
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

The Ghost crew arrives at a planet to help evacuate anti-Imperial dissidents. They are assisted by another armed freighter that identifies itself as Iron Squadron. Commander Sato explains that Iron Squadron used to be led by his brother, but he was killed in combat, leaving the squadron under the leadership of his headstrong nephew Mart.

9. The Wynkahthu Job

Airdate: 26 November 2016
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Gary Whitta

The Rebels form an uneasy alliance with Hondo in order to break into an abandoned Imperial ship to steal its valuable cargo, with Hondo promising them a shipment of proton bombs in return.

10. An Inside Man

Airdate: 03 December 2016
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Nicole Dubuc

Ezra and Kanan return to Lothal to scout the Imperial factory there, intending to destroy it. With the help of a local resistance cell led by Azadi, they manage to infiltrate the factory disguised as workers in order to gain intelligence on a new weapon the Empire is developing.

11. Visions and Voices

Airdate: 10 December 2016
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Brent Friedman

Ezra is plagued by visions of Maul, who approaches him and Kanan as they consult the Bendu, offering a deal. Maul threatens to reveal Chopper Base to the Empire unless Ezra accompanies him to complete a ritual in order to reveal to both of them the information they sought from the Jedi and Sith holocrons.

12-13. Ghosts of Geonosis

Airdate: 07 January 2017
Director(s): Saul Ruiz, Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Steven Melching, Matt Michnovetz

After the legendary Saw Gerrera and his rebel squad go missing on Geonosis, the Ghost crew is sent to investigate. Ezra, Kanan, Rex, and Chopper split off to search for Saw while Hera, Sabine, and Zeb stay behind to salvage a still operational shield generator.

14. Warhead

Airdate: 14 January 2017
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Gary Whitta

While the rest of the Ghost's crew and Phoenix Squadron are away on an exercise mission, Zeb is left in charge of security at Chopper Base. At the same time, the Empire launches a large number of disguised infiltrator droids throughout the galaxy, and one of these units lands near Chopper Base.

15. Trials of the Darksaber

Airdate: 21 January 2017
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Dave Filoni

Upon being told by Fenn Rau what status the Darksaber Sabine recovered from Dathomir holds among the Mandalorians – especially the prestigious House Vizsla, who once ruled Mandalore – Kanan decides that Sabine should wield it in order to rally the Mandalorians into the ranks of the Rebel Alliance.

16. Legacy of Mandalore

Airdate: 18 February 2017
Director(s): Mel Zwyer
Writer(s): Christopher Yost

Sabine, Ezra, Kanan and Rau travel from Atollon to Krownest in the Mandalore sector in order to straighten out matters with Sabine's estranged family. However, the initial reception is quite hostile, since Sabine is still considered a traitor to her family due to her defection from the Empire.

17. Through Imperial Eyes

Airdate: 25 February 2017
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Nicole Dubuc, Henry Gilroy

An Imperial light cruiser over Lothal intercepts a shuttle fleeing the planet. On board are Ezra Bridger (disguised as a bounty hunter) and the droids Chopper and AP-5. Ezra tells Agent Kallus that the Rebels believe the Empire has intercepted his last transmission as Fulcrum, and they have come to help him defect if his cover is blown.

18. Secret Cargo

Airdate: 04 March 2017
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

The crew of the Ghost waits in a junk field to rendezvous with and refuel a Rebel ship carrying a secret cargo. The Ghost is found by an Imperial infiltrator probe droid, which the crew manages to destroy, but not before it transmits their location to the Empire.

19. Double Agent Droid

Airdate: 11 March 2017
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Brent Friedman

Chopper, AP-5, and Wedge are sent on a mission to an Imperial facility to steal access codes for the factory on Lothal. AP-5 manages to successfully locate and steal the codes. Meanwhile, Chopper accesses the Imperial network and draws the attention of the Controller, an Imperial agent who controls an advanced spy ship.

20. Twin Suns

Airdate: 18 March 2017
Director(s): Dave Filoni
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy

After receiving a holocron message, Ezra tells the Ghost crew that they must go to Tatooine to save Obi-Wan Kenobi from Maul. The crew refuses, as they believe that Kenobi is dead and the message is a trap set by Maul. Ezra and Chopper sneak away and head to Tatooine, but things go wrong as their ship is destroyed by Tusken Raiders.

21-22. Zero Hour

Airdate: 25 March 2017
Director(s): Justin Ridge
Writer(s): Steven Melching, Henry Gilroy, Matt Michnovetz

Various Rebel cells begin gathering at Atollon to prepare for the attack on Lothal. However, Thrawn is aware of the Rebel plans and tells Governor Pryce and Grand Moff Tarkin that "The real performance is about to begin" and he has already planned a trap for them.

13 episodes
1-2. Heroes of Mandalore

Airdate: 16 October 2017
Director(s): Steward Lee, Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Christopher Yost

Sabine, Kanan and Ezra lead Clan Wren in a raid on a Clan Saxon outpost to rescue Sabine’s father who is being held captive by Clan Saxon on behalf of the Empire. The outpost turns out to be a trap to capture Sabine but they are rescued by Lady Bo-Katan of Clan Kryze.

3-4. In the Name of the Rebellion

Airdate: 23 October 2017
Director(s): Sergio Paez, Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Gary Whitta, Matt Michnovetz

Ezra, Kanan and Sabine arrive on Yavin 4 to join the main group of the Rebel Alliance. Hera's squadron also arrives, having barely survived an Imperial ambush, which Bail Organa attributes to an Imperial communications relay on Jalindi.

5. The Occupation

Airdate: 30 October 2017
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Christopher Yost

The rebels are informed by Ryder Azadi that the Empire is building a new and improved version of the TIE Defender.

6. Flight of the Defender

Airdate: 30 October 2017
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Steven Melching

The Ghost crew scouts an Imperial air field where the new TIE Defender is being tested. Sabine hits upon the idea of stealing its flight data recorder to obtain the information the rebels need about the TIE, but unfortunately Grand Admiral Thrawn appears to witness a combat demonstration of the new fighter.

7. Kindred

Airdate: 06 November 2017
Director(s): Sergio Paez
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy

Ezra, Jai Kell and Zeb move to secure the TIE Defender's hyperdrive before the Imperial recovery team can find it, but Thrawn has already dispatched an additional helper for the search: Rukh, an assassin and unerringly accurate tracker.

8. Crawler Commandeers

Airdate: 06 November 2017
Director(s): Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz

After the Lothal rebels have taken shelter in the ancient settlement, they discover a Mining Guild ore crawler stripping Lothal's surface for raw materials passing by, and decide to hijack it to establish contact with Hera and the Yavin rebel base with its communicators.

9. Rebel Assault

Airdate: 13 November 2017
Director(s): Steward Lee
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Steven Melching

Hera and her assault team arrive at Lothal and begin to battle their way past the Imperial blockade, while the Ghost crew on the ground sabotage the anti-aircraft batteries to allow an unhindered attack on the TIE factory at Lothal's capital.

10. Jedi Night

Airdate: 19 February 2018
Director(s): Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy

While Hera is being tortured by Governor Pryce, Ezra, Kanan and Sabine prepare to extract her from Imperial captivity.

11. DUME

Airdate: 19 February 2018
Director(s): Sergio Paez
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Christopher Yost

With the destruction of the Imperial fuel depot and the resulting shutdown of the TIE Defender project, Governor Pryce decides to cover up her blunder by throwing a victory parade, but Thrawn is not deceived.

12. Wolves and a Door

Airdate: 26 February 2018
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Bosco Ng
Writer(s): Dave Filoni

With the aid of the Loth-Wolves, Ezra, Hera, Sabine, Zeb and Chopper head for the Jedi temple, which they find being occupied by a Mining Guild excavation team led by Imperial Minister Hydan, who is very close to penetrating the temple's secrets.

13. A World Between Worlds

Airdate: 26 February 2018
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Steward Lee
Writer(s): Dave Filoni

Sabine ends up being questioned by Hydan and asked by him to interpret the pictograms he has found within the Jedi temple, thereby learning that the Emperor intends to breach the barriers between life and death as a final stepping stone to controlling the Force within the entire universe.

14. A Fool's Hope

Airdate: 05 March 2018
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Saul Ruiz
Writer(s): Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching

Hera, Rex, and Kallus recruit Hondo, Gregor, Wolffe, and Ketsu for a plan to liberate Lothal, which they agree to out of respect for Ezra. Back on Lothal, Ezra receives a vision that Thrawn is returning from Coruscant, meaning that they must enact their plan to seize the capital right away.

15-16. Family Reunion and Farewell

Airdate: 05 March 2018
Director(s): Dave Filoni, Bosco Ng, Sergio Paez
Writer(s): Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy, Kiri Hart, Simon Kinberg, Steven Melching

With Pryce as their prisoner, the Rebels force her to give them the clearance codes to infiltrate the Imperial command center at the capital. They seize the control room and plan to issue an evacuation order for all Imperial forces to return to the command center, then launch it into space to self destruct. Rukh overhears the plan and warns Thrawn, who tasks him with disabling the planetary shield.

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Format: Animated
Running time: 22min
First airdate: 03 October 2014
Last airdate: 05 March 2018
Official website: StarWars.com
IMDB: Star Wars Rebels

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