Star Wars Resistance will make its debut on October 7th on Disney Channel (10 p.m. ET/PT) and DisneyNOW and this week the cast and creatives began making the media rounds, starting with a press conference in Burbank. While we can expect to start seeing interview features from that roll out shortly, the bigger news is that Lucasfilm has issued the official synopses for the first five episodes of the series. Check out all the details below…
Episode 101 “The Recruit: Part 1” Airdate 10/7/2018
X-wing pilot Kazuda Xiono is recruited for the Resistance, but finds himself in over his head when Poe Dameron assigns him to a remote fueling station to spy on the First Order. Then, after Kaz boasts about being the best pilot around, he is forced to compete in a dangerous sky race. Guest starring is Oscar Isaac (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) as Poe Dameron, Jim Rash (“Community”) and Bobby Moynihan (“DuckTales”) as Flix and Orka, respectively.
Episode 102 – “The Recruit: Part 2” Airdate: 10/7/2018
X-wing pilot Kazuda Xiono is recruited for the Resistance, but finds himself in over his head when Poe Dameron assigns him to a remote fueling station to spy on the First Order. Then, after Kaz boasts about being the best pilot around, he is forced to compete in a dangerous sky race. Guest starring is Oscar Isaac (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) as Poe Dameron, Jim Rash (“Community”) and Bobby Moynihan (“DuckTales”) as Flix and Orka, respectively
Episode 103 – “The Triple Dark” Airdate: 10/14/2018
Kaz and BB-8 uncover information on an imminent pirate attack and must find a way to stop it. Gwendoline Christie (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) guest stars as Captain Phasma.
Episode 104 – “Fuel For the Fire” Airdate: 10/21/2018
Kaz befriends a sky racer named Rucklin who pressures him to take some rare and dangerous hyperfuel hidden in Yeager’s office. Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) guest stars as Jace Rucklin.
Episode 105 – “The High Tower” Airdate: 10/28/2018
The First Order arrives at the platform for mysterious reasons and Kaz and BB-8 are determined to sneak into the tower to find out what they want. Donald Faison (“Scrubs”) guest stars as Hype Fazon.
PicturedL DONALD FAISON, ATHENA YVETTE PORTILLO (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), SUZIE MCGRATH, JUSTIN RIDGE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), CHRISTOPHER SEAN, BB-8, BRANDON AUMAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), BOBBY MOYNIHAN (Disney Channel/Kyusung Gong)
Star Wars Resistance – In the one-hour premiere titled “The Recruit,” Poe and BB-8 assign newly-appointed spy Kaz to the Colossus, a massive aircraft re-fueling platform on an outer rim water planet, home to colorful new aliens, droids and creatures. While undercover, Kaz works as a mechanic and lives with Poe’s old friend Yeager, a veteran pilot who operates a starship repair shop run by his crew: Tam, Neeku and their old battered astromech droid, Bucket. Kaz soon finds himself in over his head with his new friend BB-8 as he’ll have to compete in dangerous sky races, keep his mission a secret from his newfound family, and avoid the danger of the First Order.
The voice cast includes Christopher Sean (“Days of Our Lives”) as Kazuda Xiono; Suzie McGrath (“East Enders”) as Tam Ryvora; Scott Lawrence (“Legion”) as Jarek Yeager; Myrna Velasco (“Elena of Avalor”) as Torra Doza; Josh Brener (“Silicon Valley”) as Neeku Vozo; Donald Faison (“Scrubs”) as Hype Fazon; Stephen Stanton (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Clone Wars) as Griff Halloran; Jim Rash (“Community”) and Bobby Moynihan (“DuckTales”) as Flix and Orka, respectively; Oscar Isaac (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) as Poe Dameron; Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”) as Captain Phasma; and Rachel Butera (“Tammy’s Tiny Tea Time”) as General Leia Organa.
Renowned Lucasfilm Animation veteran Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”) created the series; Athena Portillo (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”), Justin Ridge (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”) and Brandon Auman (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”) serve as executive producers; and Amy Beth Christenson (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”) is art director.
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