With the recently announced anthology series Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, the Star Wars universe is about to get a lot more animated. That term may be familiar to fans of the Star Wars Expanded Universe as the comic book series that explored stories from the Old Republic. The new series will be an anthology of original animated shorts with the same name. Following Amy Ratcliffe’s panel, the official Star Wars Twitter account announced that the series will premiere on Disney+ this fall.
Tales of the Jedi was a Dark Horse Comics series that chronicled the Jedi Order’s ancient history and conflict with the Sith. The original was set 4,000 years before the events of the films, thus this series will deviate from that while still exploring the Jedi’s background. Fans are eager to discover more about Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and Dark Horse comics are a great place to start.
The books were published between 1993 and 1998, for those who are unfamiliar with the series. Tom Veitch, a key figure in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, was in charge of Tales of the Jedi and its prequel era. The Sith are at war with the organisation. It then follows a number of story lines concerning the Jedi religion, the Old Republic, and even the formation of the Sith. Despite the fact that the Expanded Universe was removed from the Star Wars canon years ago, many fans still consider Tales of the Jedi to be an important part of the saga.
Count Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Ahsoka Tano will all be featured in the series, as well as other Jedi from the prequel era. Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Jinn in the prequel films, is due to return to the animated series for an episode. Given the success of past animated Star Wars shows like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, viewers can expect this series to flesh out famous characters from a period of the franchise that is finally receiving its due.
Since The Rise of Skywalker, there hasn’t been a new Star Wars film on the big screen, but the franchise has continued to thrive on television. Obi-Wan Kenobi, which reunited Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen for the first time since Revenge of the Sith, debuted this week with The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, although Star Wars has thrived on television in animated form for years.