Star Wars Rebels: Season 2 Premiere Date Announced and New Clip Revealed
Disney XD and Lucasfilm have announced the official premiere date for Star Wars Rebels Season 2. The show’s new season will officially begin later in October. In addition, a new Season 2 clip was also released, which you can check out in the player below. New episodes of Star Wars Rebels debut on Disney XD starting Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30 pm ET/PT. It looks like the show will arrive just in time as the hype for Star Wars will begin for the release of the new sequel, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.
Season 2 of Rebels, past lives will be revealed and the destiny of the heroes of the spaceship Ghost will be changed forever. Season 2 picks up with the Imperial oppression on Lothal growing stronger. The rebels are seeking out new allies and additional resources to sustain their fight against the Empire. With the help of Ahsoka Tano, the crew of the Ghost enlists some old friends: ex-clone troopers who fought in the Clone Wars. However, while the rebels grow in number, so do their Imperial enemies. New Inquisitors are dispatched by Darth Vader and sent to crush any threat of rebellion. Through dangerous rescue missions, thrilling space chases, and spectacular lightsaber duels – the bond of our rebel crew will be put to the test like never before.
In addition, Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One launches on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, September 1. It will feature all 15 episodes along with new bonus material, along with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage for the series. Star Wars Rebels is created by Dave Filoni and Simon Kinberg. The voice cast features Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, Captain Gregor and Commander Wolffe and David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus. Sarah Michelle Gellar will also star in season two with more details on her character forthcoming.
The new Season 2 clip, “Someone You Can Count On,” is available in the player below. In the new clip, Ahsoka Tano offers some help to the Ghost crew to find a mysterious ally.