The first trailer for Star Wars: Resistance has been released. In it, there are some familiar faces that return and some new faces that are introduced. Star Wars: Resistance debuts on Sunday, October 7 (10 p.m. EDT/PDT) on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW, and Disney Channel VOD. More airings will be found after on Disney XD.
Star Wars: Resistance is being billed as anime-inspired. The show takes place in the time leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Both Poe Dameron and BB-8 make appearances in the trailer. However, the focus is on a new young pilot. Kazuda Xiono is a young pilot that has been recruited to fight in the resistance. Their adventures will introduce Colossus, a massive refueling platform found on an ocean planet in the outer rim.
Star Wars: Resistance Trailer
Along with the trailer being released, it was also announced that there will be a full hour premiere for Star Wars: Resistance. The first episode, The Recruit, will have Poe Dameron sending Kaz to Colossus. There he meets a colorful cast of characters that include aliens, droids, and other creatures. As an undercover agent tasked with spying on the growing First Order, he lives with Dameron’s friend Yeager. There, he works as a mechanic. Yeager runs a starship repair shop. His also has his crew: Tam, Neeku and a battered old astromech called Bucket. The show will feature Oscar Isaac returning to voice Poe Dameron and Gwendoline Christie will lend her voice as well for Captain Phasma.
Star Wars: Resistance will be flying to screens on October 7, 2018th. Are you excited? What do you think of this new offering of Star Wars? Let us know in the comments below!