Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is an upcoming American animated series created for the streaming service Disney+ and the television network Disney Junior. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and follows a group of younglings as they learn to become Jedi Knights during the High Republic era, centuries before the main Star Wars films. The series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation, with Michael Olson as showrunner and Elliot Bour as supervising director. It is the first full-length animated Star Wars series targeted at young audiences.

Star Wars:
Young Jedi Adventures
Genre
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Directed byElliot Bour (supervising)
Voices of
ComposerMatthew Margeson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • James Waugh
  • Jacqui Lopez
  • Josh Rimes
  • Michael Olson
Production companies
Release
Original network

The series stars Jamaal Avery Jr., Emma Berman, Juliet Donenfeld, Dee Bradley Baker, Jonathan Lipow, and Piotr Michael. It was announced in May 2022, with Olson and Bour already attached to the project.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is set to premiere on the streaming service Disney+ and the television network Disney Junior on May 4, 2023.[1]

Premise

Set during the High Republic era, centuries before the events of the main Star Wars films, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures follows a group of younglings as they learn the ways of the Force, including compassion, self-discipline, team work and patience, to become Jedi Knights.[2]

Cast and characters
  • Jamaal Avery Jr. as Kai Brightstar: a Jedi youngling who hopes to follow in the footsteps of Jedi Master Yoda and become a Jedi Knight[3]
  • Emma Berman as Nash Durango: a pilot who is friends with Kai and the other younglings, and teams-up with them to go on adventures[3][1]
  • Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, a Pantoran Jedi youngling[1]
  • Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, a Pooba Jedi youngling[1]
  • Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83, a droid friend of the younglings[1]
  • Piotr Michael as Yoda, a Jedi master[1]

Episodes

Shorts (2023)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Meet the Young Jedi"TBATBAMarch 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)
Kai, Lys, and Nubs work together to battle a training droid at the Jedi Temple on Tenoo.
2"Lys' Creature Caper"TBATBAMarch 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)
Lys follows the clues to retrieve an adorable creature running amok through the Jedi Temple.
3"Kai's Daring Droid Rescue"TBATBAMarch 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)
In this video from Young Jedi Adventures Nash calls Kai when her droid RJ-83 is in trouble.
4"Nubs and the Flower Fiasco"TBATBAApril 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)
While on a mission to get a special flower, nature-lover Nubs uses some high-flying heroics to avoid a creature who also wants it.

Production

Development

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, the first full-length animated Star Wars series targeted at young audiences and their families, was announced at Star Wars Celebration in May 2022. It is set during the High Republic era, centuries before the events of the main Star Wars films, which was already being explored through a series of books and comics at the time. The series was announced by executive producer James Waugh, executive producer and showrunner Michael Olson, supervising director Elliot Bour, and consulting producer Lamont Magee.[2][4] Lucasfilm's Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes are also executive producers.[3] Waugh said the creative team were aware that the series could be the first introduction to Star Wars for some children. Though they wanted the "characters, tone, and the life lessons" in each episode to be aimed at the younger audience, they also wanted to stay true to the expectations of people familiar with Star Wars.[1]

Casting

At the D23 Expo in September 2022, Jamaal Avery Jr. and Emma Berman were announced as cast in the series' lead roles of Kai Brightstar and Nash Durango, respectively.[3] In February 2023, it was announced that Juliet Donenfeld was cast as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83, and Piotr Michael as Yoda.[1]

Music

Matthew Margeson was hired to compose the score for the series by late July 2022.[5]

Release

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is set to premiere on the streaming service Disney+ and the television network Disney Junior May 4, 2023, Star Wars Day.[1] Three animated shorts introducing the characters of the series premiered on the Disney Junior YouTube channel on March 27, 2023, with an additional three releasing at a later point, before all six will be released on Disney+ on April 26.[6] The first two episode will premiere at Star Wars Celebration Europe on April 8, 2023.[7]

References
  1. Leite, Marcelo (March 19, 2023). "Disney Bumps Up Star Wars Animated Series Release Date". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. Rosario, Alexandra Del (May 28, 2022). "Disney+ Bolsters 'Star Wars' Lineup With Younglings Series 'Young Jedi Adventures', Animated Anthology 'Tales Of The Jedi'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. Petski, Denise (September 10, 2022). "'Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures': Jamaal Avery Jr & Emma Berman Cast In Disney Preschool Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. "SWCA 2022: Gather Your Younglings for the Young Jedi Adventures Series". StarWars.com. May 27, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. "Matthew Margeson to Score Disney Junior's 'Young Jedi Adventures'". Film Music Reporter. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. McCall, Kevin (March 27, 2023). "First Three 'Young Jedi Adventures' Shorts Arrive on YouTube". Collider. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. "Plan Ahead with the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Panel Schedule". StarWars.com. March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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